Appleton Estate is a sugar estate and distillery originating from Jamaica. They produce a wide variety of aged rums, as well as standard gold and white rums. Their parent company is Wray & Nephew, who also produce the popular overproof rum under that name. Distillation is a means of separating liquids through differences in their boiling points. ... Caribbean rum, circa 1941 Rum is a distilled beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses and sugarcane juice by a process of fermentation and distillation. ... Alcoholic proof is a measure of how much ethanol is in an alcoholic beverage, and is approximately twice the percentage of alcohol by volume (ABV, the unit that is commonly used presently). ...
Products
Appleton produces four varieties of gold/amber rum according to their general age:
Appleton Estate V/X, the standard rum, aged 2-6 years
Appleton Estate Reserve, a mix of slightly older rums, aged 6-10 years.
Appleton Estate Extra is aged 12-18 years. (Minimum of 12 years)
Appleton Masters Blend is aged between 15-30 years (including a small amount of 40 year old rum)
Appleton Estate 21 is 21-40 years old. (Minimum of 21 years)
Appleton 250th anniversary only 6,000 bottles produced, in honour of their 250th anniversary.