Master Blender Joy Spence notes that the Appleton Estate 30 Year Old Jamaica Rum is a complex yet delicate blend. “The individual marques of rum that make up this blend have been aged for a minimum of 30 years in oak barrels, and while being wonderfully complex, it also has a delicate side to it that I think will surprise many rum and spirit connoisseurs.”
She says, “On the nose you will detect notes such as baked pear, maple, spice and, of course, the distinctive orange peel that is the hallmark of all Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum brands. On the palate you get a subtle oak character wrapped in delicate spices and vanilla. It is smooth and mellow, as you expect a rum that has been aged for 30 years to be. To truly appreciate all the special qualities of Appleton Estate 30 Year Old it should be savoured neat in a snifter.”
Each of the individual rum marques that make up the Appleton Estate 30 Year Old Jamaica Rum blend have been aged in oak casks for a minimum of 30 years. The six casks that the 1,440 bottles of Appleton Estate 30 Year Old Jamaica Rum came from originally started out as 16 casks. The tropical Jamaican climate causes more than 10% of the contents to be lost every three years, due to evaporation; therefore every three years one of the ageing casks had its contents transferred to the others, ending up with the six casks from which the 30 Year Old was bottled.
The Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum range is produced exclusively on the Appleton Estate which is located in the Nassau Valley in the parish of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. The first known documentation of rum production on the Appleton Estate is dated 1749 and it is the oldest sugar estate and distillery in Jamaica.