To be honest, I tried the 15 Year several years ago, and haven't had it since. I see the Appleton 15 for about $65. Would I buy it for that price, vs something else? I'm on the fence. To be honest, I don't chase super-long aged rums. I like'em before all the wood takes over.
We’ll done as usual. There are rums on island that could reasonably approximate the old blend, but not necessarily in Appleton warehouses. Funky Jamaican rums never demanded high prices, but the current state of hype in the category will surely lead to exaggerated value placed on such expressions.
Great article, thanks! The whole issue of what the JW&N 17 was and where it came from is really interesting. I have TV menu from somewhere around 1940, pre-Mai Tai, and it only has the JW&N 15 as well. Also really intrigued about your observations on the difference between cask/barrel aging and puncheon aging, had not thought about that.
Hmm. This rum thing promises to be a huge hole to go down; I mean, through the generosity of the Oregon Liquor folks, I'm allowed to buy Appleton Black River 15 Year, but I doubt we'll see many bottles of this recreation. Any idea whether the 15 YO is worth the ~100% premium over their 12 YO "Rare Blend" version? I'm definitely not going for the $175 21 YO version...
To be honest, I tried the 15 Year several years ago, and haven't had it since. I see the Appleton 15 for about $65. Would I buy it for that price, vs something else? I'm on the fence. To be honest, I don't chase super-long aged rums. I like'em before all the wood takes over.
We’ll done as usual. There are rums on island that could reasonably approximate the old blend, but not necessarily in Appleton warehouses. Funky Jamaican rums never demanded high prices, but the current state of hype in the category will surely lead to exaggerated value placed on such expressions.
Great article, thanks! The whole issue of what the JW&N 17 was and where it came from is really interesting. I have TV menu from somewhere around 1940, pre-Mai Tai, and it only has the JW&N 15 as well. Also really intrigued about your observations on the difference between cask/barrel aging and puncheon aging, had not thought about that.
Hmm. This rum thing promises to be a huge hole to go down; I mean, through the generosity of the Oregon Liquor folks, I'm allowed to buy Appleton Black River 15 Year, but I doubt we'll see many bottles of this recreation. Any idea whether the 15 YO is worth the ~100% premium over their 12 YO "Rare Blend" version? I'm definitely not going for the $175 21 YO version...