Appleton Legend 2005 17yr 49%

"It is already a polarizing rum. Personally, I like it very much because it is simply quite different from all other Appleton's. Lots of fruit, esters, honey but very little wood. A few bitter notes. Pure is good to drink even if not overdimensionally complex but just different. In the Mai Tai he delivers a good final product if he is also here (maybe it's because of the expectations or also because you already had incredibly good stuff in the MT) not really the bringer. The price I leave out (that would correct the rating strongly down) because I want to evaluate the pleasure not the price!!!"

"#4145 Diese kleine Probe kam heute Morgen direkt aus den USA an und ein Freund brachte sie an die Tür 😊. Er wollte einfach nur eine Flasche vor den meisten bekommen und musste fast 800 USD hinlegen, um eine Flasche zu bekommen. Ich bin mir sicher, dass dies ein Sammlerstück werden wird und viele nicht geöffnet und verwendet werden, wie von ihrem Master Blender Joy beabsichtigt. Dieser Rum ist jamaikanischer als die normalen Appleton-Rums zum Trinken. Mehr Funk und ein bisschen mehr Ester und obendrein eine Menge Früchte. Zieht schöne Vorhänge im Glas und das leere Glas hat etwas Karamell und Trockenfrüchte. Stark überteuert, aber wen interessiert das schon, wenn man ein Sammler ist 😊."

"This is a very unusual Appleton... not particularly outstanding, but still very pleasant to drink. I still like the nose best...esters, fruit, vegetal and pastry...you keep discovering new nuances... On the palate, the reduction is clearly noticeable and it loses something...I would have liked more complexity here. It's a kind of fruit/vegetable mixture The finish is almost similar with a tendency towards more plantiness"

"Tasted this one in "Tiki Week" at my favorite cocktail-bar in the city centre. Had a talk with the manager and ambassadors from Appleton Estate. Amazing nose of ripe fruits and caramel, and an explosion of taste! I got notes of fruits, funk and some citrus. Updated with location"

"Really exciting Appleton. A profile that you really don't know. I'm extremely excited to see what he brings in May Tai."

"Very oily! Extremely complex nose. Ester, dried fruit, after longer breathing gasoline or workshop. Each time smelling in and a new image emerges. Rancid sweat.😅 Very complex, alcohol top integrated, good drinking strength. Then a bit thin in the mouth. Plastic and medicine. Herbs!!! The finish could be a little longer. An Appleton off the beaten path, there one has clearly helped oneself to New Yarmouth stocks. Certainly not an uninteresting product, which then in rudiments reminds of old Jamaicans (1941, 1945). By Limitation and the story told in addition, this becomes a collector's item."

"I honestly did not expect much, but I like it surprisingly well! For an Appleton a lot of esters, little wood, some marzipan, yellow fruits, very ring and balanced. Probably too round for a Mai Tai...."

"On the nose dried fruit, polish, fermented fruit and a little menthol and iodine. Very spicy on the palate, allspice, nutmeg, espresso. Really exciting part, but probably even more exciting for the Mai Tai faction, who do not want to put 50k on the table for the Wray & Nephew 17 😅"

"Incredibly beautiful nose of rum pot with tropical fruits and whole cinnamon sticks, slightly acidic and woody. Aromatic then surprisingly woody, tannic, slight acidity from the barrel and unfortunately also very slight plastic associations... Also somewhat bitter, medicinal and fresh, herbal, bitter and almondy. Unfortunately, on its own it doesn't get me as excited as I had hoped... Definitely more aromatic power than some other Appleton and also more esters, but not an aromatic wonder like the Appleton Joy, for example! Certainly this rum makes a very good Mai tai, but does it have to be for ~700€ a bottle or can't other rums be used just as well or even better? Mai tai test outstanding (if I get affordable samples again)😃..."

"Wow. What a nose, and not what I was expecting, much more by the way of esters and tropical fruit than the standard Appleton releases and even the Hearts collaboration. Nose brings cinnamon and nutmeg, with some glue like esters and tropical fruit. The mouth compliments with pear and banana, some nutty oak and herbal notes. Complex and incredibly inviting on the mouth. A really impressive rum, the finish is smooth and fades into one of the most tropical fruit finishes I have tried in a while, all banana, guava, and mango but keeps you interested for a long time after tasting. The ABV at 49% just works and let’s you explore the flavours. Overall a top notch rum, not sure it is worth the price tag but hype notwithstanding it is an impressive Appleton!"

"Je to něco, co prostě překvapí. Nechme stranou cena/výkon. Je to jiné, než ostatní appletony. Je to funky esterové, skoro žádné dřevo, ať už ve vůni, nebo následně v chuti. Estery ve vůni doplní leštěnka a ovoce. V chuti je to velmi jemné, sneslo by to vyšší abv. Konec střední a moc hezký. Je to moc příjemné, ale svou cenu si to narozdíl od hearts serie neobhájí."