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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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over 3 years ago
It was my first experience with Jamaican rum. This is one of the rums that is easily recognizable. It's just something different than any other rum I've tasted. Rum is quite strong, but still smooth. The strong alcohol taste reminds me of pear brandy. Interesting rum, not for everyone. Definitely worth a try if you like fruit spirits.
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over 3 years ago
On the nose: tropical ripe fruits and berries, molasses, brown sugar, some spices, oak, ripe red apple, some nuts.
On the palate: fruits, sugar cane, brown sugar, molasses, spices, tart, oak, light acidity, a bit tingling.
Finish: molasses, oak, spices, some dark chocolate, slightly tart, somewhat dry, weak acidity.
In der Nase: tropische reife Früchte und Beeren, Melasse, brauner Zucker, etwas Gewürze, Eiche, reifer roter Apfel, etwas Nüsse. Am Gaumen: Früchte, Zuckerrohr, brauner Zucker, Melasse, Gewürze, herb, Eiche, leichte Säure, etwas prickelnd. Im Abgang: Melasse, Eiche, Gewürze, etwas dunkle Schokolade, leicht herb, etwas trocken, schwache Säure.
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over 3 years ago
Nose of ripe (or even overripe) banana with solvent-like notes, also reminding me of apples and calvados. Strong, dry taste with vanilla and spices, but no caramel no creamy mouthfeel. It's a particular taste and I can see why it's a classic, but I didn't like it that much.
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over 3 years ago
Decent rum, not as sweet as some others, which is a nice change.
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over 3 years ago
Love this rum for mixing with lime and coke! Great choice !
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over 3 years ago
The rum has a slight orange or woody taste and is somewhat rough, it doesn't go down smoothly. It is nice to mix with ginger beer but the taste on its own is not very pleasant. For the price that it retails at, I would rather buy another rum for the same price but that has a more pleasant taste.
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over 3 years ago
I do like this in a MaiTai - it’s a good all around Jamaican
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over 3 years ago
a wonderful step up from the Signature. Baking spices, a lil Jamaican funk character. So good.
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almost 4 years ago
Smooth, great sipping rum. Great nose, vanilla, honey and slight cinnamon notes.
On the palate, delicious. Strong flavors, smooth burn and excellent finish.
Lighter than their 21 year, but just as good in my opinion, if slightly different.
A must have for a unadulterated rum drinker.
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almost 4 years ago
I’m much more of a spiced rum guy but can see the reasons this is a popular one
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Take note - Jamaican rums *do not* allow for added sugar, so this will be quite dry on its own if you aren't used to the style.
Having come from a bourbon background, the first time I tried this on its own I felt like I'd been punched in the face with a stick of salami. The funky flavors from the pot-still imparted esters are quite something if you don't have a rum background or have only stuck with bland white or gold well rums. Even now that I've tried a variety of rums over the last couple years, it's still a bit overpowering on its own. Nonetheless, I've come to love it, like you might love your dog even though it smells terrrible.
Having said that, you'll rarely be drinking this on its own even at the $40 price point. Where this rum shines is in a mixer for almost any tiki drink I've tried it in. It's a must in a mai tai, zombie or jet pilot, along with a more refined Ron del Barrilito 3-star for counterpoint; I've also found that it can liven up any flat-tasting tiki drink to add a bit of funk by subbing 1/4 oz of this for any other rum in the drink.
I've tried several other options to impart that much-needed funk to my large contingent of tiki recipes that I love, but I know of literally no other rum that will make them soar as much as this one does. I'd give it higher than a seven, but it's lack of ability to stand on its own pegs it in this range. Still, in the context of a good mixer for extremely high-quality tiki drinks, I'd give this a perfect 10.