At Hampden, fermentation is like a dream for anyone who can grasp the magic and mystery of this process that can transform flour into bread, grapes into wine and fermented sugarcane into rum. Alcoholic fermentation lasts between 8 and 15 days and takes place in truncated cone-shaped wooden vats whose slats speak of the passing of time. This happens thanks to the wild yeasts that live and reproduce in the fermentation rooms.About esters, the Hampden Estate distillery has perpetuated a method over the centuries and passed it on tothe last two surviving distilleries which continue using it. The process of producing high ester rum is highly complicated, and it\u2019s astonishing to think it was developed in a time before modern science, relying only on empirical research and without chromatography etc. Since the late 18th century, Trelawny rums have always obtained the highest prices on the world market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While the first edition focused on the ester content of the various unaged distillates, The 8 Marks Collection 1 y.o. now the effects of the one-year, tropical aging in bourbon barrels on the distillery’s marques.<\/p>\n
Like its predecessor, the gift box contains 8 x 20 cl samples as well as a flyer that provides information about the history of the distillery and the characteristics of each marque as it matures. He explains the many variables and factors that shape the profile of each of the rums included in the set during barrel aging, providing plenty of inspiration for even the most curious rum lover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":162166,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[10341,10334,2232,10240,10239],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-162160","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-caribbean","product_cat-english-en","product_cat-rum-en","product_cat-rum-according-to-style","product_cat-rum-by-country","pa_bottling_date-2024-en","pa_cask_type-bourbon-cask-en","pa_country-jamaika-en-2","pa_destillation_age-1-en","pa_destillation_date-keine-angabe-en-2","pa_region-keine-angabe-en-2","pa_whisky_bottler-keine-angabe-en-2","pa_whisky_bottler_series-keine-angabe-en-2","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n