Appleton Estate 21 Year Old Nassau Valley Casks is the jewel in Jamaica's rum crown. Blended by Master Blender Joy Spence from a selection of the estate's finest pot and column still rums, each aged for a minimum of twenty-one years in the tropical heat of Jamaica's Nassau Valley, this is a rum of breathtaking quality and complexity.
Consider what twenty-one years of tropical ageing means: with an angel's share of up to 6% per year, the barrels that contribute to this blend have lost a significant proportion of their contents to evaporation. What remains is concentrated, intense, and profoundly flavourful. The tropical climate accelerates the interaction between spirit and wood, producing in two decades what cooler climates might achieve in four.
On the nose, this is extraordinarily refined with layers of dried tropical fruit, aged leather, polished mahogany, vintage marmalade, cigar box, and vanilla orchid. The palate delivers wave after wave of aged fruit, precious wood, dark chocolate, crystallised citrus, roasted coffee, and perfectly resolved tannins. The finish is magnificently long.
This demands the best tasting glass you own, a quiet room, and your full attention. No ice, no mixers, no distractions. Just you and one of the finest rums produced anywhere in the world. At £120.00, it is extraordinary value for a spirit of this age and quality.
