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Appleton Estate Signature Blend
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Below par
You can do better for the money. Bottom-third reviews at a mid-range price. RumX drinkers give it 6.9/10 across 243 ratings, vs. 7.1/10 for the typical rum (730 rated). The Fat Rum Pirate gives it 3/5, vs. 4/5 for the typical rum (921 rated).
Appleton Estate Signature Blend is a premium Jamaican rum crafted from a blend of pot still and column still rums with an average age of 4 years, aged in oak barrels and filtered through Jamaican limestone water. It has a harvest gold to amber color, a rich aromatic profile, and is bottled at 40% ABV (80 proof). It is the successor to the former Appleton Estate V/X expression.
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