Rum
Appleton Estate 21 Year Old Nassau Valley Casks
Appleton Estate 21 Year Old Nassau Valley Casks is a rum from Appleton Estate, produced in Appleton Estate, Nassau Valley, Jamaica. It is distilled using column still and pot still distillation.
- Geographic designation
- Appleton Estate, Nassau Valley, Jamaica
- Still type
- column still, pot still
- Ageing climate
- tropical
Key facts
Origin
- Geographic designation
- Appleton Estate, Nassau Valley, Jamaica
Production
- Still type
- column still, pot still
Maturation
- Maturation
- minimum 21 years in the tropical climate of Jamaica
- Ageing climate
- tropical
How it's made
As published, Appleton Estate 21 Year Old Nassau Valley Casks is on column still and pot still, in a tropical climate. These are the producer-disclosed production details; steps that are not published are not shown.
Understanding these terms
General explanations of the terms above — these describe the concepts, not this specific bottle.
What does still type mean?
Rum is distilled in pot stills, column stills, or a blend of both. Pot stills tend toward heavier, more congeneric spirit and column stills toward lighter; it is a factual production detail, not a quality ranking.
What do maturation notes mean?
Maturation information describes how a rum is aged. A solera or blended-age statement (e.g. rums aged across a range of years) is NOT a single age statement — the oldest component age is not the age of the bottle.
What is ageing climate?
Tropical ageing (hot, humid) matures spirit faster than continental ageing, so a tropically-aged rum can taste older than its stated years. WhatDrink reports the published climate only; it is a factual production condition.
What is a geographic designation?
The origin or geographic designation identifies where a rum is produced. It is a factual/legal descriptor, not a quality claim.
Sources & provenance
- ProducerOfficial producer product pagePublished product specifications shown on this page.
Part of WhatDrink's Rum guide.