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6.4/10
(83 ratings)
Tasty, but not quite great
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Posted 11 days ago by OdysseusUnbound from Canada with 11 ratings
I rate this the same as the 12 Year Rare Casks but the two are different and have different strengths. Whereas the 12 is excellent on its own or in a simple cocktail (think Rum Old Fashioned), Appleton 8 Year is one of the most versatile rums around. It's awesome in Mai Tai, in a Rum Manhattan, a Rum Old Fashioned, a Jungle Bird and even works well neat or on the rocks. Appleton 8 has a little less oak influence (spice, tobacco) than the 12 but a bit more mango and banana. Bonus, it's affordable so you should never be without it on your bar.
Posted 27 days ago by Jimmy Cliff (PREMIUM) from United States with 232 ratings
Not one of my go to rums but I would drink it again if it was on a great sale. Decent rum for range but prefer Mt Gay.
Posted 4 months ago by El Cap from United States with 62 ratings
This is a good standby rum.
It’s not spectacular but it is not dreck.
Jamaica knows how to make rum.
Available everywhere.
However, worth dropping the extra $ for the 12 year.
Posted 5 months ago by Supreme from Canada with 35 ratings
Island flavour! Drank a lot of this one in particular while visiting Jamaica !
Posted over 3 years ago by Václav from Czech Republic with 75 ratings
Appletons have that strange distinctive odour. Hard to smell anything beside that. The taste is alcoholic fiery, dry but sweet anyhow. There is also afterburn, but decent one. For 8 yrs, it should be better rounded and mellowed, more refined. 8 years or not, this one has qualities to be rather mixer than sipper. Altrough I very liek 12yrs and V/X Appletons, this one is little bit of dissapoitment for sipping. So better mix it up or mellow it down with ice/water.
Posted over 3 years ago by Adam from Poland with 91 ratings
like in title....not bad...but definetly nothing special.
Posted 6 years ago by Eanousa from United States with 54 ratings
Just not quite good enough for sipping in my humble opinion.
Posted 22 hours ago by Andrewofcalgary from Canada with 69 ratings
Ok rum especially for a Jamaican. Still a bit gasoline-ish with a lack of robust flavour. Ive had much worse though.
Posted 12 days ago by Carbon from Denmark with 20 ratings
The nose is really rather like that of a Spanish style - toffee, dried dark fruits (plum) and a hint of vanilla and coconut. The taste does show some Jamaican character though, with a hint of funk to go a long with the rather thin and otherwise sweet, mellow notes. Not bad, but a similar thing is better done by the Havana 7 years in my opinion. Unless you come from whisky and desire that pot still burn and funk, that is.
Surprisingly spicy on the tongue. Strong notes of black pepper and oaked heat.
"Has a lovely smooth entry which quickly heats up. The initial notes of pineapple and dark almost to ripe banana give way to spicy heat. The flavours linger and coat the taste buds with hot spice."
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Well done Appleton! 9 out of 10
Posted 3 months ago by Jagsroy from Canada with 181 ratings
Thought I would try the new Appleton Estate Reserve 8 Yr & Appleton Rare Casks 12 yr Rums recently released from Jamaica. I was really surprised with the younger rum which I find even better than the Older version of the Appleton Rare Blend 12 yr version and Its quality is definitely worthy of being drank neat. The new version of the 12 year (Rare Casks) is also much better than the older version and in my opinion both dessrve a “9” rating.
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