Named for Jaques Bally who purchased the Lajus Plantation in 1917 which was closed after the 1902 Mount Pelee eruption
The estate was then taken over by Yves Hayot in 1994
This rum was aged 10 years in ex-bourbon cask #218
of very high quality as well as very rare
The rum was distilled in a traditional Creole column still
Sample TRC Hampden 1998 Jamaica HLCF 17yr 63,2% 3cl Named for Jaques Bally whoTRC Hampden Jamaica HLCF 1998 is a rum bottled by The Rum Company (TRC) from the Hampden Estate distillery in Jamaica, from the 1998 vintage, specifically a rum marked as HLCF, which indicates a high ester, light flavoured, continental style rum from the distillery. This specific bottling is an example of the distillery's high quality, pot still produced, high ester rums, a style popular with rum connoisseurs.