Famille Ricci Hampden Hommage à Anthony Martins

Hommage a Anthony Martins is a Hampden blend from Famille Ricci, reportedly marrying unaged H with older DOK and HJF stock. Hampden is the reference point for high-ester Jamaican funk, and pulling together these marques, including DOK at the top of the scale, makes for a blend built squarely around glue, esters and overripe fruit.

Distilled on the double-retort pot stills from molasses, the components span unaged white through older ex-bourbon-matured rum, and the blend lands as a loud, oily funk bomb. The nose is pineapple, ester, overripe fruit and funk; the palate carries ester, tropical fruit, pineapple and overripe notes, closing on ester, candied fruit, glue and pineapple. Unsweetened and bottled at a fierce 63.8%, it floods the glass with nail polish and ripe fruit yet drinks heavier and more cohesive than expected, with a long finish and a creamy mouthfeel. A wild, fruit-forward Hampden blend strictly for seasoned enthusiasts who chase high-ester intensity.