Rum, Jamaica. Distillery operational. Owner: Everglades Farms Ltd.

Independent & family-ownedKnown primarily in the rum, perfume and food industries, Hampden began to move out of the shadows in 2009 when the Jamaican government decided to disinvest from the national Jamaica Sugar Company and auctioned off its assets. The family-owned company Everglades Farms Ltd (owned by the Hussey family) secured the lot and became the owner of this gem which is now considered the alter ego of the Scottish distillery Ardbeg. This link with Scotland is no coincidence. Hampden Estate was bought in 1748 by Robert Stirling, who had left Perthshire (Scotland) in 1742. The Hussey family sells two expressions of its rum, including an Overproof which is particularly well-known in the bar and HORECA segment. But it was in 2017, when family-owned Italian (Velier) and French (LMDW) companies began distributing the first old rums, that Hampden really took off, rising to the ranks of the finest rums currently on the market.

The Jamaican distillery Hampden, known for producing outstanding High Ester Rums, recently began offering rums bottled on-site at the distillery for the first time. These rums with unusual aroma profiles have been produced for more than 250 years and have seen a revival and increasing success over recent years, supporting the distillery’s position as one of the most popular on the island. This rum is characterized by unrivalled power reflected in its 60% bottling strength. And yet, despite this power, it is refined and delicate, revealing aromas of orange, barbecue and fruit.