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Appleton Estate Extra 12-Year rum

Appleton Estate Extra 12-Year

Jamaica | Aged | 43% ABV

Appleton Estate 12-Year Rum is a blend of several rums aged between 12 and 18 years in American oak barrels after being distilled using small-batch copper pot stills.

The rum is produced on the Appleton Estate, which sits in the Nassau Valley in Jamaica. The estate’s origins date back as far as 1655 when the English overthrew the Spanish to rule the island and Frances Dickinson, grandfather of the distillery’s founders, received the land as a reward for his role in the overthrow.

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thorfin 🇫🇷 | 18 ratings
Posted 11 years ago

j'aime ce rhum, une tres bonne note boisé, a conseiller

Devan 🇳🇿 | 10 ratings
Posted almost 9 years ago

As this has been on my wish list for sometime I felt it was time to try, and review. At $70NZD, this 12 year old was everything I expected. Presented in a regal black canister, you immediately get the feeling that this rum is going to be good. The presentation is followed through with the bottle, tidy and distinguished. Only downside is the metal screw top. I'm slowly becoming a fan of corked tops for authenticity. Pouring and coloring is burnt umber on the side of mahogany when held to the light. Swirling and the liquid is syrupy and rich. Legs, fat and clingy. This is a good sign of things to come. The rich aroma carries through and a deep brown sugar and almond captures me first. Upon further sampling I get light citrus.
As I taste for the first time, the flavour is obvious and bold with brown sugar, this is burnt somewhat. The oak is present but it isn't mellow, it's feels hot as I breath out through my nose chewing the liquid as I taste. Is it peppery?
The flavour is lasting and satisfying, the hotness described earlier remains, I decide this is spicy. Each time I bring the glass to my mouth and nose the aroma and taste develop and this makes me appreciate the rum more with every mouthful.
Overall, this is such a remarkable step up from previous Appletons I have tried. It is a rum for the not too serious and appreciative Appletons drinker who will enjoy talking about the profile differences with friends without becoming too "sporting". I like!

radu steolea 🇷🇴 | 4 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

note pline, cremoase, urmate de un after taste fin de portocale si zahar brun...ceva de genul

GregS 🇺🇸 | 27 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

My bottle is labeled 12 year rare casks.

Great taste and not too sweet. Bought this to make Mai Tais, but could see myself sipping this regularly.

Vincent 🇳🇱 | 20 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

Full body taste without being too alcolholic from a taste perspective. One of my favourites in the cabine, always good, no surprise. Excellent value for money.

Aaron 🇧🇪 | 5 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Got to know this one in a bar, and will be an ever present member of my drinks cabinet from now on.

SaltwaterTom 🇺🇸 | 20 ratings
Posted 11 years ago

Relatively smooth, rich, a good drink.

Jamie hartley 🇨🇦 | 29 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

I drink the12 yr rum most often but still enjoy the 21 yr for a treat. Still waiting for a 50 yr.

Martin Kennedy 🇦🇺 | 238 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

A very well balanced genuine 12 year rum , heaps of flavour and very smooth with a good amount of oommph !! This is very good value for money and is a great rum for mixing as well as straight or on the rocks.I also have a bottle of the master blenders legacy but cant bring myself to open it as now quite rare !!

caleb hogan 🇺🇸 | 18 ratings
Posted 9 years ago

So Appleton 12 is what a rum should be at this age. It tastes almost corporate. There is no surprise but also no let down. It's not impressive but it's not average. It's exactly what you think it should be and not a drop more. Perfect 12 year notes of all your common rum flavors, oak, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, floral, smoke, cherry, orange, burnt sugar etc. It seems like the flavors are all equal which is both impressive and unimpressive in the same moment.




Brand Details

Name: Extra 12-Year
Years Aged: 12
ABV: 43%
Type: Appleton Estate
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led Rum: No

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