In the heart of Jamaica we find the Appleton Estate. One of the few rums in the world that can highlight "terroir", including unique weather and growing conditions for sugar cane, as a major reason for the unique quality.
Located in the Nassau Valley, Appleton Estate traces its origins back to 1655, when Sir Francis Dickenson founded the farm. The first production of rum can be documented back to 1749, and is thus the oldest distillery in Jamaica with continuous production of rum.
The rum is produced at a very high level of craftsmanship. Every step of the production is monitored – from the selection of sugar cane, the use of natural yeast in the process to aging in barrels and the final blending by the Master Blender.
Appleton Estate 15 YO Black River Casks store for a MINIMUM of 15 years and are a blend of Appleton's unique hand-selected copper pot-stills and their column-still distillates, which gives a large part of the special taste in the finished rum. This opens up a very rich and full-bodied rum, which has both power from the pot-still distillate, as well as a unique softness from the column distillate.
Appleton Black River Casks get their name from the river "Black River" which starts in the Nassau Valley, near the distillery, and this water is also used in the production of Appleton.
A "Super Premium Rum" - with aromas of burnt almonds and hazelnuts, followed by notes of orange peel, vanilla, roasted coffee beans and molasses.
No additives, no sugar or colouring, this rum speaks for itself, says Master Blender Joy Spence.