Velier Appleton Hearts Collection - 1995

Intense, woody, complex sipper

According to reviews, this Appleton Estate release impresses with powerful woody, chocolate, and tobacco notes, balanced by dried and tropical fruit. Enthusiasts recommend it for its intensity and lingering finish.

8.6/10 125 reviews

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    How does this rum taste?

    Exceptional complexity
    Long, warming finish
    Rare collector's release

    Reviewers are drawn to the Hearts Collection - 1995 for its intense complexity and unique character, especially the robust notes of roasted wood, tobacco, and rich chocolate. Many highlight the evolving nose—starting with fruity, menthol, and leather, then opening up to dark chocolate and spice. Enjoyed as a slow, contemplative sipper, it's celebrated for its long, warming finish and balance. With high ratings and limited availability, it's revered among collectors and enthusiasts alike.

    Aroma

    Woody Leather Vanilla Tobacco

    Taste

    Woody Dried fruit Intense Roasted

    How is this rum rated?

    8.6/10 125 reviews
    Top 20% Jamaica
    Top 14% Appleton Estate

     Very nice rusty, dark chocolate note! Really great nose. On the palate but a little too dry for my taste.

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    8.2 /10
    Review by: Oliver

     Solvent, polish, glue and dried fruit on the nose. Animalistic. Very complex and very dirty and funky by Appleton standards. I could smell it forever. Lots of wood and liquorice on the palate, very complex. A very long, very nice finish. Great rum, I like it better than the 1999. Edit: In the glass again for a long time. It takes a long time to open up. Definitely the dirtiest and funkiest of the Hearts series and therefore a bit out of line. If EMB 1995/97 is one of your favorites, you've come to the right place.

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    9.0 /10
    Review by: Joachim Guger

     I have finally found the perfect chocolate to reset and enhance my palate when tasting. I can recommend the 70% chocolate from Peru made from the Chuncho Bean (Trinidad). This bottle is also a really nice one and there is no doubt that it's an Appleton Estate in the nose nor the palate. A great rum probably already sold out. It was gone here in Denmark the day it was released and the bottle prices have already skyrocketed.

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    8.8 /10
    Review by: Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

     Very dark notes with endless roasted aromas. Extreme chocolate note, which I like. For a better rating, however, I miss the fruit. Even blind a clear assignment of the Appleton Distillery

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    8.6 /10
    Review by: Mirco
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX7800
    ABV
    63%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    1995
    Cask number
    #430287-430298
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    25 years
    No. of bottles
    3,000
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Velier • Appleton Estate 1995 &nbsp; 25yr &nbsp; 63% Hearts Collection - 1995

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 210 bottles to their collections:

    closed
    191
    opened
    12
    emptied
    7
    Open rate
    9%
    Ø Market value
    237€

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    About the Appleton Estate distillery

    The Appleton Estate distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Appleton Estate have been reviewed 2,928 times with an average of 8.0/10.

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