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Appleton Estate Special Gold rum

Appleton Estate Special Gold

Jamaica | Gold | 40% ABV

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.

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94 ratings
Easily consumable in a bind
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Graham Davie 🇬🇧 | 68 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

Not the best from Appleton, but neither is it the worst. It has a real rum aroma that promises slightly more than it delivered.
Smooth enough to drink neat, but made a great rum and coke.
For the price it’s fine however you take it, neat or mixed.
Graham

EDUARDO LANDAVERY 🇵🇪 | 75 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

Un ron que se encuentra en muchas partes, por lo mismo nunca falta en un bar de algún club.
Un sabor que no convence pero se comporta bien para su juventud.

Charles-antoine 🇫🇷 | 11 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

Découvert au Mexique, il est un peu agressif et fort mais assez fruité smooth banana. Vraiment a son meilleur dans des cocktails type mojito.

Bill 🇬🇧 | 97 ratings
Posted 6 years ago

Another supermarket average rum. Nice enough mixed but not ideal neat.

Martin Gisborne 🇬🇧 | 19 ratings
Posted almost 6 years ago

I expected a bit more from this tbh. Not overly enjoyable at all

Tjack 🇺🇸 | 27 ratings
Posted over 5 years ago

This stuff has fueled many a funky reggae party! What I drank for many years at outdoor reggae yards in the west end. Ya Mon!

Samuelsbay 🇬🇧 | 14 ratings
Posted over 5 years ago

Quaffable when mixed or blended. A go to for a daquiri or cocktail. Not sure I would sip it. Perhaps over ice with soda.

ben_fairweather 🇬🇧 | 24 ratings
Posted over 5 years ago

This is my pick of the cheap bottom-shelf rums available in my local supermarkets. The smell is more promising than the taste, although it will add a more complex flavour to your cocktails than some other budget rums. Not the smoothest finish, as you'd expect at this price (£12ish).
I used to buy this in my student days, when I couldn't afford anything better, but now pay the extra for Mount Gay Eclipse as my go-to mixing rum.

René 🇳🇱 | 31 ratings
Posted 5 years ago

A little bit sharp, but tasty rum, to drink on the rocks or mixed.

Dave 🇬🇧 | 10 ratings
Posted 5 years ago

Perfect for Rum cocktails, but not ideal as a sipper over ice. Its what I'd choose if I wanted a rum and coke.




Brand Details

Type: Gold
Company: Appleton Estate
Country: Jamaica
Name: Special Gold
ABV: 40%
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led: No

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