Wray and Nephew Rum 100 cl, 63% ABV - White Overproof Jamaica Rum

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There are also a large proportion of pot-stills in use in the Jamaican rum industry, giving the rums a fuller body and more robust profile than those from other islands. The General Wine Company sources wines from all over the world, but with a particular focus on small, independent producers.

On the island the rum is renowned for its use in traditional cocktails, cooking, baking, and even herbal remedies. The Appleton Estate is the oldest established producer of Jamaican rum, having been founded in 1749. At this point in the narrative, it’s essential to establish some baseline facts regarding the word proof .

Jamaican white proof or overproof rums didn’t appear to be exported from Jamaica prior to the mid-1960s and probably didn’t arrive in the US until the 1970s. When it comes to rum, seemingly simple questions often lead deep down a rabbit hole of more complex questions. There’s no evidence (thus far) that Jamaican overproof rums found themselves in US tiki bars during the golden era. This legendary high-proof rum, has a potent 63% ABV and a reputation for its robust flavour and distinctive character. We do know that local South American Indians were known to have remedies for many diseases, so a small party went ashore to Cuba and came back with ingred.

The nephew, Charles James Ward, started helping the company in 1860 making it one of the most succesful businesses on the island with their rum winning various medals. Like so many of the classic cocktail favourites, the origins of the Mojito cocktail have been lost and blurred over the years. I appreciate they tried to make something more balanced and maybe easier to drink – probably if it had a different provenance I would’ve appreciated it more, but I have to score it as a Jamaican rum… that’s the whole point of this “versus” anyway.Its bold aroma and unique flavour is derived from the sugarcane grown on the New Yarmouth Estate in Jamaica. To this day, the molasses from Jamaican sugarcane are said to produce the boldest-flavoured rums in the world. We recommend that you do not rely solely on the information presented here and that you always read labels, warnings, and directions before using or consuming a product.