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Aged Rum

Appleton Estate 21 yr

  • Distiller:

    Appleton Estate

  • Bottler:

    Appleton Estate

  • ABV:

    43%

  • Age:

    21 Years

  • Price:
    $$$$$
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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 95
  • Publication: Drinkhacker
  • Excerpt: Beautifully balanced and an immensely enjoyable sipping rum.
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  • Raided Score: 83
  • Publication: The Lone Caner
  • Excerpt: The 21 costs enough and is premium enough, limited enough, for us as drinkers who fork over our cash to expect something more.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Publication: The Rum Howler Blog
  • Excerpt: If the sweetness found on the nose had been integrated into orange peel, the oak and the sap then this rum would be a masterpiece; however the Appleton 21 Tear Old Rum falls just short. Excellence is achieved, but mastery is elusive.
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • Publication: The Rum Barrel Blog
  • Excerpt: Overall this is simply beautiful. I am glad I bought a second bottle, going to serve me well! I do recommend it, it is a must have at least once!
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  • Raided Score: 80
  • Publication: Rum Raiders
  • Excerpt: Nice, but still a bit thin in the palate. I'm really surprised at how thin this was overall, given the age, but then again - age is just one small part of releasing a great spirit.
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House Review
  • Intro:

    This is a 21 year old, minimum age stated, Jamaican rum from Appleton Estate. It has been colored. I tasted this blind, knowing that it was a rum product, and the brand was revealed to me after I took down notes and assigned a score. For more blind shenanigans, check out the Whiskey Network Discord, which has expanded nicely into just about any spirits category there is.

  • Nose:

    Honey, tobacco, cotton candy, tangerine. Really strange, but interesting.

  • Taste:

    Thin, funky, ripe banana, pepper, orange, brown sugar

  • Finish:

    Medium length, sweet maple, honey and orange. Clove, brown sugar.

  • Overall:

    Nice, but still a bit thin in the palate. I'm really surprised at how thin this was overall, given the age, but then again - age is just one small part of releasing a great spirit.

  • Score:

    4

  • By t8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
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