Aroma visualization from community tastings
Appleton Jamaica Independence Reserve 1962
Vanilla and milk chocolate lead the nose, with cookie dough, orange peel and a surprising fresh, minty lift — one taster even found a beancurd-dessert note he'd never met in a rum. Fifty years of tropical aging brought huge depth but a thinner body than you'd expect, and plenty of wood by the finish. A once-in-a-lifetime pour, though a couple wished it were bottled hotter than 45%.
The community says- Huge depth
- Chocolate & vanilla
- Thin body
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How does Appleton Jamaica Independence Reserve 1962 taste?
Aggregated from 13 community reviews.
Deep, chocolatey 50-year Appleton, thin at 45% Those who've tried it call it a rare, deeply complex experience — the recurring gripe is the 45% ABV softening a rum this old, and the body runs thin.
collectors chasing rare, heavily-aged Jamaican rum
anyone wanting body and high proof
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How is Appleton Jamaica Independence Reserve 1962 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.5 sits in the “Very good” band. 92% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
23% rate it between 6 and 8. 4 selected write-ups from 13 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A once in a lifetime experience. Though very expensive I recommend trying if you get the chance.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Great rum with nice sweet nuts wood taste. But why 45%??? Its like when you put great sirup in glass of water
Review by Anonymous
Good rum ! But very expensive for what it offers
Review by Jarda Kratky
Chocolate rum for 300.
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Details about Appleton Jamaica Independence Reserve 1962
A rum from Jamaica, distilled by Appleton Estate, at 45%.
Community purchases
9 bottles logged by 6 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
11% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
9 purchased · 13 tasted · 30 wishlist · as of
About the Appleton Estate distillery
The Appleton Estate distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Appleton Estate have been reviewed 4,294 times with an average of 7.8/10.
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