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Appleton Estate 21-Year rum

Appleton Estate 21-Year

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Jamaica | Aged

Distilled using small-batch copper pot stills uniquely designed for Appleton Estate, this rum is a blend of several rums aged 21 years in American oak barrels. Once blended, the rum is re-casked for two years to marry the flavors.

Appleton Estate 21-year rum is produced in Jamaica on one of the country’s oldest and most renowned sugar estates. Each bottle is individually numbered and comes with a signed aging certificate by master blender Joy Spence.

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341 Appleton Estate 21-Year Ratings

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Beukeboom 🇺🇸 | 304 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Although a drier rum than I am accustomed to, the Appleton Estate 21-Year rum has a sweetness to it that becomes most apparent, albeit subtly, when the burn fades. That long finish has flavors that make you want to take another sip...then another...then another...

Before you know it, the rum in your glass is gone...

So you get another...

And if you share this with friends and family, it is virtually guaranteed you will be shelling out another $120 for a replacement bottle. And your friends will want to know when you bought it so they can come back to "help" you enjoy it.

What a bunch of great friends, eh?

I admit that I am drawn more to the sweeter rums but there is something about this particular rum that just makes my taste buds smile and do a little jig. Makes my tongue feel weird but jig buds, jig. They dig it!

Now I could go and try to figure out what all those nuance flavors are but my palate just ain't that edjimacated so I won't even try. I know there are a plethora of flavors that master blender Joy Spence has captured so I will just enjoy them as balanced as they are.

One minor suggestion for the fine folks at Appleton Estates...the bottle is beautiful and the wood stopper and natural cork are a must but it would be so cool if the logo on the top of the stopper would have been laser etched rather than inked on. This about it?

Gabe 🇺🇸 | 3 ratings
Posted 9 years ago

Warm, woody. Smooth, sweet, crisp. Soft nose. A fine rum for sipping.

LDNShindiggery 🇬🇧 | 71 ratings
Posted over 11 years ago

With the 12 yr being good, its no suprise the extra maturation of the 21 yr makes this jus that little bit better ;-) Its more complex, giving you heavier caramels n vanilla notes and has a smoother finish. Best thing you can do for me with this is knock me up a Treacle! :-D

LUKAŽIGA 🇸🇮 | 75 ratings
Posted 7 days ago

8-On the nose, what's immediately striking is its balance. The woodiness is fine, the alcohol present but well blended, and no single aroma takes precedence over the others. Vanilla, floral notes, almond, wood and orange form a winning team.
8,5-On the palate, the attack is both lively and greedy (without being sweet). The cask is more present here than on the nose, but blends very well with the molasses and brings us nutty notes.
Once you've drunk the rum, you're back to the walnut.
8-The finish is relatively dry, yet long. A mixture of brown sugar and wood accompany us for several minutes after tasting.

Boomer 🇺🇸 | 7 ratings
Posted 26 days ago

Was disappointed, it lost all its character just for smoothness
Prefer 12 oddly enough

robertwb 🇳🇿 | 10 ratings
Posted 1 month ago

Smooth sipping rum. Taste some oak coming though. Nice dark color. The bottle is well presented with a copper cap.

0dd0dds 🇷🇴 | 15 ratings
Posted 2 months ago

Very good jamaican Rum. The new bottle and the new version seem to be a little bit tastier

andyist 🇨🇦 | 28 ratings
Posted 5 months ago

I was given a very health sized pour of this and enjoyed it a lot. To date, the rare casks 12 year has been my most dependable well priced bottle of rum. Without having it side by side with this at the time, it was hard for me to differentiate the two at all. So while this is a superb rum in it's own right, it is also probably double he price of the rare cask 12 year... so I would opt for that instead.

Anthony C 🇺🇸 | 236 ratings
Posted 6 months ago

This rum jumps out to the nose Immediately! An overwhelming scent of bright fruit and oak. The taste is similar to its scent. A bit dry, finishes quicker than I thought, but still not short. I taste quality; I can pick out the flavors easily, as they are pronounced and good. Slight bite to it. I can tell it's an Appleton by its profile. They did not stray from their process.

Flauda 🇫🇷 | 19 ratings
Posted 7 months ago

Hell of a discovering! A great Jamaican Rhum with its generous esthers, with a warm, delicate and so well balanced taste. And what a long and pleasant long finish!

Iangendler 🇺🇸 | 37 ratings
Posted 8 months ago

First off, this is good aged rum. Nice notes of caramel, vanilla, molasses, oak, raisins, ginger, and plum. A little funk. Very well put together. Give this to a whisky drinker who says they don't like rum. Gateway rum.

That said, in my opinion, this is hurt by it being bottled at just 43%; the finish is short to medium. For the price (around $150), I would want this at a higher ABV (ideally cask strength) and I bet it would be terrific and a fair value.

This is a quality spirit, but I ding it for the proof and price.




Brand Details

Name: 21-Year
Years Aged: 21
Type: Appleton Estate
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: No

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