This special-release Hampden 2023 by Colours of Rum was bottled exclusively for the Rum Love Festival in Wrocław—just 142 bottles in total. It features high-ester Hampden distillate (400–600 g/hL AA), bursting with classic Jamaican “funk.” The aroma is powerful and complex, with notes of linoleum, tar, green apples, and varnish, while the palate shows sharp salinity, acetone, pickled fruit, and brine. With a touch of water, layers of tropical fruit and spice unfold. Awarded 88 points by WhiskyFun, this limited edition is a bold tribute to Hampden’s raw intensity and the adventurous spirit of the Rum Love Festival. Tasting Notes: Love at 64.4% vol.? 400-600 gr esters/hlpa, so I suppose it’s an HLCF marque. My favourite. Let’s check all this love, love, love, love… Colour: gold. Nose: linoleum, tar, acetone, green apples and pears, varnish, vinegar, carbon… Some rums really don’t need to wait for years to show their value, and that’s the superiority of rum over all other aged spirits. With water: rust remover, polish, new leather, and turnips… Mouth (neat): superbly chiselled punch, quite acidic, very salty, and frankly loaded with acetone. And pickled turnips (turnip sauerkraut). With water: that industrial chemical vibe that we love, probably because of our slightly perverted tastes. Finish: long, more on aged apple, shoe polish, brine, and olives… Very salty aftertaste. Comments: love, and peace. Note:SGP:463- 88 points. Source: whiskyfun.com