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Appleton Estate 12-Year Rum is a blend of several rums aged between 12 and 18 years in American oak barrels after being distilled using small-batch copper pot stills.
The rum is produced on the Appleton Estate, which sits in the Nassau Valley in Jamaica. The estate’s origins date back as far as 1655 when the English overthrew the Spanish to rule the island and Frances Dickinson, grandfather of the distillery’s founders, received the land as a reward for his role in the overthrow.
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In my opinion, you don’t really age rum — it gets spoiled.
Whisky needs it, but you can over-age that too, and take out the character. I think people are only aging rum these days to appeal to Scotch drinkers who don’t know better. You end up with a bland, syruppy thing on your hands.
That said, Appleton 12-yo is pretty good, but suffers somewhat from the above defects.
As to why anyone would buy their 30-yo — some people have more money than sense!
This is a very nice rum, well balanced, not too much funk and it caught my interest for Appleton rums!
This is a great rum if you like yours on the not sweet side. Good for sipping or mixing with coke.
Good rum for semi-regular enjoiment. Taste is quite complex, but also bit hars for the age. It is no longer easily available for me, so my last tasting was some time ago (5 - 10 years) and product may have changed. I wish it would still be more easily available as the taste, noise and price was quite nice package. As far as i know the rum used to be quite natural (no added sugar or flavors).
Ritter Sport Run raisin on the nose - not surprisingly, as that is made with Jamaican rum. But it does indicate chocolate and raisin notes. In time, vanilla also appears in the smell.
On the palate those notes reoccur, but bolstered by just a bit of that Jamaican funk. Maybe orange peel as well? Actually seems a bit sweet to me for a Jamaican rum, but I quite enjoy it.
Enjoyable smooth rum. Most enjoyable neat, up or rocks.
"Also known as Appleton Estate 12 Year Old..."
"Appleton Estate 12-year rum review by Rumdood Matt Robold"
"Orange peel, vanilla, and an overall bittersweet character..."
"Appleton Estate 12-year rum review by Benito"
"Appleton Estate rums are crafted using the traditional column still..."
"Appleton Estate 12-year rum review by Tatu Kaarlas of Refined Vices"
The inviting color glistens in the light as you turn the glass to inspect the legs...
"Appleton Estate 12-Year rum review by Mike at Ultimate Rum Guide"
The rum offers a lot of smoky spiced oak flavour.
"A nice note of cocoa and a little hint of vanilla. The rum is smooth yet spicy offering a nice kick. The finish is long and complex leaving a lot of flavour behind to savour."
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Every time I enjoy this, I can hear Joy Spence with that wonderful patois accent saying, "No added shu-gah!".
What a delightful creation. One of the few I enjoy neat.
Nose - Apricot, Oak, Molasses
Palate - Spice, Vanilla, Caramel, Orange
Long, outstanding finish.
This is a standard of excellence, top to bottom.
With the manipulations of some other heralded brands, I understand why a master artist like Ms. Spence could be vexed at uninformed comparisons.