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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 1 year ago
Exceptional flavor. Incredible mouth feel. To be enjoyed neat. Simply memorable.
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over 8 years ago
After reading reviews about this rum I had feared a strong spirited taste. It was surprisingly smooth and gace a very full taste in the mouth.
Really a great rum with a fine aftertaste.
Posted
over 2 years ago
Jamaican blend of various 12 to 30-year rums aged in oak barrels. I got to taste a bottle before its redesign. I really like the way it looks.
The rum is rather ligher in color. It is one of the less sweet rums and rather dry. However, it is extremely smooth, with notes of caramel, wood, walnuts. Slight notes of fruits. The rum is slightly thicker in consistency.
The aftertaste is medium to long lasting. One of my favorite aspects of this rum is its unusual, nuanced, sweet aftertaste.
This rum is extremely pleasant to drink due to its smoothness. The taste notes are very interesting with an unusual, sweet ending. Good price to performance ratio and overall a pleasant experience (coming from not a very experienced rum-drinker).
Posted
3 years ago
This is one of my go to rums in a mai tai. An excellent, funky, tasty jamaican rum!
Posted
3 years ago
Every time I enjoy this, I can hear Joy Spence with that wonderful patois accent saying, "No added shu-gah!".
What a delightful creation. One of the few I enjoy neat.
Nose - Apricot, Oak, Molasses
Palate - Spice, Vanilla, Caramel, Orange
Long, outstanding finish.
This is a standard of excellence, top to bottom.
With the manipulations of some other heralded brands, I understand why a master artist like Ms. Spence could be vexed at uninformed comparisons.
Posted
over 3 years ago
Nice balance of oak and caramel, great on its own over an ice cube
Posted
over 2 years ago
It’s a beautiful blend of rums. Clearly not an everyday rum.
Posted
almost 4 years ago
This is one of the few rums that I can qualify "versatile"
Good on the rocks
Neat
Rum and coke
Basic cocktails
Classy cocktails
It deserves its 9/10 because it's affordable
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almost 4 years ago
Really enjoyed this and wished I’d bought two bottles when it was on sale on amazon. Smells like it is going to be quite funky but wasn’t
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The way it's meant to be.
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out of 10
After going thought some nice but overly sweet rum (Zacapa, Zaya, Diplomatico) the Appleton 12 year was a pleasant return back to basics.
Citrus, molasses and a little bit of oak. Not overly sweet. Little bit of warmth of the back end but not harsh is any way. My favourite part of this rum is the long aftertaste.
This rum is my new everyday sipper.