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Appleton Estate V/X rum is comprised of 15 rum blends that have been distilled from molasses in copper stills and aged between 5-10 years in oak casks (hence the "V/X"). After blending, Appleton V/X receives additional aging to unite the flavors before bottling.
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over 10 years ago
"tasting notes"...super market, it has colour and flavour...some notes, maybe flat or sharp, not to shabby for a super market rum, really nice when mixed with 2x apple juice...
Posted
11 years ago
Mix with 1/2 a lime and some cane juice and you have a great daiquiri with just enough cask flavor to stand out and give some depth. Not too shabby.
Posted
over 11 years ago
If you want a good example of the Jamaican style, this is a good way to go at about half the price (in most areas) of the 12 year.
Posted
8 months ago
This is not a sipping rum, burn and aftertaste. Not great but had to try it. I will contaminate this rum with coke.
Posted
10 months ago
What a classic! The basic Appleton Estate that comes into Australia is not the best, but its totes a classic! This rum makes the best rum and coke. Thats what it was born for and you can help it realise its destiny!
Posted
11 months ago
Finom, de semmi extra, nem is akar az lenni. Úgy jó, ahogy van, ár/érték arányban tök jó! Idősebb verziók jobban ajánlottak!
Posted
1 year ago
Always kept a bottle of this on hand for mix, price has gone up here and have switched to El Dorado 5 since. Still nice though.
Posted
1 year ago
Very pleasant Jamaican rum, I liked it more than Signature. Good bourbon cask, vanilla, fruit, no alcohol content, no sugar and no flavor development in time. A compromise for opponents and supporters of Jamaican funk.
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over 1 year ago
I'll have a bottle of this or Havana Especial in the cupboard as my staple rums to drink. Great mixer and generic crowd pleaser
Posted
2 years ago
This is the bottle that made me realize what rum could and should be! It was smoother than any rum I'd ever had and tasted like something besides spice or straight alcohol. It's not a great rum (although, it made me an Appleton fan for life) but it was significantly better than all the rums I had tried up to that point. It was also the first rum I had that was actually aged more than a couple of years. It's smooth, decent tasting and a great step towards the world of good rum. Unless you are already buying aged rum, you need to buy a bottle (if it still exists) without further delay!
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Appleton was the rum that started it all for me. I distinctly remember being 15 and having a buyer get me this rum. The idiot walks in with a my 20$ bill outward all scared and we take a trip down the liquor isle looking like whores in church. At a very high volume he goes IS THIS THE ONE DAD WOULD LIKE. Me and this guy look nothing alike so even Helen Keller could see we were pulling something. Yes that is what DAD (me) would like. I still have that bottle half full today 8 years later and will never drink it for nostalgia. Appleton has a distinct smell that can only be described as "appleton". Its a dry wood molasses kind with a hover of alcohol in it. Right off the bat you can tell its gonna be a dry rum. Taking a swig of appleton straight isnt the greatest idea. Its harsh on entry then smooth then harsh then smooth then harsh. But appleton has the most distinct flavour barrel of them all. Its an oak but its not like the basic oak barrel wearing her yoga pants and northface (if you get that props to you). The appleton oak is smokey and you can tell many other batches were made. Not a lot of sweetness but it teeters on just the right amount of dryness. Its not very complex in its nature, just very distinct. In coke it really hails high though. Because the harshness is gone and what you have left is the distinct Appleton flavor. Honestly though with appleton its best sticking with the v/x and not bother with the 8 year, Reserve or 12 year because they all honestly taste the same, shoot for the older years like the blend and 20 year. All I know is some day I will go to an auction and adopt the 50 year as my only child. Until then !