Appleton 21

[mac1105]

I just got an offering from my supplier for Appleton 21. I have never tried it but I always see it mentioned on the forum. Any feedback? It seems a little expensive (retail about $70). I guess they are going to make it real scarce, I was told only about 400 6 packs this year came into the US.

[Ed Hamilton]

Appleton 21 is good but at $70 a bottle I'd be reluctant unless I was in love with it. I have always thought that their VX was one of the best values in Jamaican rum.

[Dan Smith]

Greetings,

I really like this rum and purchased it in Tulsa, Oklahoma for $36.99 USD. At that price I would not hesitate to buy it over and over again and drink it more regularly than I do. BUT, here in Montreal it goes for around $80 CDN (~$50 USD). Now that's getting just a little pricey. In my humble opinion you should always have one open in your collection ready to sip sparingly on those special occasions.

Cheers

[Jason Perlow]

$36.99 in TULSA? For Appleton 21? Shit man, its $50-$60 dollars a bottle BEST PRICE in Jamaica. Hell the 12 year old Extra (the one above the VX that Ed mentioned) almost goes for that much in most places.

Whats the name of that liquor store? Maybe I can get them to ship me a few.

[Dan Smith]

Jason,

I know, its nuts. The Pampero Aniversario was an unbelievable $18.99 also. He only had one 21 YO on hand, and at that price I wanted to pick up a couple, so I enquired if he could order more ASAP as I was only in town for a few days. The next day he called and informed me that yes he could order more but the price had gone up by $10.00 to $46.00. It was still a good price, but not $36.99. So I quickly drove back to the store and bought the remaining bottle.

I really can't remember the name of the shop. I went to 3 of them during a short business trip last year. I will search for the name and let you know.

Cheers

[Dan Smith]

GOT IT

I found the two important shops that had good stock/prices:

• Burton's Liquor Mart
  6533 E 71st St
  Tulsa, OK 74133
  918-492-4415
  
• Fikes-Parkhill Liquor & Wines
  5111 S Lewis Ave
  Tulsa, OK 74105
  918-742-4187
  

If my memory servers me correctly, Burton's is the one that had the 21 YO for $36 and Fikes had the Aniversario at $18.99.

Good luck and let us know what you find out.

Dan

[Ed Hamilton]

Sounds like they have some old stock and are clearing the shelves. I've found Appleton 21 year old for $10 a bottle in St Thomas. To this day I think the overpaid KMart employees didn't realize that it was the 21 year old instead of the VX, the bottles look the same to a Cruzan drinker.