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Velier Appleton Hearts Collection - 1998
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Near-universal love here, with several tasters calling it a top-three of the whole Appleton Hearts run. 25 tropical years show up as orange peel, dried fruit, ginger, chocolate and a light glue note, all wrapped in wood that never turns dry or over-oaked. The 63% sits so well integrated that a few even call it an easy sipper. The one recurring grumble is the release price.
The community says- Well-integrated alcohol
- Tropical fruit depth
- But: Steep release price
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Rich tropical Jamaican with beautifully tamed 63% Broadly adored — complex, oily and tropical with orange, ginger and well-tamed oak. Many rank it among the best Hearts. Only the steep release price draws complaints.
Aroma profileFans of long tropically-aged Jamaican pot still
Anyone wanting a quick, casual pour
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkyMature & oakySipping neat
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Joachim Guger
Beautiful, red-golden color. Glue, licorice, tropical fruits, ginger, spices. Chocolate and oranges. Powerful, well balanced. Mouth-filling, tropical fruits, spicy, gingerbread, dark malt. Warm, long finish. An outstanding rum. Clearly in line with the series and one of the better ones. Its profile lies between 2003 (fruity) and 1999 (liquorice). Long tropical ageing without any lignification testifies to high craftsmanship. The music: the soundtrack by Dr.No.
Review by Oliver
Heavenly nose. On the palate, intense, complex, and creamy thanks to the long tropical aging. Very well-integrated alcohol. Wow, a real highlight of the Hearts Collection. Only the sporty price dampens the enthusiasm a bit.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
31.05.2026 Retasting and I still like it a lot. --------- #5069 Friday 24.01.2025 - 26.01.2025 A nice weekend in my sisters summerhouse with old friends and colleagues tasting a lot of rums. I can only recommend like we did, no phones allowed and then only music in the background 😊 Colour Medium dark. Nose Fresh, wood, light roasted, fruits, light orange, spice, faint coffee, faint leather, light chocolate,light glue. Palate Oily, wood, fruits, orange, faint tannins, light chocolate, faint tobacco, dried fruit, light glue. Finish Long, wood, light roasted, fruits, light tobacco, orange, light salt, faint tannins. Empty glass Dried fruit, spice, light chocolate, light prunes, faint licorice. Needs to rest for the tannins to settle properly.
Review by DomM
No wonder Joy decided to put this into her anniversary blend. This is very good and might be the best mark/bottling from the hearts collection to date (side-by-side pending, though 🙂) Intense and rich on the nose with herbs, fruits and ginger. Amazing on the palate es well with candid ginger and fruits as well nice (and well balanced) woody notes. Superb stuff.
Review by mto75
Excellent representative of the Hearts series! Tropical fruit, dried fruit, polish, floral notes, toffee. Quite powerful on the palate, but the 63% is not at all 'scratchy'. I also clearly detected tropical fruits in the direction of passion fruit... There is no direct comparison now, but from memory I would say that it can keep up very well with my previous favorites, the '93, '94 and '84.
Review by cigares
A complex nose with a superb balance between wood and fruit (citrus and tropical fruit). A touch of sewing-machine oil adds complexity. The attack on the palate is fairly gentle, with aromas rising and filling the mouth. Harmony between wood and fruit. Good depth of aroma, but not much breadth. Black cherry. Long, elegant finish with lots of fruit and spice. Slight salinity at the very end. A very fine rum from only 19 ex-Wild Turkey barrels.
Review by zabo
It would be a dream to be able to try the whole Appleton Hearts range. My conclusion would be that this is a really high-quality range. All in all, they are all great bottlings. I personally find it difficult to choose a true winner here. Only the 84 falls a little short. Both it and the 02 can't quite keep up, although that's complaining at a high level. However, if I had to choose one, it would probably be the 03 because it was the first one I tasted from the series.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Tasted against RX15474 (Appleton Hearts 1993). And once again an improvement compared to yesterday's tasting (93 vs. 02): Wonderful Demerara misdirection on the nose, truly world-class! On the palate nicely oily, warm, tropical, heavy, but then also definitely Jamaican-esteric (so nothing like Guyana as on the nose). One point more than the 93 because of the insane nose.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Really nice nose reminiscent of both Appleton and distantly of 94 new Yarmouth but with more complexity. Starts where the 93 ends and goes one better. Aromatically very round, very complex not too much wood but also reminiscent of Guyana REV with wood, lavender, licorice and violets and allspice grains, then comes back caramel, coconut and tropical overripe fruit with cinnamon. I really like it. It's like drinking new Yarmouth 94 and rev 94 at the same time. Crazy stuff. Could well be my favorite bottling of the Appleton Hearts series to date! An absolute surprise!
Review by Johannes
In my opinion, perfectly to the point! Great tropical notes, barrel influence with slight menthol notes, beautiful yellow fruits, with the alcohol super integrated. Really good and almost an easy sipper thanks to the well-integrated alcohol.
Review by Giorgio Garotti
Another great, great expression of Appleton! For its 25 years of aging, the wood is perfectly integrated and results in another very mouthwatering rum indeed! The quality of appleton barrels is incredibly high! Unfortunately the only negative note is the release price of this release!
Review by ilRummista
Grande rum.
Review by Serge
A really nice addition to the Hearts series. I really like the 1998. Great balance of wood, fruit and spices. I can't wait to see what else the series has to offer in the future. Definitely one I'd like to have a bottle of.
Review by Michael Schillheim
An outstanding rum. Beautifully complex and intense on the nose and palate. Spicy, woody, liquorice, chocolate and sticky. Long-lasting finish and very well-integrated alcohol. But in today's direct comparison, the 93 is slightly ahead for me due to the mint.
Review by Leo Krüper
As always, a super nice tropical Jamaican
Review by Basti
A slightly floral/perfumed note on both the nose and the palate. Then predominantly heavy aromas with wood, leather, tobacco, charred wood, slightly bitter. Stands out somewhat from the other Hearts due to the initial floral notes, but doesn't really convince me in the end, especially considering the price.
Review by SaibotZtar
Really strong Appleton. Crazy amount of spice and complexity. Definitely not a rum for a quick "taste." Tropical fruits, dark dried fruits, ginger, caramel, and esters. A real flavor bomb in a Mai Tai. Great.
Review by Jarek
Franconian Rum Tasting Gang & Jakob, 2023-07-27 Part 1: This time all Appleton Hearts at the start (1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2002 and 2003). For me, the 1994 is still the best of the bunch, closely followed by the 1993 and 1998. The 2002 was also surprisingly tasty. The 1984 is right up there on the nose, but falls short on the palate due to the excessive wood influence.
Review by Djehey
Aaahh... This is very pleasant. The 63° is very well integrated. The profile is very focused on orange and its zest, the wood (precious and waxy) and ginger. Aeration makes it more complex... But will it really have time to aerate? ;)
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
The roast and touch of wood is perfect on this one. For me this vintage tastes like a good NY with a touch of TDL. Unlike the 2002 one I prefer the palate here, with nose being a bit restrained. One of my favorite Appletons.
Review by Schnubbii
Relentlessly good Appleton (Hearts). Fruity and complex, compared to the 1994 less tannins, but more vanilla. Both are great bottlings for me and the highlights of the Appleton Hearts range in my opinion.
Review by Florent Apl
I love that one, a very good balance between the Jamaican funk, the wood, the ripe fruits and sweetness. To compare it with the 2002, I get less wood here and more funk and fruits. The finale is rather shorter though.
Review by Gil Firth
Bottle One of the best series there is, feels unnecessary to repeat that. This time the 1998 release also comes in a small bottle from the Valier project. Relatively light. Esters not too high. Very high quality, complex. Chocolate and sour fruits. A bit of leather. Overall an excellent release, price tag is exaggerated and wild.
Review by Tomas Hajlich
Yes! In general, I like Appleton Hearts. It's a great and honest series. The color is dark mahogany, slowly running down the glass walls. In the nose, a beautifully heavy Jamaican rum. Alcohol well integrated. Long finish with caramel and overripe bananas.
Review by Michal S
Nice, complex Appleton. The influence of the cask is very noticeable, with a lot of spices, dried fruit and chocolate in the aroma and taste. Also caramel and licorice are not missing, the alcohol is very well integrated. I recommend trying it.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
🥃 Appleton 1998 – 63% (25 years tropical – 19 selected casks – 995 g/hlpa) 👉 Nose: light solvents, glue, bitter orange, dark chocolate, heavy wood 👉 Palate: creamy, ultra well integrated, anise, orangette, medicinal touches 👉 Finish: tannic, slightly bitter 💭 Verdict: deeper, more complex… but not where you’d expect. Far from the explosive Jamaican funk — here, it’s a rougher facet, almost “Guyana-like,” with hints of Port Mourant 👀
Review by Dw117
Rumfest 2024: god I love tropically aged jamaican
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Expert review by New World Rum Club
Compared to the slightly younger hearts you can really tast the additional aging through the wood and associated spices. Complex but well balanced rum from appletons that’s a joy to sip on a special occasion.
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54 bottles logged by 44 collectors.
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9% opened, 2 emptied.
What does Velier Appleton Hearts Collection - 1998 cost?
Community paid 60–563 €.
Current best price: 550.38 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 379 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Velier Appleton Hearts Collection - 1998
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Velier, at 63%.
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