Appleton Reserve 8 Years
A solid stepping stone into Jamaican rum: 8-year Appleton at 43% with light funk, caramel, banana and baking spice. RumX members find it best as a mixer or casual on-the-rocks pour.
- Great in cocktails
- Unsweetened profile
- Light Jamaican funk
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How does Appleton Reserve 8 Years taste?
Aggregated from 40 community reviews.
Solid, cocktail-friendly Jamaican step-up A solid stepping stone into Jamaican rum: 8-year Appleton at 43% with light funk, caramel, banana and baking spice. RumX members find it best as a mixer or casual on-the-rocks pour.
Cocktail enthusiasts and newcomers to Jamaican rum wanting an unsweetened, moderately funky base for Cuba Libres, sours or tiki drinks without overwhelming intensity.
Those seeking deep complexity, heavy funk or a refined long-sipping experience; also not ideal for drinkers expecting a very smooth, sweet dessert rum.
How is Appleton Reserve 8 Years rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.0 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 47% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 2% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
A selection of the most popular reviews from our community. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Anonymous
Delicious. A tiny bit of funk but mostly just warm and fruity and great. Makes a great pina colada along with el dorado 3 year
Review by Jarrod Smith
Lovely rum. Round flavors with caramel/butter on the front, with banana, coconut, and roasted nuts on the back. Spicy finish with woodyness and tannins.
Review by Steven Devlieghere
Blent Brugge
Review by Hannover Glassware
HG finds this well-rounded rum mark to calm to boys down just before diving into more rum.
Review by Tupiaz
It is not unpleasant. However, unbalanced and points in different directions without evolving or slovenly progressing. Works great in a rum n' sour.
Review by Anonymous
Quite acidic.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
I'd say this one is definitely a mixer and goes well with a Coca cola.
Review by Ginger & Fred
Es passiert mir persönlich einfach zu wenig im Mund. Wenig komplex. Der 12er ist deutlich interessanter
Review by deanopeez
My first Jamaican rum. Not sure how funky it is with nothing to compare to, but the lingering taste of alcohol wasn't super pleasant. The initial woodiness is nice, but I think this will probably be a mixer from me.
Community purchases
76 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 16 members.
About the Appleton Estate distillery
The Appleton Estate distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Appleton Estate have been reviewed 3,456 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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