Appleton Estate VX Rum / Bot.2000s
- Distillery
- Appleton
- Region
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- ABV
- 40%
- Price
- £49.95
- Tasting notes
- Cooked Fruit, Toasted, Vanilla, Honey
- Description
- Appleton Estate VX is the Jamaican distillery's flagship rum, a blend of spirits aged between five and ten years across multiple styles at 43% ABV, bottled in the 2000s. The blend balances the funky, ester-rich character typical of Jamaican pot still with lighter column-still rums for approachability. This is an ideal everyday rum for neat sipping or rum cocktails where complexity matters.
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Appleton Estate VX Rum / Bot.2000s is a from Appleton (United Kingdom), bottled at 40% ABV. Expect sweet, fruity and oaky character — cooked fruit, toasted, vanilla, honey. An approachable dram, ideal for newcomers and casual sippers. Good value for the quality offered.
Appleton Estate VX is the Jamaican distillery's flagship rum, a blend of spirits aged between five and ten years across multiple styles at 43% ABV, bottled in the 2000s. The blend balances the funky, ester-rich character typical of Jamaican pot still with lighter column-still rums for approachability. This is an ideal everyday rum for neat sipping or rum cocktails where complexity matters.
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