Appleton Joy

Elegant citrus-caramel sipper

Elegant and smooth
Complex fruit-spice
Long finish
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Elegant 25-year Appleton sipper with vanilla and orange-peel aromas, oak-caramel spice and dried-fruit/chocolate hints; long finish. Highly appreciated neat or on the rocks, though some note a lighter body.

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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members praise this Appleton Estate 25-year blend for its elegant, balanced sipping character. Expect vanilla and citrusy orange-peel aromas, leading to oak, caramel and gentle spice with dried-fruit and chocolate notes. Many enjoy it neat or on the rocks; one even rates it solid in a Crusta. While a few find the body light or the price high, 45 community reviews show rising confidence in this limited 1,200-bottle release.

    Aroma

    Vanilla Caramel Citrus Orange peel

    Taste

    Oak Caramel Spice Orange peel

    How is this rum rated?

    8.5/10 45 reviews
    Top 26% Jamaica
    Top 21% Appleton Estate

    The nose is dominated by solvents, polish, then tropical fruit, citrus, tobacco. The 25 years of tropical maturity is hardly noticeable. Very nice.In the mouth then much more wood. Long, complex finish , now more caramel and dried fruit.Very complex, easy drinking.Appleton I would not have recognized here, I can not help myself, the rum reminds me strongly of a 45% Caroni minus rubber and tar.😉Not for full proof gladiators, but that was not the intention here. It should be a great sipper, he is then also.Certain recognition value with the 95 Hearts.

    Much alike the 21-year old but much smoother even though it’s 90 proof. Buy it if you find it.

    Incredibly elegant, round and full-bodied. It's like baking a banana in honey, dusting it with cocoa and cardamom and then sitting down in a heavy leather armchair in front of the fire. Truly an absolutely wonderful sipping rum from Appleton, which is well suited to the name "Joy"! I was skeptical but am very pleasantly surprised! 😍

    Big name, big price, medium taste. Not bad, but price and fame probably come mainly from the marketing or the limitation. Quite complex and long in the mouth, despite the low alcohol, but then again also thin. Above all, very restrained in the nose. Overall, very spicy with dried fruits, which definitely show the age of this blend. For me, despite everything, no highlight, but good, complex and of course also tasty. Can you already also drink ;-)

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX484
    ABV
    45%
    Category
    Pot & Column Still Rum
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot and Column Still
    Age
    25 years
    No. of bottles
    1,200
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Appleton Estate 25yr   45% Joy

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    About the Appleton Estate distillery

    The Appleton Estate distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Appleton Estate have been reviewed 3,010 times with an average of 8.0/10.

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