Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2025)

This is my first experience with the Hampden Great House and I loved it. What strikes me is that it's wonderfully soft and fruity (banana and pineapple) on the nose, with some menthol and esters, no harsh edges, and the alcohol is well-integrated. This is exactly what comes through on the palate. Deliciously soft fruit, a touch mischievous but not overpowering. The alcohol is well-integrated. Everything comes through smoothly and oily, making it easy to drink and a relaxed pleasure. A medium-long finish and a little dry.

Distillery visit Hampden Estate September 2025. I bought this Greathouse 2025 locally, I guess a bit cheaper than in Germany. Not an outstanding Hampden, but still great with the typical notes such as esters and tropical fruits (pineapple and banana).

Great House 2025: endlich mal wieder eine sehr gute Abfüllung nach den Enttäuschungen der letzten Jahre. In der Nase herrliche Fruchtester mit gebackener Ananas, sowie Marzipan. Am Gaumen zunächst die gleichen Aromen, der junges Holz, etwas Tannine und Würze folgt. der Alkohol ist perfekt eingebunden. Der Abgang ist mittellang und mehr auf der medizinisch bitteren Seite. Alles in allem eine klasse empfehlenswerte Abfüllung die das echte Jamaica-Feeling bietet. Gestern hatte ich ihn erneut im Glas und muss sagen, er ist wirklich gut. Die Mischung ist mal wieder perfekt

Erster Eindruck, ausführlicher Bericht folgt. Für mich geht die Kurve auf jedenfall nach dem Great House 2024 wieder nach oben. Aber an meine Lieblinge aus 2020 und 2021 kommt er leider nicht ran. Aber im MaiTai und mit Cola mehr als solide.

Hampden GH 2025 In May Tai, it already delivers a stable performance and for me is very high up among all the GHs released so far. Nose lots of ester nail polish and light menthol... Lots of fruit and well-integrated alcohol. Hardly surprising on the palate, but stable, fruity, spicy and less youthful than expected. What I particularly like is that it doesn't have the often heavy bitterness. All in all, no surprise but still solid and easy to drink.

For me much more enjoyable than the 2024 iteration. Nicely balanced on the nose between fruity and roasted/more spice forwards notes. There is good amount funk to the nose without being overwhelming. Nice! Comparably fresh on the palate, dominated by fruits and some sweetness. Presents a bit „younger“ profile without feeling to young or rough. Nice blend overall. Looking at a little side by side, this one is on par with the 2023 bottling. Both are noticably younger than the 2019-2021 bottlings but still a very nice Hampden blend at a good price point overall.

8,7:On the nose, esters and nail polish, tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, some citrus fruits, vegetal molasses with briny olive, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, the molasses is herbaceous, flowery, the wood is roasted, spicy, some pear might be present. 8,8:On the palate, the attack is medicinal with esters, varnish, glue, fruity with overripe, fermented tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, on oxidation joined by red and citrus fruits, the olive is briny, the wood roasted with caramel, pastry, spicy. 8,7:The finish is long, dry&tannic, very medicinal, but balanced, fruity with tropical fruits, pears and raspberries.The wood is roasted with confectionery, spicy, salty, vegetal with olive.

GH Tasting 2023–24–25 Second place.…. The 2025!: This one is lovely – esters, a bit of glue, spices, olive brine mixed with a nice sandal wood note. On the palate this one is quite sweeter with a touch of butterscotch. The alcohol is well integrated.

Da geht die Kurve nach 2023 und 2024 deutlich nach oben. Schöner, warmer Hampden mit den typischen Aromen und wirklich gut ausbalanciert. ABV gut eingebunden. Ein guter Vertreter der Great House Serie.

Great House 2025 fits in well with its many predecessors. Typical estery notes with fruity hints of pear. Alcohol really very well integrated. The finish is also noticeably long. Solid overall package.

First impression: it appears to belong to the better GH expressions. Lots of banana, esters well balanced in the profile. Typical Hampden notes in the nose without too much alcohol. On the palate lovely tropical fruits, quite well rounded despite the bottle has only just been opened. To be continued…

#6365 18.02.2026 Relaxing with some samples after a slow day at work and a good afternoon on the bike. The latest release og the Great House series and it is a pretty OK one though the prices are going up each year. Fruity with some spices and glue. I like the Anise note that is hidden in the profile.

Köln-Bonner-Rumtasting: die neueste heute getrunkene Abfüllung und auch die beste. Herrliche Hampdennoten mit viel Nagellack, Estern und Ananas. Holzaromen sehr gut vertreten. Alkohol perfekt eingebunden!

Very fruity and, in my opinion, very little wood and spice, but still not one-dimensional. This makes it dangerously drinkable, so that you want to pour more. 😉 The alcohol is perfectly integrated.

Great House 2025 is a distillation of what Hampden does best, always in this rich and powerful style. The nose speaks of the funk of esters, nail polish, and solvents, with a touch of vinegar that might sound pejorative, but not here. The fruit is abundant, rivaling the exoticism and character of pineapple, banana, berries, orange, and lime. The influence of wood is very succinct. A lovely, well-boosted nose. The palate is very pleasant, with the fruits evoked on the nose even more present. The ester notes, ranging from nail polish to brine and solvents, give body to the rum, which fills the palate with its oily texture and sweet fermented aroma, slightly pastry-like (marzipan) and subtly woody. The alcohol is very well integrated, making it very drinkable. The finish is long, intensely marked by funk and tropical fruits. Marzipan, medicinal notes, and roasted nuances complete a profile that becomes drier and firmer on the finish. A very good Great House that raises the bar slightly from previous editions, which fell slightly short of the standards set by the first editions.