Tasting Notes: Appleton White Jamaica Rum is a blend of rich pot still rums and light column still rums and unlike many other white rums Appleton White is Aged and then filtered slowly through charcoal filters to remove the colour. If you do require precise ingredient information you should consult the manufacturer, whose contact details will appear on the packaging or label. Uncle Wray as its known, is a full strength white rum and a staple in Jamaican households, 90% of rum sales in Jamaica are of Wray and Nephew. However, just because such rums were made in Jamaica doesn’t mean they were exported off the island. Information and statements about products are not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition.

This legendary high-proof rum, has a potent 63% ABV and a reputation for its robust flavour and distinctive character. Its complexity adds a unique character to classic cocktails and is the essential ingredient in the authentic Jamaican rum punch, as well as the perfect companion to Ginger Beer or Ting with a fresh wedge of lime.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. Rum drinkers around the world will appreciate the mixability of Appleton White Jamaica Rum - the perfect complement to fruit juices, colas and tonic water. Wray and Nephew is made from a blend of pot and column still rums, and has a strong flavour profile that is characterized by notes of ripe banana, pineapple, and spice. However, this version seems to have disappeared from US markets until 1987, wherein it was bottled at today’s 63% ABV.

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. Run by only three families in 340 years, Worthy Park has now been owned by the Clarke family since 1918 and saw the completion of a state-of-the-art distillery in 2005, and was deemed worthy (ha) to enter the industry once more.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. However, in looking over various Jamaican rum brand portfolios, something interesting popped up fairly often and across brands: white proof rum.

Since our quest regards overproof rum and we’ve previously learned that proof rum is “only” 57% ABV, the above might be dismissed as little more than an interesting sidebar. 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.By collecting enough advertisements over several years, a reasonably detailed list of each producer’s expressions can be established and when they were introduced and discontinued. The white proof term disappeared from the newspaper for the most part until the 1930s, when we see the earliest mention of a specific branded expression dubbed white proof rum. Like so many of the classic cocktail favourites, the origins of the Mojito cocktail have been lost and blurred over the years.

A blend of three unaged pot still Jamaican rums, this release from Worthy Park Estate is made is 100% Pot Still distilled rum and, unlike other Jamaican rums, it was not created using Dunder pits. To this day, the molasses from Jamaican sugarcane are said to produce the boldest-flavoured rums in the world.

However, there was an over-supply of Jamaican Rum after World War II, and under agreement with the Spirits Pool Association of Jamaica production was ceased in 1962. The Duppy Share ensures that the Warmth, Fun, Beauty and Excitement of the Caribbean can be tasted in every drop. The Monymusk Estate is one of the oldest estates in Jamaica still involved in sugar and rum production. The General Wine Company is a family-owned and operated wine merchant in Liphook, Hampshire, England. Spiced, white, blended, flavoured, cask-aged, or even smoked, all Jamaican rums come from the island’s fine sugarcane.