appleton 250 and chantal comte

[dorado]

thank you very much edward, i found the homepage.

but so far i still don't know which are the premium and the super-premium rum awards of 2002.

i found an appleton 250 but no information about it. can someone give me more information

about this one-price,age??

i received an offer about a rare CHANTAL COMTE Grand D'ORS age rum from my dealer, but again no further information.i would appreciate any further details on this one too ( age, nummer of bottles produced,

Grand H'ors Age and the price)

thank you!!!

peter

[Jason Perlow]

The Appleton is a 250th anniversary rum that is in a special crystal decanter and comes in a special case. I beleive only 6000 of them were produced.

Appleton 250 (picture link)

I am not sure of the age but it is a blend. It is a very expensive rum, on Jamaica in the shop at the Ocho Rios Renaissance resort it was over $300. I couldnt find another example anywhere else in the area. It is quite rare.

[Rapping Bartender]

Appleton 250th Anniversary is a hand blended rum with the youngest rum being 25 years old and the oldest 5 0 years old. In England it retails for about £100 .

[Jason Perlow]

Oldest being 50?

I dunno. I think we need Ed to verify that.

[Rapping Bartender]

I was with Joy Spense, Master blender for Appleton rums , recently and she told me that her creation, the 250th, actually had rums which exceeded 50 years. There will also be a new 8 year old and a limited editon 50 year old rum being released this year .

[Jason Perlow]

Now if I can only find a realistically priced bottle in the western hemisphere without having to travel to Jamaica, that would be great :)

I'm a huge fan of their Extra and 21.

[Rapping Bartender]

True. It can be a bit pricey but I have it on good authority that Appleton have struck a deal with Jack Daniels, which will involve the using of JD's barrels for ageing and JD's distribution avenues in the States. This should bring the price down slightly .Watch this space.

[ctgm]

"..received an offer about a rare CHANTAL COMTE Grand D'ORS age rum from my dealer, but again no further information.i would appreciate any further details on this one too ( age, nummer of bottles produced,

Grand H'ors Age and the price).."

I think that this is the same rum as you were talking about:

Rhum Vieux de Chantal Comte, Brut de Futs 58%, Hors d'Age Marie Galante.

600 bottles produced, with about 300 remaining as of a month ago. The rum is older than 7 years and about an average of 15 years.

Price is v. high. In the shops about €150 in Europe (after the typical 30% mark-up).

[mac1105]

Appleton won't be sold in the US. They bottled it in 700ml decanters and that size happens to be illegal in the US.

[dwarnier]

I have a couple of the crystal decanter bottles of Appleton 250 special edition, the first of which I reluctantly (given the price!! ) cracked open last night - everything I had hoped for and more - very smooth with very nice and intruging flavour. I recommend it, especially for fans of other Appleton rums. OK the price is a little crazy, but it's a limited edition (6000 bottles), comes in a beautiful package and is something a little bit special.

[Mika J]

Hello,

Any ideas where in UK this bottling of rare Appleton would be available at?

Sincerely,

Mika Jansson

mika.jansson@nokia.com