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Appleton Estate

Founded
1749
Region
Jamaica
Status
Operational
Company
Production type
Pure Single Rum, Single Blended Rum

Appleton Estate is the oldest working distillery in Jamaica and the acclaimed producer of its eponymous rum brand. It is today part of the Campari Group through its acquisition of J. Wray & Nephew in 2012. Located in the Saint Elizabeth parish, its sugar fields cover 11,000 acres of the Nassau Valley and it has been in operation since 1749.

The distillery operates five double-retort pot stills alongside a column still and generally produces single blended rums by vatting the two distillates.

Despite its long history, the first mention of the Appleton Estate on labels of the rum it produced did not come until around the 1940s. The modern brand was first introduced in the late 1960s however, and at the time was simply known as "Appleton." Its flagship Appleton White was then joined in the 1970s by Appleton Extra Light and Dark.

The Appleton Estate name was first used in 1987 with the introduction of the V/X expression. This was followed by the relaunch of its 12-year-old expression and the first of its annual 21-year-old releases in 1996. Following the acquisition of the distillery by the Campari Group in 2015, the brand was relaunched with new packaging and a new core range. This currently consists of the non-age statement Signature and 8-, 12-, 15- and 21-years olds called, Reserve, Rare Casks, Black River Casks and Nassau Valley Casks, respectively.

2012-present
2008-2012
1916-1989

Appleton Estate
Siloah
Santa Cruz
Jamaica

Active brands
Pure Single Rum, Single Blended Rum
Single Blended Rum

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