Appleton Estate Extra 12-Year

Have tasted this rum many times as it seems to be readily available. I'm not much for adding mixers, but sometimes I feel you must

The Appleton 12-year is a good sipping rum, but could use some more filtering. It has very alcoholic aromas, and while there is some good oakeyness in the flavour it is also very sharp and raw, which is accentuated by the almost complete lack of sweetness. A bit more sugar would actually make this a much better rum!

The colour is a beautiful dark red-amber, with a scent that is quite strong with spice, oak and hints of banana . Far less sweet than many rums with an overbearing of oak and spice on the palate.

I would recommend to hose who enjoy real dry, spiced rums. It's intensity lingers for some time after each sip. Wouldn't recommend for novices as I've found the flavour can be a bit much for some ( no added sugar/sweetener).

Worth a tryas it is quite good value for the price in my opinion.

Redelijke sterke smaak voor een 12 j .maar wel heel lekker om te mix....

Absolutely nothing offensive about this rum - and that's the problem. I've yet to try an Appleton product that has any real funky Jamaican presence. Like other Appletons, this one is not bad, but it's too polite. Much more preferable are the rums bottled by Hamilton, Smith and Cross, Mezan, Wray and Nephew - they all offer that pot-still pungency and room-clearing funk which Jamaican rums are known for. This, on the other hand, is yawn-worthy.

Spodziewałem się po Jamajce czegoś bardziej "funky" (estrowego). Nie żeby to był zły rum, po prostu nie urzekł mnie albo za dużo się po nim spodziewałem czytając recenzje.
Jest OK.

Drunk this couple of times on hol in jamaica, bit of getting use to but ok with coke.

I know many here love this. I'd imagine those that do also predominantly enjoy whisky. To me, this tasted like whisky and not as much like rum as I'd like it to, but nonetheless it's obviously a good quality rum, just not to my tastes.
There's a strong alcohol and wood smell; there's a strong alcohol and oaky taste and cognac and whisky flavour
It's got a strong alcohol burn and kick at the end.
I'd say that it was in the same ball park as Mount Gay Black Barrel - but more bitter and not nearly as good or as complex!
Disappointing as I wanted to like this, having read so much, but having said that on a second tasting it was not so bad - just not as good as I hoped.

A good rum just wasn't what I expected for the reputation Appleton has. Straight up, it has a bit too much bite to sip on. It's not worth the price either.

Excellent if you like your Jamaican rum extra dry, I couldn't handle it even though I have tried other Jamaican rums still this still a fantastic choice, I won't rate it bad because just I don't like it instead I will rate it as a good quality rum.