J. Wray & Nephew LTD. Appleton Reserve Rare Old Jamaican Rum (Ceramic)

A wonderfully deep red gold. Hammer nose!!! Polish, dried fruit, tar and beef jerky. Very fine and complex. Reminiscent of a TECA and also has something of a Caroni. In the mouth then tropical fruits and now woody and spicy. Again very complex and fine. The 43% is quite OK, with a few % more it would be one of my absolute favorites. A really great rum and very different from today's Appletons.

was very excited about the 12-year-old from the ceramic decanter! On the nose, there is a clear difference to the 'current' 12-year-old. The old one is much more intense, with dried fig, polish, old closet, tobacco, Werther's Echte Karamellbonbon and a slight freshness. It is more in the direction of the Hearts series. On the palate, the 'old' has a pleasant interplay of cask, spices and café au lait, and somehow it also has a pleasantly warm cognac note...thank you for the FT to Vienna!

10.10.2020 Sample tasting at home. Notes Medium dark to dark in colour. Nose Workshop, wood, fruits, light citrus, faint chocolate, faint floral, raisin. Palate Oily, wood, light smoke, light earthy, citrus, chocolate, light caramel, raisin. Finish Short to medium, wood, raisin, light chocolate, faint caramel, faint smoke.

Ich liebe diesen 12 jahrigen Appleton. Wirklich angenehm zu trinken und ganz anders als Rare Blend und Rare Casks. Hier wurde bereits vorweggenommen, was später in der Hearts Serie seine Fortsetzung findet. Interessant wie sich der 12 jährige im Laufe der Zeit verändert hat. Ich werde in nächster Zeit alle verschiedenen 12 jahrigen Appleton Estate Rums verkosten und bewerten.

Tasted at German Rum Festival Fantastic rum. Maybe some changes due to the time in the bottle? According to the information, the bottle is dated from the 1970s

Nose is very intense given to low ABV. Quite intriguing with lots of fruits some spices and noticeable wood influence. This is much richer than contemporary bottlings. On the palate the dilution is ruining the experience somewhat, unfortunately. Yet, this is still very flavorful with wood and dried fruits and far superior to newer releases in the same weight class. This reminds me of the old El Dorado 25y blends with less sweetness but comparable intensity.

Richtig leckerer süffiger alter Appleton. Riesen Unterschied zu heute! Würde es den noch regulär zu kaufen geben, hätte ich den definitiv im Regal. Wirklich toller every day sipper und eine tolle Viskosität am Gaumen. Gefällt mir fast besser wie der 20er.

Messebewertung 13. GRF. Kein Vergleich zu den aktuelleren Appleton 12.

Tasted at the Village 2024 in Nuremberg. A very tasty, fruity and woody nose. The palate doesn't quite deliver what the nose promises, the 43% is also a little too low. If you ignore the fact that you have a piece of rum history in your glass, then it is only a good rum and not an outstanding one.

Tolle Fruchtbombe von Appleton bzw. Wray & Nephew. Zwar nur 43%, aber unglaublich geile Nase und leckerer Geschmack. Kein komplexer Nerd-Scheiss, aber trotzdem eine nette Erfahrung. Trotz niedrigem ABV zu empfehlen.

Toller Sipper. Richtiger Appleton wie man ihn sich wünscht.

Verkostet am Catawiki Stand auf der Village in Nürnberg. Super Nase, etwas dünn, aber lecker. Dennoch glaube ich dass er (auch auf Grund der Flasche) etwas überbewertet ist. Kann man aber wirklich ohne Vorbehalte trinken.

Nice profile, but too watery