Appleton Estate Extra 12-Year

Bought in Jamaica during a fantastic trip; this bottle of rum is a part of souvenir. Strong enough as member of Jamaican rums, the taste is at the end a long chart of persistent aroma of leather, riped fruits. Invite your best friends & share this bottle. Enjoy !

A bit of funk on the nose, woody, fruity, spicy on the palate, and most of all superbly balanced. Excellent value rum that can be recommended to everyone!

Bought this bottle with high expectations. It's OK but no where near what I was hoping for at the price and age. I'm no connoisseur, but I do drink a fair amount of aged rum and found this to be on the low side of middle of the pack

This is my go to rum. Drink neat on the rocks or with Coke. Never disappointed. Slightly sweet aroma and flavor

I know many here love this. I'd imagine those that do also predominantly enjoy whisky. To me, this tasted like whisky and not as much like rum as I'd like it to, but nonetheless it's obviously a good quality rum, just not to my tastes.
There's a strong alcohol and wood smell; there's a strong alcohol and oaky taste and cognac and whisky flavour
It's got a strong alcohol burn and kick at the end.
I'd say that it was in the same ball park as Mount Gay Black Barrel - but more bitter and not nearly as good or as complex!
Disappointing as I wanted to like this, having read so much, but having said that on a second tasting it was not so bad - just not as good as I hoped.

You can taste oak casks, its vanilla, has a good body and you will still have that taste some minutes later. Not even expensive for a good drink. Had it without ice. Recommandable

Tried this rum for the first time today and I was not disappointed. Lots of taste, with hints of vanilla and molasses, smooth and not harsh on the throat. I'll update my review when I've finished the bottle.

Finished the bottle and increased its rating. It didn't fail to please and is now one of my favourites.

Others have done a better job of describing the nuances, so I will stick to the basics, The primary aroma was of brown sugar/molasses, and the dominant taste was oak.

It starts off a little rough but does have a nice aftertaste. It taste like it should cost more. A great Rum to have around the house.

Deep golden/copper colour; vanilla ,caramel and spicy aromas; quite elegant on palate with warm, mildly spicy, brown sugar flavours and a smooth, lingering finish.