Appleton Estate Extra 12-Year

I drank this bottle straight up over several days. Quite smooth, not a huge amount going on though. I was expecting a little more but a commendable bottle.

This is a good rum to start someone on if they are not sure if they want to start a rum collection and have a limited budget.

This rum has a strong rating reputation but I didn't enjoy it as much as other reviewers. I think that I will give the maker another chance and try a more pricy aged longer version before I give my final judgment.

Be cool,
jt

“Mon amie laissez le bon temps rouler!”

Ce rhum Jamaïcain est fidèle à la tradition des rhums de "tradition anglaise", finement boisé, avec des notes de vanille, de fruits secs, de tabac et d'écorce d'orange, le nez est extrêmement agréable et en bouche c'est très gourmand avec la sucrosité d'un El dorado mais dans une moindre mesure. Parfaitement équilibré, on y revient jusqu'à plus soif !

Strong kick. Really long and good aftertaste.

Smells sweeter tan it tastes. Quite bitter neat.

Delicious and subtle neat, but good for mixing though a waste to spoil it that way

Appleton 12 years was too bitter for me. Ill retry soon.

Edit: second try: Awesome. I'm sold. The complexity of app's nose and taste is overwhelming: oak, plum, burned sugar, vanilla, a hint of leather - the bitterness appears if you don 't let it rest in its glass for 10 mins before the First sip. ..

Citrus&spiceness.

A fine Jamaican rum with great legs and cocoa notes that are great for sipping.