Appleton Estate Extra 12-Year

This rum is oily and funky in a way only Jamaican rums can be. This makes it very tasty, but I feel like it could offer more in terms of complexity. Please note that this is of an older bottle, so I would be interested in seeing if the new bottle design brought a change in the blend with it. Great value for money.

Smell: After it opens up – with some air in the bottle and month + past opening. Juicy dark floral molasses, ripe/stale bananas, ripe pineapple, gentle oak very well mixed, old black tea, caramel, honey. With time in the glass, the smell gets more complex – burned wood notes appear, bouquet of herbs, cinnamon, slight black pepper.

Taste: Mild sweet molasses sugar, strong black tea, gentle yet bitter wood, ripe bananas, burnt toffee, well balanced not too sweet – quite pleasant and taste desert. Great balance – clean quality without much if any added sugar – Jamaica rum. For 12 years old, it shows its age – there are some complex notes in both the smell and taste. Very classic/genuine (nothing artificial), pleasant sipping rum.

Nothing to scream about, but a nice solid addition

Nice spices when drunk neat. I haven’t yet found a mixer to accompany it

This was a very smooth and flavourful rum. It was a great value compared to many of the other rums I have tasted over the past year. I appreciated the flavour without the heavy alcohol taste that accompanies many of the others I have tried. I consider this to be a "must have" for my cabinet.

Appleton 12 je taká základná a umiernená Jamajka. Je to nedosladzovaný rum. Vonia po vanilka, dreve, mede a niekde na pozadí cítim aj citrusy a sladké korenie. Chuť je príjemná, suchšia a alkohol jemne štípne. Prevláda vanilka, tropické ovocie, med, karamel a sud. Dobrý, poctivý rum za férovú cenu. Povinnosť ochutnať!!!

Tento rum jsem ochutnal poté, co jsem ochutnal jeho mladší brášky. Stejně jako u nich cítím ve vůni tlející trávu, což mi malinko na jamajských rumech vadí. V chuti je daleko komplexnější a přitom uhlazenější jemnější a sladší jako mladší bráškové.

The jamaican funk is immediately noticeable in this unique rum. Quite strong but don’t be fooled, it took me some time but it has a very nice taste and no sugar or additives to distract from this. Nice and dry so it doesn’t bore you in the long run. I think it’s one of the best rums you can get in its price category. Enjoy!

Really wanted to try this jamaican rum out and boy... was I surprised. It matures in whisky barrels so I was prepared for a bit sharp taste but was really smooth. Went easy down and I really enjoyed the long aftertaste of dark chocolate. It's not a sweet rum, but is tasty. A great sipper, wouldn't mix it!

Spodziewałem się po Jamajce czegoś bardziej "funky" (estrowego). Nie żeby to był zły rum, po prostu nie urzekł mnie albo za dużo się po nim spodziewałem czytając recenzje.
Jest OK.