Hampden Estate The Maverick Rum

59% Abv

Hampden The Maverick is another exclusive release crafted by Christelle Harris and her husband Matthew Hann, in celebration of the birth of their son Maverick in May 2024.

This blend brings together a selection of different marks and vintages: 50% HGML 2018, 40% LFCH 2020, and 10% C<>H 2021. HGML is one of the distillery’s most intense marks, LFCH represents Hampden’s second lightest formula, while C<>H is also among the distillery’s most iconic marks.


Tasting Notes (as per Hampden Estates):
Nose: Powerful and enticing. The first impression bursts with intense cane sugar and ripe tropical
fruits, notably roasted pineapple. As it opens, rich layers of manuka honey blend with aromatic herbs
(thyme, bay leaf), candied orange peel, and a warm spice profile featuring clove and black pepper.

Palate: Precise and vigorous. The roasted pineapple notes return, deepened by hints of dark
chocolate and grilled coconut. Mid-palate brings forward savory herbs like sage and thyme, alongside
evolving smoky tones and robust spices such as star anise and black cardamom. The intensity builds
with waves of cocoa and liquorice.

Finish: Long and velvety. Spices like cinnamon and clove dominate the beginning, followed by
earthy undertones of cacao and charred oak. A floral bouquet of violet and marigold adds elegance
before the finish tapers into rich sugar cane and deeply caramelised molasses

About the producer:
1753 - The earliest survey of Hampden was in 1684 by the surveyor, Mr. Thomas Goddard. Formalized in 1743, Hampden operated as a large sugar plantation circa 1753 under the ownership of Mr. Archibald Stirling of Scotland.

1779 - In 1779 Mr. Sterling built the Hampden Great House of which the ground floor served as a rum store until the early 1900s.

1827 - Post 1827 the estate came into the ownership of D.O. Kelly-Lawson who became Custos of St. James in 1875 and Justice Of The Peace of Trelawny.
His daughter Ena Kelly-Lawson married a Mr. Farquharson, which on her death, inherited Hampden. The estate which is set within the famed “Queen of Spain Valley” consists of approximately 3500 acres.

During World War 1, Hampden constructed the Hampden Wharf in Falmouth for shipment of its sugar and rums which is today a major entry port for some of the world’s largest cruise ships such as RCL “Harmony, Symphony and Oasis of The Seas” Additionally, the wharf facilities currently serve now as a major tourist hub. The estate has donated lands for schools, housing and for many other social infrastructure uses.

1955 - In 1955, the old boiler house, which was located at Gales Valley on the Estate, was donated by the owners of Hampden to Her Royal Highness Princess Alice, who was then Chancellor of the UWI. She arranged for it to be dismantled, block by block. Each building stone was meticulously numbered, then transported to the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus and reassembled.
It took three years to complete the task. When it was done, this beautiful Georgian building, made with finely dressed limestone from Hampden Estate, was reborn as the University Chapel, which is today considered an architectural gem.

2003 - The Farquarsons operated the estate producing sugar and rum until 2003 when it came under the ownership of the Jamaica Sugar Company of Jamaica. The estate is renowned for possessing the best cane lands in Jamaica producing the highest Ton Sugar from Ton Cane milled. During this time its rums were exported exclusively to Europe, England and Scotland.

2009 - In 2009, Everglades Farms Ltd. owned by the Hussey family, acquired the estate via public bid through divestment procedures of the Jamaica Sugar Company assets, owned by the Government of Jamaica. Since the acquisition, Everglades Farms has invested heavily into the estates, provided jobs throughout Trelawny and provide considerable financial and other infrastructure support more than 17 communities and schools. This has brought renewed hope to the people of the region and to the economy of Trelawny. The Hussey family is committed to preserving the great traditions of Hampden and to the preservation of old family business values, a necessary prerequisite given that several of Hampden’s current customers can trace their orders back several generations.

2010 - In 2010, Hampden Estate started aging its rums at the distillery.

2018 - In 2018, the first official bottlings were launched commercially, creating a world premiere and opening a new era in the universe of high quality, extraordinary rums.