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Appleton Estate’s master blender, Joy Spence, joined Appleton Estate in 1981 as chief chemist, having graduated from the University of the West Indies with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and the University of Loughborough with a Master of Science in Analytical Chemistry. She became master blender in 1997, with 2017 marking 20 years with the estate.

To mark the milestone, the Campari UK-owned rum producer has released a limited edition Appleton Estate Joy Anniversary Blend – a 25-year-old rum – which also includes rums that have been aged up to 35 years.

The rum is said to open with a delicate orange peel top note, with ginger and spice, and finishes with notes of warm vanilla, butterscotch, coffee and layers of almond and toasted oak.