Appleton Signature Blend
A newcomer-friendly Jamaican blend that’s dry, light and easy in cocktails. Expect soft honey, citrus, vanilla and a touch of wood spice. RumX members mainly use it for Mai Tais, Tikis and Cuba Libres.
- Great for cocktails
- Dry, unsweetened profile
- Good value
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How does Appleton Signature Blend taste?
Aggregated from 131 community reviews.
Dry, easy Jamaican cocktail workhorse A newcomer-friendly Jamaican blend that’s dry, light and easy in cocktails. Expect soft honey, citrus, vanilla and a touch of wood spice. RumX members mainly use it for Mai Tais, Tikis and Cuba Libres.
Value seekers and cocktail fans wanting a dry, smooth Jamaican base for Mai Tais, Tikis or rum & cola without heavy sweetness or high ABV heat.
Fans of high-ester funk or rich sipping rums looking for depth, weight and a long finish; anyone wanting a sweet, dessert-style profile.
How is Appleton Signature Blend rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 6.9 lands squarely in the "Pleasant" band. 27% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 7% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 131 ratings
Review by Stefan Persson
Bought me a bottle of this rum in Nerja, Spain. It’s a blend, as the name says, of rum aged at least for four years. Overall a much to thin/weak rum in my opinion. The nose is mostly fruity with scents of citrus. At the palate it’s balanced, sweet, fruity, spicy and a little woody with flavors of honey, citrus, orange , apricot, peach, vanilla and cinnamon. The finish is rather short and a little smoky.
Review by Timo Groeger
Bar Nationale in Thessaloniki. Dieser Appleton Estate ist quasi derselbe Rum wie der Angostura. Auch hier haben wir vor allem Vanille und Karamell in der Nase und am Gaumen. Am Gaumen ist er zusätzlich dann noch sehr würzig.
Review by Adrian Wahl
Good entry level Jamaican with an outstanding price. With this rum my love for Mai Tai has started back then seven years ago.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is a great rum for a Mai Tai and here's my recipe. Appleton Estate Signature Curacao Orange Liquer Fresh lime juice Maple syrup Almond syrup To spice it up a bit you can add some Rhum Agricole.
Review by Gregor
Beautiful intense nose. But unfortunately the taste is very watered down and too weak.
Review by Jarrod Smith
Disappointingly subtle Jamaican hogo, but very smooth and buttery for its price point. Fairly light/easy drinking. Very little alcoholic harshness. An excellent rum overall, especially at the price.
Review by F.L.O.
Now I have to break a lance here! The rum is of course nothing to drink pure, BUT it is the absolute hammer as a food addition, e.g. - muesli - fruit salad/yoghurt - muffin Add 2cl at a time and that's it. So the points refer to the application :-)
Review by Trinkfluencer
Very full-bodied with a very long finish. Smells very different to how it actually tastes. Very interesting, especially on the nose.
Review by The Rumanticist
Orange peel with slight hint of molasses
Review by Vince thewhat
Very honey tasting
Review by SoFlo Rum Drinker
They call it spicy but to me this spice taste is what I don't like. It's that bourbon flavor I hate.
Review by Kay Schmidtke
Ich stehe total auf diesen süssen Jamaika-Rum Geschmack, wie die kleinen Raumkugeln aus dem Kiosk für damals 10 Pfennige. Auch bei süssen irischen Whiskys kann ich nicht nein sagen. Dieser Rum ist mein Favorit für die Mischung mit Cola. Der Geschmack kommt gut durch und bleibt lang genug im Mund um unbedingt noch mehr trinken zu wollen. Lecker.
Review by Bastei
Ideal für Tikis wie Mai Tai
Review by Ondra Blahovec
Mladší Jamajka a jako všechny appletony suchý. Nezklamal v žádném drinku.
Review by Fred Roccapina
transformé en rhum arrangé mangue cannelle vanille
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
"It doesn't shy away when mixed. At the price point it certainly offers more flavour and complexity than most entry level rums. Another bonus is it is easily available in the UK supermarkets so maybe next time your doing the weekly shop, instead of the Lambs, Morgans or Sailor Jerry..."Read full review →
Community purchases
368 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 46 members.
About the Appleton Estate distillery
The Appleton Estate distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Appleton Estate have been reviewed 3,770 times with an average of 7.9/10.
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