Appleton Estate Extra 12-Year

Аромат
Сразу бросаются яркие ароматы эстеров, животные жиры и щетина, кокос, никаких ацетоновых тонов, жженая карамель, мокрый картон, очень сложный, газонная трава, тростник, камыш (в общем, много травянистых тонов), землистый, ваниль.
Вкус
Сладко-кисло-горький, продолжение носа, такой же сложный и насыщенный, сладость 7 из 10, такая же щетина, можно добавить клубничное варенье, специи, кокос.
Послевкусие
Кокос, древесное, деликатная горечь и лимонад колокольчик.
Итого
Как бы не критиковали его за сухость, но тут сухость вполне сбалансирована со сладостью. А сладости не так и мало. Отличный и уже довольно сложный ром за свои деньги. К тому же, открытая бутылка продолжает дышать, развиваться и улучшаться со временем.
N:23 T:22 F:20 B:20
Оценка
85

Bitter taste with burn on the lips quite smooth caramel taste that wished lingered more but definitely great sipper

Мягкий, но не очень приятный вкус. Запах хорош. Я его точно больше не куплю

It’s a beautiful blend of rums. Clearly not an everyday rum.

Hearty rum, smooth & Smokey with notes of chocolate and caramel

Big fruity aroma, dark fruits, raisins, molasses, slight burn

Nose: Quite soft. Light toffee that acts as a harbinger for a more distinct yet still soft acetone. The funk easily gives way to strawberry skins, dried mango, and baked bananas - interlaced by brief hints of earthiness. Mint chocolate. Turmeric and cardamom show up near the end.

Palate: Still delicate, beginning with honey and cacao. Dried figs leads a transition to coconut husk and chocolate rocks before a more refreshing layer of ginger ale and the strawberries and mangos from the nose. Bubbly mouthfeel with a medium body.

Finish: A very pleasant burst of singed wood, dark chocolate, and dried blueberries. The finish rarely surprises me, yet this one does.

I was given a bottle as a gift and I did enjoy it enough to purchase one more. But I found I do not enjoy it enough for the little extra cost.

It's a nice rum if your are in the mood of not a sweat rum but an honest oak tasting rum.

Jamaican blend of various 12 to 30-year rums aged in oak barrels. I got to taste a bottle before its redesign. I really like the way it looks.
The rum is rather ligher in color. It is one of the less sweet rums and rather dry. However, it is extremely smooth, with notes of caramel, wood, walnuts. Slight notes of fruits. The rum is slightly thicker in consistency.
The aftertaste is medium to long lasting. One of my favorite aspects of this rum is its unusual, nuanced, sweet aftertaste.
This rum is extremely pleasant to drink due to its smoothness. The taste notes are very interesting with an unusual, sweet ending. Good price to performance ratio and overall a pleasant experience (coming from not a very experienced rum-drinker).