Appleton 15 Years Black River Casks
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A solid stepping stone into Jamaican rum: 15-year, 43% Appleton with relaxed funk, vanilla, caramel and toasted oak. RumX members enjoy it as a smooth, balanced sipper with good value for age.
Aggregated from 168 community reviews.
- Smooth and rounded
- Balanced fruit and oak
- Good value age
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Aggregated from 168 community reviews.
Smooth, woody Appleton stepping stone A solid stepping stone into Jamaican rum: 15-year, 43% Appleton with relaxed funk, vanilla, caramel and toasted oak. RumX members enjoy it as a smooth, balanced sipper with good value for age.
Drinkers building their palate who want a relaxed, woody Jamaican with light funk and easy sweetness, especially fans of Appleton 12 looking for a calmer, longer-aged sipper.
High-ester and cask-strength hunters, or anyone wanting big funk, intense fruit, or very long finishes; some may find it too tame or slightly bitter/oaky.
How is Appleton 15 Years Black River Casks rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.9 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 89% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 168 ratings
Review by cigares
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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Oliver
Nice entry-level Appleton
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 Air-one
Le rhum appelton Estate 15 ans d'âge Black River Casks est un rhum agréable. Dominante boisée, caramel, vanille et aussi pimentée. Alcool légèrement présent en bouche. La finale est moyenne et boisée, pimentée avec des notes de caramel brun.
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.
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What does Appleton 15 Years Black River Casks cost?
Community paid €47–€67.
Current best price: €57.90 – within the typical community range.
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+6 purchases in the last 3 months.
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About the Appleton Estate distillery
The Appleton Estate distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Appleton Estate have been reviewed 4,040 times with an average of 7.8/10.
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