Appleton 21 Years Nassau Valley Cask

 With a medium to long finish, Appleton Estate has managed to up the ante through the versions of the 21 year one. I have tried the previous ones and still have the last one released which I had to compare in a side by side comparison, and this one is better. The fruity side with spices is there with the woody tones which is then finished off by chocolate and coffee and a hint of tobacco. Lightly, very lightly dry and overall rounded and well balanced. The natural sweetness is also amazing. Price to quality is very good and I've already ordered backup bottles :-) 30.01.2022 Enjoying it again and still stand by my score. Wonderful release especially when looking at the price tag.

 Similarly good as the old 21 Appleton but I have the impression it's a bit woodier. Almost a bit "rotten". Delicious and elegant but still! However, I like the classic 21 better overall...

 Cedar wood, lime, unripe pineapple and vegetal on the nose. The attack on the palate is a little acqueous, reflecting dilution. Aromas struggle to emerge, then fill the mouth. The finish is longer than the 15-year-old, drier and woodier. A rather dry, woody rum, though the fruit is very present. Strangely less interesting than the more lively 15 ans d'âge.

 RumX Calendar Day 16 But for me blind, it would have been a Foursquare. I would never have thought of it. All in all, more of an easy sipper. But it's amazing how broad the range of a distillery can be. A bit thin, unfortunately...

 RumX-Adventskalender 16.12.2023 Blind tasting: Nose: caramel, sherry, pleasing Palate: oh, thin and watery, that typical musty sherry note again, citrus on the finish too Thought the rum was one of the earlier Wagemut bottlings, perhaps also a Cuban - and was wrong. But that's perfectly okay, of course. Unfortunately, this rum is not a highlight at all.

 Little more spices (vs. Dried fruits) on the nose vs. the regular 21y. On the palate more freshness and citrus notes vs. the standard bottling. A little more interesting overall.

 Rum X Advent 16.12.2023 Been absolutely blind on Foursquare. No Jamaica came through for me. Quite tasty and pleasing rum. Unfortunately slightly thin.

 #24DaysOfRum2023 - Day 16 An after dinner treat on the nose, quite similar to what you would expect from FS or ADL. Firstly coconut flakes, nougat and lots of vanilla and nutmeg. Then the breakfast table gets set with mixed berries, foremost gooseberries, orange zest and grains. And finally light aromas of furniture polish and clay. Exciting nose. On the palate not enjoyable to my taste. It has been watered down so much and so inefficiently; it’s almost criminal. Nearly none of the exciting aromas from the nose manifest on the tongue. Ever accidentally ran water through the coffee filter twice? I have. And that’s what this tastes likes. The water has not been integrated well, and you can taste it intersecting with the spirit, reducing its quality to that of any store-bought solera column still. Only 8x more expensive. As a result of the thin, weak palate the finish is incredibly short and simply tastes like a dissolved sugarcube. It took me a long time to put a score on this, because the nose is very nice. However I simply could not classify this as “good”. Not a memorable, nor repeatable experience.

 Oak barrel, vanilla, caramel, orange peel on the nose. Nutty, nougat on the palate...nice balance, but a few more percentages would not have been bad.

 RumX Advent Calendar I had high expectations about this one, but the blind tasting returned me a rum with little body and maybe even less interesting to drink then younger releases. Update - April 24 Drinking again this rum, it seems slightly better, but still no room for improve in mark. Too light both in terms of perceived strength and, more importantly, in terms of taste. Light nose, wood and tea but really little funkyness, in the mouth it is led by the wood, vanilla and spices overall. Very Bajan in terms of style, maybe at 50abv it would tell us another story

 Finally found this new appleton 21 in a store in Holland. Is very hard to find! Really like the new look of the bottle and the box! Still have a bottle of the old 21 year old and compared them.The new version is bit smoother and has a slightly browner color. Think is a great new 21 appleton and will order a back up bottle :)

 Complex despite the low degrees. Interesting nose. On the palate, it's less fruity and darker. I wouldn't have thought of a Jamaican initially, but it's an interesting profile, though wiser than its compatriots.

 Beim blind verkosten blieb an der Nase erstmal Pfirsich Eistee haften. In der Nase kommt der Alkohol trotz der nur 43% zu stark durch, am Gaumen dafür rund und gefällig. Damit könnte man sich sicher einen schönen Abend machen.

 Einige hier hatten blind an Foursquare gedacht, was die Nase angeht, ich hab da eher Assoziationen mit nem Agricole aus Martinique. Eine schöne Kombination aus Früchten,Würze und Holz. Gefällt mir sehr gut, leider kann der Gaumen in keinster Weise da mithalten. Verwässert und holzig, viel mehr ist da nicht mehr. Schade. Ich wollt ihn schon immer mal probieren, zum Glück noch zum 'alten Preis' bekommen. Ist ja Wahnsinn was da heutzutage abgerufen wird, 140€ keine Seltenheit. Hab ich doch glatt die Gesamtbewertung vergessen.🙈 Also jetzt.😉

 RX calendar day 16. I thought this is a less intense Foursquare. Quite light.