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Velier Appleton Hearts Collection - 1995
Blind, almost nobody pegged this as Appleton — tasters kept guessing Guyana or Caroni. It's the dirtiest, funkiest of the Hearts run: furniture polish, glue and solvent up front, then dark chocolate, tobacco, leather, bitter orange and roasted coffee. Fruit shows on the nose but the palate leans woody, dry and tannic. Give it plenty of air and a few drops of water.
The community says- Deep chocolate and coffee
- Long complex finish
- But: Very woody palate
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How does Velier Appleton Hearts Collection - 1995 taste?
Aggregated from 149 community reviews.
Dark, woody 25-year Jamaican with dirty funk Loved for its complexity, coffee-and-chocolate depth and long finish, though several tasters found the palate very woody, dry and a touch hot. Most rank the 1994 slightly above it.
Experienced sippers who like dark, woody, roasted Jamaicans
Anyone chasing bright tropical funk or a soft sipper
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.6 sits in the “Very good” band. 99% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
95% rate it 8 or higher. 13 selected write-ups from 149 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Oliver
Most helpful positive review
Very nice rusty, dark chocolate note! Really great nose. On the palate but a little too dry for my taste.
Review by w00tAN
Most helpful mixed review
Direktvergleich 94, 95 und 99: In der Nase eher zurückhaltend, die Frucht muss man suchen am ehesten Zitrus (Scheuermilch) ansonsten eher medizinisch. Am Gaumen dann eher mineralisch und metallisch irgendwie unrund. Alkohol eher widerspenstig und im Abgang Scharf. Aus meiner Sicht der schlechteste der drei.
Review by Mirco
Very dark notes with endless roasted aromas. Extreme chocolate note, which I like. For a better rating, however, I miss the fruit. Even blind a clear assignment of the Appleton Distillery
Review by Joachim Guger
Solvent, polish, glue and dried fruit on the nose. Animalistic. Very complex and very dirty and funky by Appleton standards. I could smell it forever. Lots of wood and liquorice on the palate, very complex. A very long, very nice finish. Great rum, I like it better than the 1999. Edit: In the glass again for a long time. It takes a long time to open up. Definitely the dirtiest and funkiest of the Hearts series and therefore a bit out of line. If EMB 1995/97 is one of your favorites, you've come to the right place.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
I have finally found the perfect chocolate to reset and enhance my palate when tasting. I can recommend the 70% chocolate from Peru made from the Chuncho Bean (Trinidad). This bottle is also a really nice one and there is no doubt that it's an Appleton Estate in the nose nor the palate. A great rum probably already sold out. It was gone here in Denmark the day it was released and the bottle prices have already skyrocketed.
Review by Tschusikowsky
RumX Advent calendar 12.12.21: This drop has a sensational nose. You could smell it endlessly. In the mouth, unfortunately, it didn't quite meet my taste. Compared to the series, this was the one I liked the least. Retasting: The mouth falls short compared to the great nose. Alcohol is too present for me, something furry/tannic.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Clearly better than the 99. Nice notes of dark chocolate, toffee, lime, grapefruit marmalade, coffee, not too much wood and some mint and glue. Kind of reminds me of Jaffa cakes on steroids. Only rather with lime/grapefruit instead of orange. Only here again a bit alcoholic and astringent, otherwise the rating would be higher!
Review by Serge
I like it very much. I particularly like the slightly dirty note behind the pleasant menthol, cedarwood and tobacco mix. Dried apricot and a few yellow and green fruits.
Review by zabo
Ein Traum einmal die ganze Appleton Hearts Reihe durch zu probieren können. Mein Fazit wäre, dass es sich hier um eine wirklich hochwertige Reihe handelt. Alles in allem sind es alle Klasse Abfüllungen. Einen wahren Sieger hier zu bestimmen fällt mir persönlich schwer. Einzig der 84er fällt ein wenig ab. Sowie der 02er können nicht ganz so mithalten, wobei das jammern auf hohem Niveau ist. Wenn ich mich jedoch auf einen festlegen müsste, wäre es vermutlich der 03er, weil es der erste war, den ich aus der Serie probiert habe.
Review by Galli33
#12 RumXCalendar Blind tasting: Nose: tobacco, wood, minty, leather, vanilla, fruits M: spicy, woody, dark chocolate, roasted, minty F: oak, vanilla, caramel, dark chocolate Prediction: guyana (sounds like bellamy’s) approx. 45-55%…. totally wrong 🙈 Same failure again 🙈 It‘s a suprise for sure, but a welcome one! Very delicious rum! Nose: leather, woody, vanilla, minty, nutty, dark chocolate, ester, solvents, Mouth: delicious, elegant, dry, astrigend, intense, complex, woody, minty, licorice, dark chocholate, coffee, roasted Finish: medium to long, woody, oak, cigar, leather, trop. fruits, black pepper, caramel
Review by LukaŽiga
9:On the nose, we get balanced and round first impression with medicinal notes like esters, solvents, tropical fruits like banana, red and citrus fruits, minty molasses and roasted wood notes with dark chocolate, nuts, toffee and leather, slightly spicy. On aeration, the molasses is flowery, herbaceous, vegetal with tea, tobacco.Dried fruits join the game, so do tempting pastry, biscuits, vanilla and coffee and slightly metallic touch. 8,8:On the palate, the attack is intense with spices, especially vanilla, then ginger, pepper, salt, dried and tropical fruits like banana, pineapple, roasted wood notes like nuts, caramel, slightly coppery.When well rested, it becomes herbaceous, minty, joined by citrus fruits. 8,9:The finish is long, tasty, dry and tannic with esters, cigar note, lots of roastedness with leather, pastry, crunchy bread, some spice and dried, tropical fruits, this time also with some mango...
Review by Basti
Appleton Hearts Crosstasting mit den Jahrgängen 2002, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999 (RX15475, RX15474, TBD) 2002: Fruchtig und würzig mit einem Hauch Menthol. Am Gaumen viel Holz und Gewürze, leicht adstringend und bitter, Fruchtnoten ganz dezent. 1993: Deutlich intensiver mit mehr Gewürze und mehr vom Fass, dazu auch dreckige Noten, die mich an TDL oder Chairmans erinnern. Am Gaumen extrem trocken und bitter mit ordentlichen Fasseinschlag, leicht verkohlt. Mir fehlt hier etwas das Fruchtige. Abgang ist sehr lang! 1994: Ähnlich 1993, jedoch mehr Frucht und eine deutliche Minznote. Auch am Gaumen deutliche Parallelen, jedoch nicht ganz so bitter und dreckig und Fruchnoten sind noch dezent vorhanden. 1999: Viel Holz und Gewürze, mit Trockenfrüchten und trop. Früchten im Hintergrund. Am Gaumen jede Menge Gewürze und Holz, dafür kaum Fruchtnoten, aber auch keine verkohlten/bitteren Noten. 1995: Auch hier wieder dreckige Aromen mit Teer, Leder und Lack. Ähnlich wie 1993/1994. Die holzigen, bitteren Aromen dominieren auch hier am Gaumen. Für mich: 1994 ->8.8 2002 + 1999 ->8.7 1993 + 1995 ->8.6
Review by Domi Mal
Richtig intensiver tropischer Vertreter aus Jamaica! Schwer, ganz viel Fass, dennoch fruchtig und der Funk kommt auch durch! Zwischendurch, insbesondere beim Geruch könnte man auf Demerara tippen - großes Ding!
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Expert review by New World Rum Club
Much fruitier
Expert review by The Rum Champion
I like this Appleton. I don’t love it and coming in at $300+ USD this carries an inane price where the liquid does not match the sticker price. I may be biased but I am far more of a fan of the rums coming out of Worthy Park, Hampden, Clarendon and Long Pond. Tasting notes: mint, black tea, tobacco, leather, almond roca
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Details about Velier Appleton Hearts Collection - 1995
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Velier, at 63%.
Community purchases
222 bottles logged by 174 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
9% opened, 7 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Appleton Hearts Collection - 1995 cost?
Community paid 219–336 €.
Current best price: 312.32 € – within the typical community range.
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