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Appleton 15 Years Black River Casks
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Opinions land in a narrow band here: most call it a well-made, easy Jamaican, a few wish it had more punch. Expect oak, vanilla and caramel up front with gentle banana and orange, only a whisper of Appleton funk. Several tasters find the 43% a touch thin and the oak a little dominant, and more than one still prefers the 12.
The community says- Oak and vanilla
- Very smooth
- Keep in mind: A touch thin
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Smooth, oaky, gentle Jamaican evening sipper Most see a smooth, oaky evening sipper with soft fruit and light funk. The recurring catch: at 43% some find it thin, slightly bitter, and outdone by the cheaper 12.
Aroma profilePeople easing into Jamaican rum who like oak and vanilla over heavy funk
Anyone chasing bold, high-ester funk or a big-bodied cask strength
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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185 community reviews
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Review by cigares
Most helpful positive review
Caramel, cedar wood, vegetal, cinnamon, pineapple and citrus on the nose. The palate has a clean attack, the fruit is there and the aromas rise and fall gently. They fade together fairly quickly, leaving mainly caramel and cedar. A good rum for the price, very well made.
Review by Double Barrel
Most helpful critical review
Very shy nose, no texture and very short finish. Dilution simply kills it. What the use to release a 15 years old that got less character than the previous 12?
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This new release is more on the roasted side than the other ones. Lightly fruity with vanilla and wonderful caramel. On the palate there is wonderful roasted wood and I find it nice and round with and oily feel on the tongue. Price to quality is very good in my mind.
Review by Lukas Jäger
An easy introduction to the world of Jamaican rums. From memory, I like the 12-year-old a little better, but I would have to try them in parallel. Personally, I don't like the bitterness, which I find far too dominant. All in all, a little characterless, there are stronger representatives of the Jamaican style, even in the lower price segment.
Review by Rodolphe
Great value for money. Very good jamaicain in this price range, with a woody, low-ester profile. Personally, I really like this little jamaican rum, which I find relaxed.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Am after the 12th GRF still too exhausted for a proper evaluation. But nice unspectacular rum after the exciting variety of the last few days. And a worthy gentle start to the year until the next German Rum Festival.
Review by Stefan Persson
Opened and emptied a bottle of this rum at our summer resort out in the Stockholm archipelago. It’s a blend of pot and column still rums, tropical aged in American white oak barrels. The nose is nutty, fruity, spicy and roasted with scents of almonds, hazelnut, orange, vanilla and coffee. At the palate it’s subtle, elegant, fruity, woody, spicy and creamy with some funky hints and flavors of pineapple, orange, banana and oak. The finish is medium long.
Review by Nicofr
A smooth, rounded rum with a strong vanilla presence on the palate (a little too much for my taste). The value for money is good, but nothing more, and a few degrees more (it's 43) would bring a little more strength to this rum.
Review by Joachim Guger
Beautiful copper color.In the nose a lot of orange and coconut. Chocolate. Easy.In the mouth then woodier and roasted.Blind I would probably have typed Fourquare. Crafted well, but new territory is not won here.A good sipper to the cigar and - if you get it cheap - a good entry rum.
Review by Oliver
Nice entry-level Appleton
Review by abaker-rum
Love the nose on this rum. It is a medium intensity nose, with a fantastically integrated mix of tropical fruit, caramel, vanilla, barrel char and oak notes. On the palate it is a vanilla bomb and then dominated by wood notes through the finish. I am a big fan of this rum.
Review by Air-one
The Appleton Estate 15 years old Black River Casks rum is a pleasant rum. Dominant woody notes, caramel, vanilla and also spicy. Alcohol slightly present on the palate. The finish is average and woody, spicy with notes of brown caramel.
Review by Patrik Onderka
Love the longer finish and complexity. My favorite Jamaican rum. Really love this Appleton estate. A little bit better than its 12 year twin. Have some hearts collection. Home to taste some of them. Especially 1984 (the flagship).
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Intense notes of burnt slightly bitter caramel, banana, baked apple and wood, and roasted nuts. Nice solid Appleton with a good complexity despite drinking strength and appealing appearance. Price wise it could cost 10€ less but still a solid new product from the house of Appleton!
Review by Rumpalumpa
As expected, the Jamaican funk here is essentially limited to a little banana. However, this harmonizes nicely with the warm, spicy aromas reminiscent of Christmas banana bread. At 43%, however, it is simply too thin.
Review by Michael Schillheim
Nice and unagitated, very pleasing, super Jamaica beginner.
Review by rumiub
Easy. Jamaica immediately recognizable. Fruity, light. Nose very good. Unfortunately little body, especially for the age.
Review by Martin Ekrt
Decent aroma of bananas, vanilla, a bit of caramel, and slight esters and technical notes. Taste-wise, it's more caramel, lots of vanilla, tannins, a bit of banana. The finish is more vanilla and slightly banana and citrus. An unpretentious piece.
Review by Santo
A little too sweet for my taste, but it has lovely aromas on both the nose and the palate. Good relaxing rum
Review by Jarrod Smith
Very well rounded and balanced rum. I was worried it would be too woody but the oak is matched with spice, esters, and subtle sweetness without too many tannins. Terrific mouthfeel.
Review by ThatCubanRumGuy
Having some friends over later and doing some food prep. Had this bottle sitting there for a while decided to pop it open and pour a taste:l. Nose: Vanilla and pineapple with some notes of wood Palate: Oak and vanilla with some tropical fruit Finish: Medium with charred oak
Review by Hans-Peter Jank
Pleasant Appleton with an excellent price-performance ratio. You taste roasted almonds, hazelnuts, vanilla, coffee, and tropical fruits.
Review by Jacques etdom
Appleton for beginners. Not bad, but almost drowned because the reduction is too strong.
Review by Werner10
Very smooth but not weak at all. Fruity with a tiny bit af esters and also a nice woody touch. I like it a lot.
Review by TheTobias
I am a little disappointed by this 15-year old Appleton rum because I expected more after having had the 12-year old. The fruit has nearly disappeared completely and a sharpness and bitterness dominates the palate.
Review by Solidfunk
Caramel and a sheen of soft leather—almost suede. Breath of air is pretty pleasant after, bring soft florals and maybe some passion fruit. Copper pour. Very smooth and drinkable. The hogo is there enough to give this some character without a complete kick in the nut sack.
Review by ChrisPro
Overly oaked. Hids almost everything else. Super smooth though
Review by martin slezák
Dark color, dark amber Nose of wood, spice, vanilla, nut, fruity sweetness, creaminess Taste of wood, spice, slight bitterness but also sweetness, vanilla, nut Finish slightly long with wood, spice, vanilla
Review by Balian
Nice rum for beginners.
Review by Janda
Some of the most beautiful spirit I’ve tasted. A very relaxed and easy going rum. An ideal evening sipper.
Review by Rum Runner Labs - Will
Relatively little oak on the nose given the age, instead leaning more towards caramel and orange. Quite sweet on the palate, with sort of black tea astringency. The finish leaves something to be desired, primarily indexing on leather but leaving quickly. I need to taste this side by side with the Appleton 12, because at first encounter I have fonder memories of that bottle. Side note—I’ve never commented on the color of a rum before but this one does have a very nice copper look.
Review by Cedric Ries
very soft and pleasant finish
Review by bibi la légende
Appleton 15 years Black River Cask 43° It's a good entry point into Jamaican rums. Most of the aromas are there: esters and very ripe tropical fruits but in a light version.
Review by Jakob Deiner
On the nose, typical Appleton with just a light funk, quite orange-heavy, a bit of vanilla and wood. This continues on the palate, fairly balanced fruity/orangey, banana, some wood and vanilla. From memory, quite different from the 12, less intense rum aromas, fruitier. I prefer the 12. Drinks: - Neat: 4/5 - Rum Old Fashioned: 4/5
Review by Balu
From the nose not so typical Jamaica, but on the palate already assignable to the island, with typical aromas, slight ester notes
Review by R Wehner
Nose spicy Jamaican, 'darker' than the Hampden; spicy, woody, funky, good.
Review by Fifulek
Nose: 12+ 8 but wd-40 is substituted by fermenting vegetables Taste: 12+ 8 Finnish: shorter than 12 but more intense
Review by Andreas Wachtel
Great mild Jamaican, nice mix of fruit, wood and spice, a light sweetness and a nice medium-long finish.
Review by Kieron Wood
Sampled at UK rumfest 2024
Review by Rado Vito
It is more complex and oaky than previous version. Definitely step forward from Appleton 12.
Review by Kari Kovalainen
A very decent jamaican style rum for an ok price
Review by JonasTh
Very soft. Nice, but a bit too soft.
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Expert reviews
2 critics scored it, averaging 8.2/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.
Expert review by RumRock
Read full review ›I have to say, I'm really happy about this new release. It's exactly the missing middle step between the 12YO and 21YO. Both in terms of price and taste.
Expert review by Rum nagykövet
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268 bottles logged by 239 collectors.
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31% opened, 34 emptied.
What does Appleton 15 Years Black River Casks cost?
Community paid 46–67 €.
Current best price: 61.10 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 52 €. Price history with 3 auction results in RX+ ›
+18 additions in the last 3 months.
Additions per month over the last 12 months; dark bars: the last 3.
268 purchased · 201 tasted · 118 wishlist · as of
Details about Appleton 15 Years Black River Casks
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Jamaica, distilled by Appleton Estate, at 43%.
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