Description
Wray & Nephew Overproof Rum 700ml is a clear, unaged Jamaican rum from J. Wray & Nephew Ltd, a company whose label dates its distilling and blending to 1825. It is made as a blend of pot and column still rum, mainly from molasses, and the pot still side brings much of its pungent, fruity Jamaican character. The label reads White Overproof Rum, and it is bottled at 63% ABV.
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Treat it as a mixing ingredient and measure each pour with care. In Jamaica it is commonly mixed with Ting, a grapefruit soda, and it also suits a measured rum punch with citrus and spice alongside jerk chicken or grilled fish.
- White overproof rum from Jamaica
- Blend of pot and column still rum
- Labelled 63% ABV, unaged
Difford’s Guide finds an estery nose of molasses, pineapple, overripe banana, orange zest and coconut. Caramel, nutty molasses and tropical fruit follow on the palate, and the finish fades into fruit.
Mostly used as a cocktail ingredient, it suits people making Jamaican style drinks at home who want that funky pot still fruit.
