Appleton Estate Reserve 8-Year

Love the curvy Appleton bottles. Fruity aroma but no funk. Fruity flavor with semi-strong alcohol burn.

Smooth, coats all corners of your mouth with sweet butterscotch, caramel and oak notes, and places just a touch of sour Jamaican funk right on your tongue. Not to sweet and really no heat at all. "Pleasantly surprised" would be an understatement.

Po Rare Blend 12Y skúšam v poradí druhý rum tejto jamajskej značky, znova o voltáži 43%. Fľaša je už z novšej kolekcie, teda nie pôvodného hruškovitého tvaru. Nápoj je už o niečo svetlejšej bronzovej farby, vôňa je podľa očakávania atraktívna, s dominanciou dubu, korenín a prezretých sliviek. Chuťovo sa príliš nelíši od prv spomenutého, vzdialene mi pripomína Pusser's British Navy. Sú to staré dobré suchšie a zemité tóny, zachytávam trochu škorice a pečených jabĺk. Nie som si 100% istý (na to by som musel ochutnávať oba rumy súčasne), no tento mi príde oproti 12-ročnému trochu menej komplexný a s mierne kratším záverom. Pritom cena v podstate identická. Pravda je, že nová kolekcia (s odlišným slovným označením) je plošne o dosť drahšia ako tá predchádzajúca, no zároveň aj lepšie prijatá odborníkmi. Tak či tak tento kúsok je veľmi pitný, nemám s ním na bežný deň žiadny problém. Je to niekde medzi 6 a 7, vzhľadom k cene (hlavne v porovnaní s Pusser's za 20€) dávam konzervatívne nižšie číslo.
28,80€

This rum can make some excellent cocktails and can also double as a great sipping rum. You get some caramel and toffee. I love Appleton and I love this Rum

Mieux que le appleton régulier mais pas beaucoup. Bon avec cocktail.

Well balanced fairly sweet and fruity, with a good level of funk. Probably one of the best rums for anyone looking to get into Jamaican rums.

Aroma - apple pie followed by cinnamon and oak

Taste - cinnamon followed by apple cider and a charred oak finish

Always on the hunt for value rums. I don't know about anyone else but my budget demands I find alternatives to the pot still rums I most enjoy, so I saw this on special at £28.
Smell is baked apples, caramel, butter, toffee, with a rich fruity sweetness rising up on the fumes.
Taste is not rich at first, but all the above comes up, along with a touch of funk before the fieryness lifts up astringent wood and molasses, with ling burn and lingering dry finish.
As its opening up, a few more layers are coming through, and it's making for an extremely drinkable dram. And at this price, for me only Chairman's Reserve Original compares for quality and depth.
It strikes me this is a bit like a poor man's Clarendon. I love those, but at less than half the price, I can see this entering my regular rotation.

A solid, flavorful rum at a decent price point. It's not overly sweet and is smooth enough to sip. Not amazing, not bad, just a decent rum.

Decent rum, decent sipper, especially for the price. Jamaican funk present, but not very strong. This is the second Appleton Estate rum that I have tried, but I liked the 12 year old one much better.