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Appleton Jamaica Independence Reserve 1962
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Vanilla and milk chocolate lead the nose, with cookie dough, orange peel and a surprising fresh, minty lift — one taster even found a beancurd-dessert note he'd never met in a rum. Fifty years of tropical aging brought huge depth but a thinner body than you'd expect, and plenty of wood by the finish. A once-in-a-lifetime pour, though a couple wished it were bottled hotter than 45%.
The community says- Huge depth
- Chocolate & vanilla
- Keep in mind: Thin body
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How does Appleton Jamaica Independence Reserve 1962 taste?
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Deep, chocolatey 50-year Appleton, thin at 45% Those who've tried it call it a rare, deeply complex experience — the recurring gripe is the 45% ABV softening a rum this old, and the body runs thin.
collectors chasing rare, heavily-aged Jamaican rum
anyone wanting body and high proof
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
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14 community reviews
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
A once in a lifetime experience. Though very expensive I recommend trying if you get the chance.
Review by Jarda Kratky
Most helpful mixed review
Chocolate rum for 300.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Great rum with nice sweet nuts wood taste. But why 45%??? Its like when you put great sirup in glass of water
Review by Johannes
I was at the blind tasting at Foursquare… many thanks to Nico for the opportunity!
Review by Nicolas Kröger
Mega complex without esters with extremely much wood - almost moldy, but in a nice way. An unusual acidity provides an impressive play of aromas.
Review by Anonymous
Good rum ! But very expensive for what it offers
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9 bottles logged by 6 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
11% opened, 0 emptied.
9 purchased · 14 tasted · 32 wishlist · as of
Details about Appleton Jamaica Independence Reserve 1962
A rum from Jamaica, distilled by Appleton Estate, at 45%.
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