Velier Appleton Hearts Collection - 1984

I love this oak forest. There are other unicorns besides the 1986 WIRD. You walk in a very old oak forest, fresh resin on the nose (the couch potato could also say glue), some orange keeps in the background, humus-rich forest floor on which grows damp moss. The taste continues with a pleasant bitterness for wood lovers, dried fruits keep in the background. Too much fruit here would also destroy the flair of the forest. With time in the glass, leather and vanilla come through more strongly. The finish is extremely long lasting, complemented by tobacco. Disappointed here who expects a maximum of complexity which is simply not very pronounced.

Absolutely inedible!

Incredible intense and complex animal. The smell occupies the whole room with the nose changing considerably over a couple of hours. Wood and bitter notes are very dominat alongside some fruits. All in all not unlike a very long aged Demerara.

Rarely seen such a strong red cast. Solvent, polish and then naturally a lot of wood and bitter coffee. But to this, a perfectly inserted counterpoint of a wonderful cocoa note and dried fruit. Great. In the mouth, it is then over with the balance. Woody, bitter, furry, all very intense and nothing else. The finish is then also corresponding. The 1994 Caroni with the yellow box seems lovely in contrast.😀 With a little water the nose seems a bit fresher, then on the palate a touch of dried fruit and a touch less furry. Difficult, hammer nose 🔨🔨, but drinking is no fun.

Once wood soup with garnish - while there are also some restrained fruit, rubber and earth notes, apart from that the barrel influence is quite heavy. Of course, there is liquid history in the glass here, but unfortunately this episode was written a bit too long.

Flüssige Eiche!!

Probably the oldest tropical aged Jamaica rum on the market to date. Absolutely crazy stuff. Wood to the abwinken, bitter, spicy intense and especially bitter. For me personally clearly too bitter and too much wood, but the longer you keep it in the mouth the more the typical notes of banana, coconut and milk chocolate come to the fore if rather in the background ...About the price can be argued I would never spend money on this but to have tried the product is an absolute sensation and should have tried!For just under 1500€ I would get me but 10 bottles of other horny Jamaican rum!🤷🏼♂️😜Thank you Jimmy for this super present! 😍💣🇯🇲🤯

Während in der Nase noch einiges abgeht, lutscht man am Gaumen gefühlt an einer verstaubten Holzdaube rum. Würde man den Stoff blind verkosten und hätte nicht „Appleton 1984“ im Hinterkopf, würde man wahrscheinlich sofort abwinken. Aber das Pathos allein kann‘s leider nicht richten.

The nose is really good with tropical glue notes, wood, almost reminiscent of Guyana Diamond. On the palate then but quite bitter, almost only barrel and bitterness, virtually no fruit, thus lacking some complexity.

Für mich definitiv verholzt mit einer gewissen modrig und bitterkeit. Bleibt sehr lange im Gaumen, jedoch unangenehm. Da war bestimmt ein Fass nicht optimal.

This week I feel like I drank a flask of Felix Felicis: a moment in my life when thousand of little jigsaw pieces seem to fall together to create a work of art. So tonight I’m finishing a sample the first rum I ever drank from my birth year. Dreaming about times to come. Honestly a lot of wood (duh). After airing for an hour too much wood for my liking. Added a drop of water and the profile finally starts to open up. Heavy Appleton flavors. A bit astringent but not too much.

Très beau nez concentré. Mais Bouche trop boisé amer pour moi. À peut être plus laisser oxyder la prochaine fois

I had expected this one to be far better than the first release, but it is kind of disappointing especially when looking at the price tag. Very intense and heavy from nose to finish and though the nose reveals more and more notes as it is rested, the longer it rests the more unbalanced the palate and finish gets. I'd say this bottle stayed for too long in the barrel and thus got "well done". Price to quality is very bad in my mind.

Pure aceton, no complex taste. After the aceron taste disappear (3mins), you can taste wood, nuts a little bit..

It would be a dream to be able to try the whole Appleton Hearts range. My conclusion would be that this is a really high-quality range. All in all, they are all great bottlings. I personally find it difficult to choose a true winner here. Only the 84 falls a little short. Both it and the 02 can't quite keep up, although that's complaining at a high level. However, if I had to choose one, it would probably be the 03 because it was the first one I tasted from the series.