7 Things You Should Know About Appleton Estate Rum, Jamaica’s Oldest Continuously Operating Distillery

Terroir is a characteristic typically prized in wine, but a few distillers attempt to bring that concept into their spirits. At Appleton Estate Rum, the goal is to taste the warm, lush, and damp environment that surrounds the Jamaican distillery. After British troops invaded Jamaica in 1655, the Crown granted the soldier Francis Dickinson a piece of land in Nassau Valley that would eventually become Appleton Estate, which he named after his hometown in the U.K. The article 7 Things You Should Know About Appleton Estate Rum, Jamaica’s Oldest Continuously Operating Distillery appeared first on VinePair.