J. Wray & Nephew LTD. White Overproof

Love this overproof. Almost tame enough to sip, makes a great addition to many drinks, including an Agricole old fashioned

Typical of Jamaican rums it is the perfect rum to make mai tai. Pure I like less.

I tried this years ago before I got into actual rums (when I thought Diplomatico was the best thing going 😂) and thought at the time that it was awful and tasted like paint stripper. How wrong I was! Tasting it again now having developed my palate and this is smooth, floral, funky, even slightly sweet. I fully get why it is a great staple for many bars. Actually reminds me of a much more subtle version of the Clairin Sajous I have.

Good for getting completely smashed by and making strong cocktails but never on its own or just a mixer.

Best with a little water

Mein erster jamaica overproof….anno 2015. wie die Jamaikaner zu sagen: hilft gegen Kopfweh ! Eine wahre Fruchtbombe. Hab ihn als Caipi, daiquiri und China libre probiert. Heute nicht mehr wegzudenken aus der Hausbar. Kommt immer gut im dauqiri !!

"So cool!! A gentle, full-bodied, fruity slap in the face... I need one! To sum up, my degustation notes: On the nose: Solvents, Ester, Tropical fruit, Very ripe, Vanilla, Vegetal In the mouth: Intense, Funky, Ester, Pineapple, Very ripe, Sugar, Sweet Finish: Vegetal, Mango". 23 euros a bottle, what more could you ask for a good daiquiri?

You‘ll get here a good rum for a few euros. Nose: solvents, ester, funky, glue, red fruits, overripe fruits Mouth: funky, intense, floral, spicy, banana, pineapple, overripe fruits Finish: short, grass, vegetal, earthy, alcoholic

7,8:On the nose, the first impression we get are overripe, fermented tropical fruits like banana, pineapple and medicinal notes like esters, solvents, vegetal tones with mushrooms, lavender and grass. On aeration, the rum is spicy and smoky, fresh and herbaceous, citrus fruits are out, there is some rubber and a yoghurt note. 7,7:On the palate, the attack is funky, estery, fruity with overripe banana, pineapple, citrus, quite intense. Then vegetal notes arise with grass, floral touch, spices like salt. 7,6:The finish is medium long with esters, still funky, dry, a bit smoky, spicy with black pepper, salt, fruity with tropical, citrus fruits and vegetal, herbaceous with tea, grass..

One of the epic rum mixers, that was used by Victor Bergeron when he created Mai Tai back in 1944. The nose is mostly fruity and spicy. At the palate the fruitiness dominates with flavors of citrus, banana and pineapple. The finish has a certain sweetness and a long spiciness.

06.2024 Erster Eindruck: stark und dreckig Nase: Früchte und Ester Gaumen: heftige 63% zwicken zunächst ordentlich, dann kommen reiche tropische Früchte, Kokosnuss und Ester Abgang: der Alkohol hallt lange nach, danach kommen die Früchte wieder zum Vorschein. Gesamteindruck: ist mir zum pur Sippen nicht komplex genug, da gibt’s spannenderes. Aber als Energieträger für Mixer super. Das Foto zeigt die für Jamaica typischen 200ml Flasks, die ich mir mitgebracht habe - natürlich gibts aber auch die 700ml in meinem Regal. 2018 Auf Jamaica als Rum-Boom (mit dem Energiedrink „Boom“) oder in Fruchtsäften kennen- und schätzengelernt.

Schoner Jamaicaner zum Mixen, geht natürlich auch pur aber da gibt es einige Konkurrenz ;)

Well, you don't need to say too much about this rum. Everyone knows this one. It is and remains a very good standard/basic mixer at a fair price. In my opinion, it should not be missing in any home bar

The nose has a big hit of tropical fruit and smoky molasses. There's also some underlying citrus. The fruit from the nose is still there in the palette. Grassy notes also present. On the sweeter end of white rums. The finish is salty and earthy. Some peppery points. Overall, it's not the best Jamaican overproof. But a lots of good competition there.

Starting off Friday evening with this one. Maybe 3rd or 4th time tasting it, but this time documented. Tasting it neat, but I could see this in a cocktail. To me it has a very fresh and vegetal nose, and notes of tropical fruits, some spice and molasses