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Review: Appleton Estate 12 Year Old Rare Blend

Posted by Arctic Wolf on May 19, 2017

On March 23rd, 2017 I attended to a very special tasting event hosted by Joy Spence, Master Blender for Appleton Estate Rum. Although the focus of the event was to introduce everyone to the new Appleton Estate Joy Anniversary Blend (see review here),  I was also giving the opportunity to sample the entire family of Appleton Rums as part of the event. I acquired samples of each of the rums and today I am going to share my thoughts on one of my favourites.

The Appleton Estate 12 Year Old Rare Blend is crafted in small batches. This is a true 12 Year Old spirit as the Appleton Estate website informs us that it all of the rums which make up this blend are each aged at least 12 years.

Here is a link to my full review:

Review: Appleton Estate 12 Year Old Rare Blend

“… Dark brown sugar and toffee meld with oak spice, orange peel and marmalade. Baking spices in the form of vanilla, cinnamon, a touch of allspice and hints of nutmeg weave in and out of the oak spice with some nutty almond and crushed walnuts lurking just underneath …”

Please enjoy my review of what has become one of my favourite rums.

Chimo!

 

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2 Responses to “Review: Appleton Estate 12 Year Old Rare Blend”

  1. andya458 said

    May 27, 2017 at 4:53 am

    I’m wondering if this is just a re-branding of the old Appleton Extra or if there has been a change in the formula since then? Thanks.

    • Arctic Wolf said

      May 27, 2017 at 8:25 am

      According to the information I received, this is a rebranding.

      Note that my tasting notes seem to reflect this as although there is a small adjustment in score (probably due to batch variation) there is no substantial difference in the taste descriptors.

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