This 151 demerara rum is delightful. It's great to mix with and is nice enough on it's own to be able to sipped if you dare. The 151 proof is definitely there, but it doesn't have an overwhelming or unpleasant burn. This will remain a go to 151 for me.

Tasted on 7-14-24 in the nipper bottle thanks to Admiral Bill. Pours gold in color. How can a spiced rum have no aroma? Flavor is vanilla and black pepper. Yuck! A bargain at $1.

Alcohol nose with molasses.
Not too sweet, a bit bitter, but rich dark woody finish

Don't let this rum fool you. It's not a run of the mill clean white rum. The blend of Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados rums used create a wonderful profile that can fit easily in a daquiri or in more traditional Tiki drinks where you want the light rum to add some character.

Tasted July 14 2024 courtesy of Admiral Bill.
Appearance: gold
Aroma: vanilla
Flavor: vanilla and cloves and pepper
Notes: I don't actually enjoy this; the flavors taste rather synthetic. If they seemed natural... I'd probably enjoy this rum. And now I'm curious about what a good rum with vanilla and pepper notes would be like.

Tasted on 7-14-24 in the nipper bottle thanks to Admiral Bill. I think thanks? This is some awful stuff. Isopropyl aroma. Neutral grain spirit burn with little else. Finishes wet. Shameful, but luckily Bill only invested a dollar.

Tasted thanks to Bill and Julie via a tiny bottle July 14 2024
Appearance: clear
Aroma: gross. Aged disinfectant
Flavor: painful, disinfectant
Notes: do not drink this rum.

Aroma - rotten pork followed by leather, moldy lime peel, and nail polish remover

Taste - salted pork followed by leather, dried tobacco leaf, and a charcoal finish

Aroma - spoiled pork followed by fresh tomatoes, nail polish remover, and salt water

Taste - salted French fries followed by pork, charcoal, and a bitter sugarcane finish

Just after opening the bottle, the smell from the cork and bottle was very present, it's tropical and definitively barrel smell.
It's very smooth, sweetness and dried fruit come over giving a fantastic taste.

8,8:On the nose, the first notes are dried fruits, then out of nowhere arise tropical fruits with passion fruit leading the gang. It is very round. Nuttiness is around later, when aired, with some medicinal notes, grapes/sweet wine, sherry notes, becomes spicy, roasted, dry. Agricole notes with some smokiness are here now, with leathery/tobacco after well rested.
8,6:On the palate, we cannot miss agricole, volcanique pedigree and spiciness that we are hold on, dried fruits come out of this first agricole/spicy cloudy skies, are juicy with nice grapes and red fruits. They are sweet like very fine sweet wine. Roasted comes by to say hello with smokiness and some drieness, bitterness and orange peel and is still very round. Tropical fruits are here, but a bit hidden. Well confectionery has been waiting till the end to show up and nougat!
9:The finish is very long, a bit sweet, agricole notes stay. It becomes creamy, buttery and toasted with tropical/dried fruits, with minimal drieness.

7,7:On the nose, it feels like a dry and woody rum, with lots of tropical fruits, a bit estery, dried fruits. The American oak barrel having left its mark. Aromas of tobacco and vanilla are also present. The whole is light, however and gives off a certain freshness.
7,7:On the palate, we confirm that it is not sweet at all and is quite dry. We feel nice tropical fruits, dried fruits, some saltiness. It is the woodiness that takes over after a while.
7,3:The finish is quite long, dry and dominated by dried fruits, vanilla and tobacco.

Just like other Appleton products, they are Jamaican rums with less emphasis on the funk. The 12 year follows in this trend and is a great sipping rum for the price. There is some funk, but a much more an emphasis on vanilla, caramel, and slight oak notes.

Simple, buttery, and slightly funky. Appleton signature is a great way to start getting into Jamaican flavors without something super funky. There’s still the overripe fruits and esters, but it’s much more tamed down than most other options.

I only use it as a mixer but I love it. Blends well, has some character but doesn't stand out. So it plays well with other ingredients and flavor profiles.

Take this review with a grain of salt the size of Gibraltar... this is my favorite rum for daiquiris. Clear, clean, crisp and bright. Just what I want in an ice cold daiquiri. Crushable. Good APV without any funk or harshness.

Here is my conundrum, I know the bottle I had was Chairman's Reserve.... but the age 2-3 is in question. So your rum mileage may vary.

This is a solid daiquiri choice. Crisp. Clean. Crushable. I would not drink it near, but it works well with sugar and lime. Not overpowering.

Smooth Rum ; very delicate
Lots os flavors ; mix of bananas / vanilla and smoke
Sweet but not too much
Complex and Excellent Afterburn

Just a bit of extra funk, so not a perfect 10 for me. But definitely a sipper, good mouthfeel, and sweet but not artificially or overdone.

Good Rum smooth but ED much better both sweet Guyana

43% sharper than Reserva Exclusiva
Simply amazing
One of my “must have”

Dark caramel color, smell a little sweet and you will taste at end. Tó sugary taste for me.

This is a good rum. It's super smooth and the barrel has mellowed thisbone out.

Slow sipper. Pretty heavy burn on this one. It's quite nice.

Great sipper. No burn, sweet, and sort of funky. Would go well in a Mai Tai.

This 151 demerara rum is delightful. It's great to mix with and is nice enough on it's own to be able to sipped if you dare. The 151 proof is definitely there, but it doesn't have an overwhelming or unpleasant burn. This will remain a go to 151 for me.

Tasted on 7-14-24 in the nipper bottle thanks to Admiral Bill. Pours gold in color. How can a spiced rum have no aroma? Flavor is vanilla and black pepper. Yuck! A bargain at $1.

Alcohol nose with molasses.
Not too sweet, a bit bitter, but rich dark woody finish

Don't let this rum fool you. It's not a run of the mill clean white rum. The blend of Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados rums used create a wonderful profile that can fit easily in a daquiri or in more traditional Tiki drinks where you want the light rum to add some character.

Tasted July 14 2024 courtesy of Admiral Bill.
Appearance: gold
Aroma: vanilla
Flavor: vanilla and cloves and pepper
Notes: I don't actually enjoy this; the flavors taste rather synthetic. If they seemed natural... I'd probably enjoy this rum. And now I'm curious about what a good rum with vanilla and pepper notes would be like.

Tasted on 7-14-24 in the nipper bottle thanks to Admiral Bill. I think thanks? This is some awful stuff. Isopropyl aroma. Neutral grain spirit burn with little else. Finishes wet. Shameful, but luckily Bill only invested a dollar.

Tasted thanks to Bill and Julie via a tiny bottle July 14 2024
Appearance: clear
Aroma: gross. Aged disinfectant
Flavor: painful, disinfectant
Notes: do not drink this rum.

Aroma - rotten pork followed by leather, moldy lime peel, and nail polish remover

Taste - salted pork followed by leather, dried tobacco leaf, and a charcoal finish

Aroma - spoiled pork followed by fresh tomatoes, nail polish remover, and salt water

Taste - salted French fries followed by pork, charcoal, and a bitter sugarcane finish

Just after opening the bottle, the smell from the cork and bottle was very present, it's tropical and definitively barrel smell.
It's very smooth, sweetness and dried fruit come over giving a fantastic taste.

8,8:On the nose, the first notes are dried fruits, then out of nowhere arise tropical fruits with passion fruit leading the gang. It is very round. Nuttiness is around later, when aired, with some medicinal notes, grapes/sweet wine, sherry notes, becomes spicy, roasted, dry. Agricole notes with some smokiness are here now, with leathery/tobacco after well rested.
8,6:On the palate, we cannot miss agricole, volcanique pedigree and spiciness that we are hold on, dried fruits come out of this first agricole/spicy cloudy skies, are juicy with nice grapes and red fruits. They are sweet like very fine sweet wine. Roasted comes by to say hello with smokiness and some drieness, bitterness and orange peel and is still very round. Tropical fruits are here, but a bit hidden. Well confectionery has been waiting till the end to show up and nougat!
9:The finish is very long, a bit sweet, agricole notes stay. It becomes creamy, buttery and toasted with tropical/dried fruits, with minimal drieness.

7,7:On the nose, it feels like a dry and woody rum, with lots of tropical fruits, a bit estery, dried fruits. The American oak barrel having left its mark. Aromas of tobacco and vanilla are also present. The whole is light, however and gives off a certain freshness.
7,7:On the palate, we confirm that it is not sweet at all and is quite dry. We feel nice tropical fruits, dried fruits, some saltiness. It is the woodiness that takes over after a while.
7,3:The finish is quite long, dry and dominated by dried fruits, vanilla and tobacco.

Just like other Appleton products, they are Jamaican rums with less emphasis on the funk. The 12 year follows in this trend and is a great sipping rum for the price. There is some funk, but a much more an emphasis on vanilla, caramel, and slight oak notes.

Simple, buttery, and slightly funky. Appleton signature is a great way to start getting into Jamaican flavors without something super funky. There’s still the overripe fruits and esters, but it’s much more tamed down than most other options.

I only use it as a mixer but I love it. Blends well, has some character but doesn't stand out. So it plays well with other ingredients and flavor profiles.

Take this review with a grain of salt the size of Gibraltar... this is my favorite rum for daiquiris. Clear, clean, crisp and bright. Just what I want in an ice cold daiquiri. Crushable. Good APV without any funk or harshness.

Here is my conundrum, I know the bottle I had was Chairman's Reserve.... but the age 2-3 is in question. So your rum mileage may vary.

This is a solid daiquiri choice. Crisp. Clean. Crushable. I would not drink it near, but it works well with sugar and lime. Not overpowering.

Smooth Rum ; very delicate
Lots os flavors ; mix of bananas / vanilla and smoke
Sweet but not too much
Complex and Excellent Afterburn

Just a bit of extra funk, so not a perfect 10 for me. But definitely a sipper, good mouthfeel, and sweet but not artificially or overdone.

Good Rum smooth but ED much better both sweet Guyana

43% sharper than Reserva Exclusiva
Simply amazing
One of my “must have”

Dark caramel color, smell a little sweet and you will taste at end. Tó sugary taste for me.

This is a good rum. It's super smooth and the barrel has mellowed thisbone out.

Slow sipper. Pretty heavy burn on this one. It's quite nice.

Great sipper. No burn, sweet, and sort of funky. Would go well in a Mai Tai.