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Appleton Estate Special Gold rum is made using column and pot stills. The rum is then aged in Jack Daniel’s whiskey barrels and hand-blended.
The Special Gold Appleton brand is said to have been first blended during World War II as a substitute for whiskey, which was at the time difficult to find.
5.2/10
(84 ratings)
Easily consumable in a bind
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Posted 7 years ago by Peter J Even from United States with 1 rating
Very smooth easy to drink I prefer it straight . Rich I taste and yet affordable to drink . I have drank Myers dark rum for yrs but I just tried Appleton Special Gold and was very impressed with the taste and price .
Posted over 4 years ago by bill from United States with 88 ratings
Really good Golden Rum and less than $20 a bottle where I live. If you have a few extra dollars I would definitely buy one of the aged Appleton rums, but this my favorite gold rum. Only gold rum that I consider a sipping rum.
It's not the best rum I've ever had but it is one of my favorites. Mainly because I only drink it when I'm in Jamaica. It's not the smoothest of rums but mixes well with just about anything.
This is not a 'sipper' but at £16 a bottle is a lovely rum and coke. You still get a rum' kick'and flavour as long as you don't try to drown it in your coke. Recommended as a go to cheap rum to take with coke, plenty of ice and a slice of lime as a double in a small glass. Cheers.
Posted 4 years ago by Kurt Lauerman from United States with 41 ratings
This is what I would consider to be standard rum. Made in Jamaica, a little bitter by itself, mixes great.
Posted 7 months ago by Nathan345 from United Kingdom with 27 ratings
This introduces people into the world of funky rums this has enough funk so people to get used to it, this is a favorite of mine. It's a rummy rum
Posted 16 days ago by Greenmachine from Netherlands with 1 rating
I tasted this years and years ago in Jamaica. Perfect to mix but sipped neat there are way better rums. If the price is right just buy it
Posted almost 7 years ago by Bill Gaylor from United States with 51 ratings
I keep a bottle around to accompany my Mount Gay Eclipse. Pretty basic rum with good flavor and great price.
Posted 2 years ago by Samuelsbay from United Kingdom with 12 ratings
Quaffable when mixed or blended. A go to for a daquiri or cocktail. Not sure I would sip it. Perhaps over ice with soda.
This is proper rum. It is very full and flavourful.
"It is young and raw and slightly heavy on alcohol but it does still have rich banana, honey, a little treacle and of course that unmistakable and almost undescribable Jamaican funk."
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Appleton Jamaican rum- special- 10 out of 10
Posted over 3 years ago by Tracy from United States with 1 rating
Is my absolute favorite drinking rum... so smooth. Love to have this after a long day of work.
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