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Appleton Estate 21 Years (RX35)

The 21 Years rum from Appleton Estate is a Jamaican rum aged for 21 years. It has an ABV of 43% and is made from molasses and sugar cane juice. It has a pleasant taste profile with notes of vanilla, caramel, orange, tropical fruit and pineapple. Most reviewers found it to be complex and balanced with sweetness and dryness, fruity, and a good value for the price. It has a harmonious blend of wood, spice, fruitiness and light ester notes on the palate with spices, caramel and tropical fruits coming through on the finish.

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What does this rum taste like?

The flavor profile of 21 Years is based on 129 user reviews. We have compiled and summarized the community's tasting notes for you, to give you an impression of the aroma and taste of the rum.

Nosing impressions

Vanilla Caramel Orange Tropical fruit Pineapple Woody Cinnamon Burnt sugar Honey Solvents

Taste impressions

Oak Spice Vanilla Round Caramel Chocolate Woody OrangePeal Cocoa Tropical fruit

Finish

Woody Caramel Dry Tropical fruit Tobacco Roasted Balanced Chocolate Oak Elegant

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Community reviews

8.0 /10129 ratings

COMMUNITY RATING

Already 129 registered users have rated and tested this rum, leaving an average rating of 8.0 out of 10. A total of 5 users have marked this rum as their favorite (9+ points).

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7.8/10

This is a super good rum for the price. Jamaica funk all the way and a real joy. You can taste the complexity of the 21 years of maturing.


Aroma

Ester Coconut Banana Vanilla

Taste

Dry Fruity Honey Tannins Spice
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7.9/10

A very good introduction to the world of unsweetened rums. Round and harmonious without the typical Jamaica ester funk.


Aroma

Caramel Tropical fruit Honey Woody Dark chocolate

Taste

Round Spice Oak Mild Vanilla
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8.7/10

I found it at a bar on my holiday in bibione! Great to start a holiday 😅… So it’s a very fruity interesting solid lovely rum. I can suggest to everyone, who will end a hard working day with an fruity rum to relax! try it you won't regret it. Cheers *Update: Still one of my favorite rums 🥃


Aroma

Fruity Dried fruit Dried apricot Tropical fruit Alcoholic

Taste

Fruity Dried fruit Dried apricot Tropical fruit Alcoholic
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8.8/10

As a summary it’s complex with a deep taste and a fantastic balance between sweetness and dryness.


Aroma

Dried fruit

Taste

Spice Tropical fruit Sugar Dried fruit
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7.6/10

A rum that I expected a lot, too much... A mix of vanilla and tropical fruits with a persistent caramel impression.In the mouth a diluted side first, then spices, caramel again and tropical fruits and prune.The finish is rather short. I find it disappointing especially in comparison with the CDI clarendon 59,4%, much more interesting.


Aroma

Caramel Vanilla Tropical fruit

Taste

Oak Spice Tropical fruit Prunes
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8.0/10

if Jamaica should be easy sipping then it would be this one. Definitely one of the better old Jamaicans with a nice honey banana note! could only have a few more %😅 but for a really nice harmony of wood, sweetness, fruitiness and light ester notes.


Aroma

Burnt sugar Banana Vanilla Cinnamon Tropical fruit

Taste

Oak Banana Nutmeg Cocoa Round
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8.2/10

I honestly think this is outstanding quality. Only downside is the low ABV. Nevertheless the rum does not fail to deliver an intense profile. Highly recommended if excessive ABV is not (yet) your cup of tea.


Aroma

Vanilla Solvents Woody Cinnamon Dark chocolate

Taste

Tropical fruit Prunes Vanilla Oak Spice
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7.2/10

Nice drinking rum of my style - sweet taste, caramel, nuts

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8.0/10

Noble and elegant. A Jamaican that is not demanding and yet presents typical flavors. Ideal for the ambitious beginner.


Aroma

Vanilla Burnt sugar Woody Tropical fruit Cinnamon

Taste

Oak Spice Vanilla Chocolate Caramel
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8.4/10

Tastes much better to me now than when I first tasted it, probably because I now also noticed a toasty chocolate note alongside all the fruit and caramel/honey.


Aroma

Woody Roasted Vanilla Honey Caramel

Taste

Vanilla Round Caramel Spice Tropical fruit
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8.0/10

It is very good but it does not excel beyond its price point. Better integration of alcohol than its younger counterparts. One of those “you get exactly the level you paid for” kind of rums.

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7.7/10

Die Nase verspricht mehr als er kann. Verliert im Mund deutlich an Power so das hauptsächlich milder Kakao übrig bleibt. Relativ trocken, ein Hauch Leder, Muskat. Tropische Früchte bleiben gegenüber der Nase undefiniert im Hintergrund. Was am meisten stört ist die wässrige Konsistenz.


Aroma

Solvents Creme brulee Citrus Tropical fruit Clove

Taste

Cocoa Mild Nutmeg Dry Leather
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7.5/10

Fein in der Nase, im Mund ist er ok aber nicht das was er zuerst verspricht. Gibt definitiv besseres für den Preis.


Aroma

Tropical fruit Pineapple Burnt sugar

Taste

Oak Woody Mild Dry
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8.6/10

Il a passé 21 ans en fûts, ce qui lui a donné un cuivre profond ! C’est un rhum très élégant !


Aroma

Leather Woody Honey Candied Pineapple

Taste

Leather Oak Cinnamon FullBodied Concentrated
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8.0/10

Sehr runder und gefälliger Rum. Preis Leistungsverhältnis ist nicht ganz getroffen. Viele Geschmacksnuancen. Ein Muss für jede Sammlung. Hervorragend zum Kennenlernen von Rum. 😃😎 Cheers


Aroma

Caramel Vanilla Candied Coffee

Taste

OrangePeal Vanilla Chocolate Woody Violet
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7.4/10

Guter Blend!

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7.9/10

Für mich ist dieser Rum einfach solide, sehr sehr rund und ausgewogen im Geschmack aber es fehlt einfach Kraft im Geschmack. Mehr Appleton Hearts bitte 😁


Aroma

Orange Cinnamon Coconut Caramel Vanilla

Taste

Caramel Vanilla Spice OrangePeal Round
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8.2/10

Ein sehr schönes Geschmacksprofil, ist aber etwas zu gefällig und hat weniger Charakter als der 12 Years. Könnte kräftiger und komplexer sein. Die gute Alternative für einen Ron und ein guter Rum zu einer guten Zigarre.


Aroma

Dried apricot Orange Roasted Caramelized Nail polish

Taste

OrangePeal Leather Dried fruit Delicious Thin
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8.0/10

It’s the best Appleton I have tried but not quite a wow rum. The 43% abv let’s it down a bit - would love to try at cask strength - as seems a bit light in the finish. Nose is excellent with well integrated sweet and complex wood, body a bit more one dimensional and spicer than the nose would suggest. Medium length finish which is pleasant just not quite moorish. Interested to try the Velier Hearts Collection and compare


Aroma

Peanut Espresso Caramelized

Taste

Spice Young wood Warm
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8.2/10

Poprvé jsem ochutnal AE21 a vůbec bych ho nezařadil do Jamajky. Ve vůni sladká vanilka, chuť připomíná soleru, poměrně krátké tělo, ani závěr není moc dlouhý..rum je velmi hladký a zakulacený, žádná divočina.


Aroma

Caramel Vanilla Woody

Taste

Round Oak Woody Dry Mild
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7.8/10

Un très bon rhum de dégustation. Très gourmand.


Aroma

Caramel Dark chocolate Tropical fruit Burnt sugar Candied

Taste

Cinnamon Vanilla Nutmeg Prunes Cocoa
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8.9/10

Pecka, chuť švestky se ukáže při třetím doušku a zůstává


Aroma

Dried fruit Creme brulee Honey Caramel

Taste

Oak Prunes
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7.9/10

Komplex, wenig Frucht und wenig Süße, Orangennote, etwas Vanille, leichte Pfeffernote zum Schluss und sehr langer Abgang.


Aroma

Vanilla Coconut Tropical fruit Solvents

Taste

Spice Caramelized Woody Cocoa Complex
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8.5/10

Chut i vune, top 3

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8.1/10

Jamaïcain équilibré pas très « funky » les fruits trop mûrs sont sages ici


Aroma

Caramel Vanilla Tropical fruit Woody Burnt sugar

Taste

Caramel Oak OrangePeal Cocoa Chocolate

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Facts about the rum

Country
Distillery
ID
RX35
ABV
43%
Made from
Molasses and sugar cane juice
Distillation
Pot and Column Still
Age
21 years
Bottle volume
70cl
Price range
Under 250€
Category
Rum

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About the Appleton Estate distillery

The distillery Appleton Estate is located in Jamaica. Rums from Appleton Estate have been reviewed 1,381 times with an average of 79/100.


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