5th German Rum Festival - Berlin
Recently, the Daily Gleaner reported the following.
"Rum distiller and manufacturer
Hampden Estate, which is based in Trelawny, made its owners, Everglades Farms
Limited, and Jamaica proud recently by copping a total of four medals at the
recent ShowRum Tasting Competition in Rome, Italy; and the 5th Annual Berlin
Rum Festival in Germany.
The estate, which was acquired in the
2010 government divestment by the Hussey family-owned Everglades Farms Limited,
started their impressive medal haul at the ShowRum Tasting Competition by first
winning the 'Best In Class' awards in the 'Pot Still & Blended Rum'
category and top in the 'Overproof Rum' class for its Rum Fire Velvet. At the 5th Annual Berlin Rum
Festival, the ever-popular Rum Fire walked away with third place in the 'Navy
Strength/ Overproof Category', while Hampden Estate Gold took the runner-up
spot in the Dark & Gold segment.
The four medals garnered by Hampden
Estates take their tally to 15 medal since winning the first award in September
2011, when Rum Fire took the runner-up spot in the Ministry of Rums Tasting
Competition held in San Francisco, California. Their medal count breaks down as
follows: eight gold, four silver and one bronze.
HIGHLY
RESPECTED
"We know that the rums are
highly respected among the rum-consuming communities in Europe," said
Christelle Harris, director of marketing for Hampden Estate. "The fans know
and love the fact that Hampden is the only distillery in the world still making
rum the way it was done in the 1700s."
"Such indigenous quality cannot
be replicated anywhere else in the world, and it is always rewarding to be
acknowledged for that. It is great that our brands can be celebrated by
professionals whose opinions are highly valued within the industry, "added
Harris, in reference to Hampden's product being judged alongside a total of 40
spirits from all over the world.
Hampden's rum products are available
in Jamaica, the United States, England, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands,
Switzerland and Italy.'
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