J. Wray & Nephew LTD. White Overproof

"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."

"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"

"Pure not my world, but the classic among the white Unaged Jamaican Rums."

""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?"

"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."

"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.."

"In direct comparison to the Rum Fire and Rum Bar:Clearly more restrained nose. But pleasantly fruity with a slight citrus note. The alcohol comes through the strongest here.On the palate, sweet tropical fruits with a slight floral note that takes over the reins in the finish.This bottle has been up for a while, so maybe some of the power has been lost. For me place 2.In the Wray"

"This is awful to sip (perhaps could settle and open up with some water) and is pretty intense on the nose as well. The alcohol is about as poorly integrated as one can find but it’s not trying to do that. What this does have is fruit and funk and because of that you have yourself a great mixer at a fantastic value. Since I rate rums based on the experience of sipping I should be scoring this a 6. I can’t bring myself to do it though since I feel it would do it injustice. As a mixer this would be 7.5+ so I feel I can sleep easy settling in the middle and calling this a 7."

"The score is for the use ability in this mixer. Lays a very good and strong foundation in the mixer."

"Absoluter Klassiker. Brennt mir leider zu sehr. Im Direktvergleich gewinnt der Rum Bar deutlich."

"right in ya face ! ya man :D immer noch einer der besten plv Jamaikaner. Absolut perfekte Basis für homemade Falernum anzusetzen macht aber auch tolle daiquiris sowieso Wray & Ting und mehr. Pflicht Rum für jede Tiki Bar."

"Great PLV and pure Jamaican flavors. In comparison, I like the RumBar Overproof but better."

"Die Flasche habe ich mir zum Mixen zugelegt und diese Aufgabe erfüllt der Rum mit Bravour, nicht nur bezogen auf den günstigen Preis. Für eine vollständige Bewertung muss er dann aber auch pur verkostet werden und ich muss sagen, dass ich wirklich positiv überrascht bin. Der Alkoholgehalt ist zwar zu merken, aber das Mundgefühl ist dennoch angenehm und anfangs sogar etwas butterig. Dabei ist er überraschend pflanzlich und mit genügend fruchtigen Facetten und auch ein paar Estern versehen. Ein guter Schnaps!"

"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."

"Update, because I think that you should not evaluate this rum according to how he tastes pure, I do not really enjoy him. In the cocktail but ne ne decent grenade. On the nose, the grassy notes predominate over the fruit umd the esters. In the taste, however, these then come to the fore."