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6 / the tasting panel / december 2014 UP UpFront with Appleton Estate by Rich Manning / photos by Hardy Wilson In today's world of premium spirits and craft mixology, rum is no longer relegated to cola and blended concoctions. Today, aged rums are poised to gain a whole new audience, much in the way bourbon houses have done over the past decade. Take, for example, Appleton Estate with its story reaching back to 1749 and its carefully blended aged rums. The Appleton Estate range builds on more than 265 years of rum production.