Velier Appleton Hearts Collection - 1999

Expressive nose, spicy-woody depth

Expressive fruity nose
Balanced wood and spice
Well-integrated cask strength
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RumX reviewers highlight a standout nose of tropical fruit, caramel and esters, then a woody-spicy palate with herbal chocolate depth. Some note alcohol heat and a medium, spicy finish.

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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members love the expressive nose—tropical fruit, caramel and estery glue—leading to a woody, spicy palate layered with herbal and chocolate tones. Despite 63% cask strength, many find the alcohol well integrated. Often enjoyed neat (a splash of water reveals more fruit). Some mention a medium, spicy finish. A 21‑year Appleton Estate selection from Velier, limited to 3000 bottles and highly discussed by 110+ reviewers.

    Aroma

    Woody Glue Tropical fruit Caramel

    Taste

    Woody Spicy Tropical fruit Herbal

    How is this rum rated?

    8.6/10 112 reviews
    Top 20% Jamaica
    Top 14% Appleton Estate

    A classic Appleton is certainly not, there is certainly the 94 New Yarmouth batch much closer to it.Blind I would rather guess Demerara. The nose is beautiful and unique, Appleton also recognizable in the background. Then difficult in the mouth, very much licorice and herbs. The alcohol is super integrated, the 21 years of tropical aging resulted in a lot of depth and richness.Expectations met? No. Still a very interesting beautiful rum.Edit: The bottle is now open for a year. Licorice and herbs have given way to dried fruit. Really great to drink, an excellent rum! Yesterday enjoyed a glass with a perfectly matured Cazadores. A favorite rum that needs a while to develop in the open bottle.

    Edit Edit: It would be a dream to be able to try the whole Appleton Hearts series. 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. Edit: Tasted it again yesterday in peace and quiet with a cigar and DomM. The rum is simply amazing. Corrected upwards a little again. Franconian Tasting Gang on 19.04.2024 The first and last individual tasting this time on this very advanced evening/night. From memory, but behind the 2003 that is still present in my memory. A complete blind crosstasting of the Hearts series will follow.

    Heavy dark notes for wood and leather on the mos with (dried) fruits and quite some medicinal notes and herbs. Nice. Well balanced on the palate with more sweetness than expected alongside milkchoclate and toffee. Dried fruits show up here again.

    Too herbaceous on the nose for my taste. A bit too peppery and wild on the palate. For me, the weakest of the series.

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX7801
    ABV
    63%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    1999
    Cask number
    #407819-407830
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    21 years
    No. of bottles
    3,000
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Velier • Appleton Estate 1999 &nbsp; 21yr &nbsp; 63% Hearts Collection - 1999

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    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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