Appleton is famed for its old rums, and the 21 Year Old is a particular favourite among connoisseurs. Pot-still rums are a Jamaican speciality – big-flavoured, robust rums with more ‘funk’ than their Caribbean cousins, particularly compared with rum from Spanish-speaking islands.

Ideal for simple summer cocktails, such as the Jamaican Mule: pour 50ml of Appleton Estate Signature Blend into a high ball glass filled with cubed ice.This blend of pot and column still rums aged for a minimum of 8 years is made with Jamaican limestone-filtered water and no added flavours. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. The heat of the tropical climate allows the rum to age at a faster pace than most, which is another unique selling point.

Part of the Appleton Hearts Collection, this is an extremely limited release of single marque, pot still rum that has matured for a minimum of 29 years. Out of all the sugar cane estates in Jamaica, the home of great rum, Appleton Estate is the most famous and longest-standing. The pinnacle of Appleton’s current offering is perhaps the 25-year-old Joy Anniversary Blend, a rich, complex combination of rums aged for between 25 and 35 years. The Signature is a fruit forward expression of aged rum with aromas and notes of dried apricot, fresh peach and a subtle hint of sweet molasses. Also sign me up for newsletters so I can get special offers, recommendations, and expert advice to my inbox!Appleton Special is a fine, medium-bodied golden rum, made up of full-flavoured traditional pot still rums and lighter character modern column still rums. NID cookie, set by Google, is used for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to mute unwanted ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads. Matured for at least a dozen years in oak casks, this expression displays a marvellous flavour profile of ripe fruit, rich chocolate, molasses and more. Their Signature Blend contains a delicious mixture of different rums, aged between five and ten years, and is the flagship rum for Appleton Estate.

Thanks to the island’s warm climate there is a much higher rate of evaporation meaning that aged Jamaican rums such as the 21 Year Old show a higher level of maturation than similarly aged Scotch whiskies. The 21 year old has been matured entirely in the tropical climate of Jamaica and weaves classic subtle tropical funk with dried fruits, coffee and spice characters. During these years, the Estate was producing several different pot-still rums, and it began to gain a reputation as a reliable source for quality spirits, a reputation that continues to this day. Frances Dickinson, whose grandsons Caleb and Ezekiel were the earliest-known owners of the Appleton Estate, took part in that conquest of Jamaica, and it is believed that Appleton Estate was part of the land grant that Dickinson received as reward for his services.

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Follow us on Twitter and Facebook making sure you set your account to receive notifications about our posts. When you come in, you can find your new favourite bottle at our tasting counter, hire glasses, flutes and chiller bins free* and pick up some ice.This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. The Appleton Estate Hearts Collection is a collection of single vintage, single marque pot still rums produced in very limited quantites. A blend of rums matured in smaller barrels before being married in oak casks then bottled at 40% ABV. Master blender Joy Spence particularly recommends mixing it with cranberry juice or Ting grapefruit soda.