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Be amazed at the operations of the Appleton Estate, one of the oldest rums producing distillery in Jamaica. Appleton Estate is a sugar estate and distillery that has been hand crafting rums since 1749. They produce a wide variety of aged rum, as well as standard gold and white rums. Located in the heart of the country’s sugar cane belt, it is the oldest sugar estate and distillery in Jamaica.
You will watch a short film on the history of the estate after which you will be given a live demonstration of the earliest methods of extracting the juice from the sugarcane. Then learn about the many types of sugarcanes and the cultivation and harvesting process, before sampling bits of cane, sugarcane juice and molasses, at their respective stations. Your visit to the distillation station will give insight on their unique distillation process before taking a quick walk through of the factory to see the operation in real-time.
You will visit the barrel house where the rums are aged to perfection, before enjoying samples of three different blends, Appleton Estate Signature Blend, Reserve Blend and Rare Blend. End the day by shopping for souvenirs, craft items and enjoy a delicious local lunch (if you choose lunch option).
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It is approximately 2 1/2-3 hours’ drive the Appleton Estate depending on traffic. Your driver will be at your hotel approximately 10-15 minutes before your scheduled pickup time. It’s best to wait in the lobby or on the outside of the lobby. Your driver/guide will have your information.
A 2-2 1/2 hours’ morning drive from your hotel through the mountains and along the shoreline to the Appleton Estate, is a great way to experience the sites and culture of the island. Arriving at Appleton Estate you will be checked in at the ticketing area after which you will be directed to the bar to for complimentary drinks of your choice. Your tour guide will meet you there when it’s time for the tour to begin.
First you will view a chart with the Master Blender Joy Spence and learn about her before entering in the mini theater for a short documentary on the history estate and rum making. Next, your walking tour begins with a live demonstration of the milling process in earlier times before moving on to the picture stand for pictures. You will continue to the sugar cane stand, the milling stand, and the molasses stand, all for learning and sampling of sugar cane and molasses, except for the milling stand where you will participate in the milling process and make your own sugar cane juice for sampling.
You will then move to the factory area for a demonstration of the fermentation process before taking a quick walkthrough of the factory then move to the aging house to see the aging process. You will then make your back on the inside of the main building for sampling of three different brands of rum before ending your tour in the gift shop.
Tour 1-hour tour. Entrance fee included. Comfortable walking shoes required.
We will pick you up at your hotel in Montego Bay at your scheduled pickup time.
We come to our first rest stop at Border Jerk for a 10-15-minute stop
We depart Border Jerk Center and continue on our journey
We arrive at the Appleton Estate for your walking tour.
We depart Appleton Estate for Montego Bay
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