{"product_id":"colours-of-rum-hampden-dok-bourbon-cask-2-year-old-rum-2023","title":"Colours of Rum Hampden DOK Bourbon Cask 2 Year Old Rum 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eDOK is the loudest voice Hampden Estate has — the distillery's highest-ester marque, running 1,500–1,600 grams of esters per hectolitre of pure alcohol, the legal maximum in Jamaica. Colours of Rum took a June 2023 distillation of that marque and gave it two full years in Europe in a once-used bourbon barrel, bottling it in November 2025 at 59.7% ABV. One of 256 bottles. Where its sherry-finished siblings dress the funk up, the bourbon cask keeps this one in High Ester Rum's natural clothes — the purest read on young DOK in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/delmesaliquor.com\/collections\/rum\"\u003erum collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hampden Estate, Jamaica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistilled:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 2023 · \u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 years · \u003cstrong\u003eBottled:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 59.7% (119.4 proof) · \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 700mL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarque:\u003c\/strong\u003e DOK (1,500–1,600 gr\/hlpa esters) · \u003cstrong\u003eCask:\u003c\/strong\u003e Once-used bourbon barrel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256 bottles · Single cask\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Colours of Rum project bottles single casks from great distilleries under labels as vivid as the spirits. For Hampden's 2023 vintage they ran a controlled experiment: the same DOK spirit, split across bourbon, Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez casks. This bourbon-barrel edition is the control group — the cask that interferes least, letting fermentation do the talking. For a longer-aged read on the same distillery, compare the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/delmesaliquor.com\/products\/spinnaker-hampden-lfch-8-year-old-rum-2016\"\u003eSpinnaker Hampden LFCH 8 Year Old Rum 2016\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull-throttle ester funk: overripe pineapple and banana, varnish and glue in the best Jamaican way, green olive and a lick of vanilla and char from the bourbon wood. The palate is hot, bright and oily, finishing on tropical fruit and white pepper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to Enjoy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small pour, neat, is an education in what esters are. It also makes the wildest Mai Tai or Jungle Bird you will ever serve — the funk punches straight through citrus and Campari. Younger Jamaican fire like this sits happily beside the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/delmesaliquor.com\/products\/bedford-park-5-year-old-jamaican-single-barrel-rum\"\u003eBedford Park 5 Year Old Jamaican Single Barrel Rum\u003c\/a\u003e in a high-ester flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is DOK?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDOK (Dermot Owen Kelly-Lawson) is Hampden Estate's highest-ester marque at 1,500–1,600 gr\/hlpa — the maximum ester level permitted for Jamaican rum, prized for its intense tropical funk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow was this one aged?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo years in Europe in a once-used bourbon barrel — the least interventionist cask of the three Colours of Rum DOK 2023 releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many bottles are there?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e256 bottles from the single cask, bottled at 59.7% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoung, loud and unapologetic — available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor for the high-ester faithful.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Colours of Rum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68139827527723,"sku":"DM17779L","price":129.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1277\/3667\/files\/colours-of-rum-hampden-dok-bourbon.jpg?v=1793923409","url":"https:\/\/www.delmesaliquor.com\/products\/colours-of-rum-hampden-dok-bourbon-cask-2-year-old-rum-2023","provider":"Del Mesa Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}