Appleton Estate 12 yo Rare Casks

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 43% | Colouring: Yes

Special Features:

For Rare Casks, Master Blender Joy Spence brings together selected pot-still and column-still rums aged for at least twelve years in Jamaica’s tropical climate. The age statement refers to the youngest rum in the blend, not its average age. Maturation takes place in American white oak ex-bourbon casks.

The rum is made without added flavourings and bottled at 43%. In the glass, it has a deep bronze colour with golden and mahogany highlights.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: The rum initially reveals aromas of toasted oak, dried fruit and hazelnut. Dark cocoa, molasses, orange peel and vanilla then emerge, with a subtle hint of coffee.
• Palate: Oak, dried fruit and orange return on the palate. Creamy vanilla, molasses and orange peel follow, accompanied by a hint of toasted oak.
• Finish: The finish is long, lush and bittersweet.

Distillery/Bottler:

Appleton Estate lies in Jamaica’s Nassau Valley. Rum production on the estate has been documented since 1749. The valley’s limestone landscape filters the water drawn from the estate’s natural spring for production.

Appleton Estate sources its molasses through a local industry association. Fermentation uses spring water and a proprietary yeast strain passed down through generations. Different distillates are then produced in copper pot stills and columns. The pot-still distillates contribute to the rums’ characteristic orange-peel note.

Joy Spence joined Appleton Estate as Chief Chemist in 1981 and was appointed Master Blender in 1997, becoming the first woman in the spirits industry to hold that role. Together with her team, she personally selects the casks for the blends.

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