The Hearts Collection is an ode to Appleton Estate’s centuries of excellence in rum-making. As the oldest continuously operated rum distillery inJamaica, Appleton Estate is the custodian to one of the most extensive and luxurious collections of aging rum barrels in the world. To find the treasures in each Hearts Collection release, Dr.Joy Spencehand selects from the thousands of barrels of pot still rums aging in Appleton Estate’s warehouses and collaborates withLuca Garganoto identify the best of the best. The 1998 vintage from this year’s Hearts Collection consists of a single proprietary marque distilled in a copper pot still, aged 25 years and bottled in 2023.

Hearts Collection 1998 offers elegant notes of warm vanilla alongside herbs and fruit with delicate molasses, ginger and smoked coffee, butterscotch and subtle oak. The 1998 expression comes from just 19 barrels, and with limited bottles being released in the US and in select markets across the globe, it is one of Appleton Estate’s highly coveted and collectable releases.