A tremendous 15 year old rum from Jamaica's Appleton Estate, released to celebrate the Black River, which provides limestone-filtered water for the production of the distillery's range of rum. A combination of both pot and column still rums are hand-selected, blended, and matured for a minimum of 15 years in the tropical Jamaican heat, producing this full-bodied and opulent sipper.
A sleek balance of sweet vanilla and caramel combine with chocolate raisins and orange pulp. Spicy oak mingles with fermenting tropical fruit, followed by funky tannic notes of leather and polished wood.
Well balanced and very smooth. No harshness, lots of tropical fruit. Opens up in the glass so pour ahead of time. Perhaps not a blockbuster but very high quality. Will buy again.
Without doubt one of the nicest in the Appleton family. I’ve been drinking Appleton rum for 25 years and this is my favourite. This is a really well-rounded rum, deep taste and definitely taste the banana and mango.
