SWELL DE SPIRITS - Constantia Eastern Tales n°2 - Hampden Mark <>H - Vintage 2013 - 11 years old - 66.4%
Swell de Spirits is an independent, family-owned bottler based in Pessac, France. The company was founded in 2021 by Michael Barbaria and Kelly . They release a variety of limited edition, rum, whiskey, armagnac and cognac bottles from distilleries around the world.
Eastern Tales n°2 "The Fish" is the second vintage of our gastronomic restaurant Constantia which opened on September 6, 2024 in Bordeaux. Representing Luck and Abundance, the carp is one of the important symbols of ancestral Chinese culture. This symbol is also often used during the Chinese New Year as a wish for prosperity for the coming year. This Jamaican rum comes from the Hampden Distillery . It was distilled in 2013 and aged for 6 years in a tropical climate and almost 5 years in a continental climate (4 years and 11 months) in Bourbon barrels . Its mark is <>H (Diamond H) with an ester rate of 900 to 1000 g/hlpa). It was bottled in June 2024, cask strength (66.4%). Only 140 bottles were produced.
Tasting comment from Fabien:
For this second opus of this exclusive collection, we take you to Jamaica with this Hampden 2013 <>H . It is a rum of character, powerful and bold as I like them and intended for lovers of rums with high ester content. Its profile is both fruity, spicy with this unique Jamaican signature of solvents and fermented notes. It is a tasting rum that reveals all its complexity with a little patience in the glass... and a rum of a length...
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