Appleton Reserve Rare Old Jamaican Rum
For curious explorers stepping into vintage Jamaican rum, this 20‑year Appleton is all about elegant fruit and gentle wood. Members praise its complex tropical and dried fruits, light smoke and spice, best sipped neat and unhurried.
- Complex fruitiness
- Balanced light oak
- Easy sipping
Details about Appleton Reserve Rare Old Jamaican Rum
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How does Appleton Reserve Rare Old Jamaican Rum taste?
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Elegant, fruity vintage Appleton For curious explorers stepping into vintage Jamaican rum, this 20‑year Appleton is all about elegant fruit and gentle wood. Members praise its complex tropical and dried fruits, light smoke and spice, best sipped neat and unhurried.
Appleton fans and fruit-forward Jamaican lovers who enjoy elegant, lower-ABV sipping rums with layered tropical and dried fruits over gentle oak and spice.
High-ABV hunters or those wanting big funky esters and a dense, powerful mouthfeel.
How is Appleton Reserve Rare Old Jamaican Rum rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.7 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
25.05.2019 Sitting at home enjoying some nice samples. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Round, banana, light roasted wood, herbs, faint chocolate, light smoke. Palate Round, light, fruity, pineapple, light tobacco, light floral, faint coffee. Finish Medium long, light, light roasted wood, spices, anise, fruits.
Review by zabo
Von den ganzen Ceramic Abfüllungen, wohl der mit der meisten Fruchtigkeit. Nochmal vielen Dank an Rumauction die mich auf einen kleinen Dram eingeladen haben. Alles in allem ein wirklich leckeres Teil. Und das bei den wenigen %%. Hätte dieser ein paar % mehr, wären deutlich mehr Punkte drinnen gewesen.
Review by Oliver
Really great vintage appleton. Lightweight, but not boring. Perfect for a relaxed entry.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Toller vintage Appleton. Ungewöhnlich fleischige umami Note und sehr rund und ausgewogen! Wirklich geil wie hier früher Appleton Mal gemacht wurde, geile spannende Gelegenheit, vielen Dank dejan und Sebastian!
Community purchases
9 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 10 members.
About the Appleton Estate distillery
The Appleton Estate distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Appleton Estate have been reviewed 3,449 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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