WRAY & NEPHEW - OP White Rum

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Description:
To the uninitiated, Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum is merely the top-selling high strength rum in the world. In its native Jamaica, however, this crystal-clear rum is legendary.

In the country known for its rum, it is the rum of choice. In fact, it currently accounts for more than 90% of all rum sold in Jamaica.

It is equally enjoyable in an authentic Jamaican rum punch, a Mai Tai, a daiquiri, or in any popular mixer.

It is also the 'secret ingredient' in many proprietary and signature drinks found all over the world.

Producer: Wray and Nephew - www.appletonrums.com
ABV: 63%
Country of Origin: Jamaica

Category(s): Rum
Group(s): Overproof Rum , White Rum

Pricing

Size	Availability	Price	Unit Price	Buy	Desire
70cl Bottle	23rd Oct 2008	£ 23.09		Add to Basket	Add to WishList
12x 5cl Miniatures	Immediate	£ 26.99	£ 2.25	Add to Basket	Add to WishList
6x 70cl Bottles	23rd Oct 2008	£ 129.79	£ 21.63	Add to Basket	Add to WishList

1 Cocktails using this product

Reggae Rum Punch

4 Product Reviews

Author:	Date of Review: 02:13:52 Fri, 29 Sep 2006
Review: I learned about Wray from a co-worker born in Jamica. It is rare that I will drink anything else these days. It is powerful and clean. Not very tasty but mixes well. A few shots and your are flying high. I have been falling down and never had a hangover. It is by far the cleanest, purest source of alcohol I have ever had. I have gotten a hangover from "everpure" but not this. Compared to 151 (which burn a hole in my gut) nothing beats Wray!

Author: nischt	Date of Review: 02:35:08 Wed, 06 Sep 2006
Review: Without a doubt, this rum is one of the worst I have ever tasted in my life. I've tried most rums from Trinidad (excellent), Barbadoes (excellent) etc etc. How I came about tasting this particular garbage juice, was at a friend's apartment. I opened up the freezer to get some ice, and I saw the same bottle of rum that had been sitting there for about a year. I asked my friends why they hadn't drunk it, and they laughed, and bet me 20 dollars that i couldn't take a shot of it. Being the brave idiot that I am, I took them up on the offer. They poured me a shot (all of them laughing), I took the ICE COLD shot of this s**t, and it went down like regular high proof rum.. not a problem.. until.... about 5 seconds after I took the shot, this disgusting aftertaste took over my mouth.. I can only compare it to what i would think rotting meat stuffed inside underwear that someone had worn for a month without washing or changing it would taste like.. steeped in vodka. .. I threw up into the kitchen sink like 10 seconds after taking the shot. Apparently I wasn't the only one who had done this either. I was sceptical.. maybe my friends had played a joke on me, and put something in the rum? .. turns out, I got the opportunity to try it at someone's house that I didn't know, who weren't associated with my other friends in anyway. THE EXACT SAME PUTRID TASTE. DO NOT BUY THIS. IT IS TERRIBLE.

Author: Aaron Zall	Date of Review: 02:05:51 Fri, 19 May 2006
Review: I was introduced to this by a colleague of mine. When a cocktail calls for an OP (overproof) rum this is what goes in. I drink mine on the rocks. DON'T be scared off by its ABV, it is nowhere near as harsh as you would imagine, in fact it is wonderfully refined. As you lift it to your mouth for the first time you do it with some apprehension, expecting a 'absinth-like' burn. You are then pleasantly surprised by it, in fact you don't even know you are drinking 120 proof spirit until you stand up to pour yourself another!

Author: ian hajaj	Date of Review: 09:35:41 Sat, 25 Feb 2006
Review: This is one of the sweetest rums i have tasted. Excellent as a mixer and ok on its own. You have no idea you are drinking an over 60% abv.

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APPLETON - 21 Year Old	Immediate	70cl Bottle	£ 119.09
APPLETON - Estate 8 Year Old	Immediate	70cl Bottle	£ 21.79
APPLETON - Estate Extra 12 Year Old	Immediate	70cl Bottle	£ 28.09
APPLETON - Estate V/X	Immediate	70cl Bottle	£ 18.19
APPLETON - Special	Immediate	70cl Bottle	£ 14.79
APPLETON - Special	Immediate	12x 5cl Miniatures	£ 16.99
APPLETON - White	Immediate	70cl Bottle	£ 15.19
WRAY & NEPHEW - OP White Rum	23rd Oct 2008	70cl Bottle	£ 23.09
WRAY & NEPHEW - OP White Rum	Immediate	12x 5cl Miniatures	£ 26.99
WRAY & NEPHEW - Red Label Wine	Immediate	70cl Bottle	£ 6.39

Producer Information

Appleton Estate is the oldest and most famous of all of Jamaica's sugarcane estates. It is nestled in the fertile Nassau Valley on either side of the Black River in the Southwest of Jamaica. The origins of Appleton Estate date back to 1655 when the English captured Jamaica from the Spaniards. Frances Dickinson, whose grandsons Caleb and Ezekiel were the earliest known owners of the Appleton Estate, took part in that conquest of Jamaica, and it is believed that Appleton Estate was part of the land grant that Dickinson received as reward for his services.
After many generations of ownership by the Dickinson family, the Appleton Estate was sold out of the family in 1845. From then on, it was owned by a procession of prominent Jamaican families, each of whom helped to increase the size and potential of the Appleton Estate by purchasing additional acreage of land planted with sugarcane. During these years, the Appleton Estate was producing several different pot still rums, and it began to gain a reputation as a reliable source for quality rum, a reputation that continues to this day.
Meanwhile, John Wray, a successful rum producer in his own right, opened the Shakespeare Tavern in Kingston, Jamaica. Though no one knew it at the time, this tavern would ultimately contribute to the day when Mr. Wray and the Appleton Estate would join together to guide the Appleton Estate to worldwide acclaim. You see, in his tavern, Mr. Wray made it a practice to serve his patrons the rums that he himself produced. His rums were quite well received. Word began to spread of the quality of Mr. Wray's produce, and as his rums increased in popularity, his own rum production began to prosper. So successful was his venture that in 1862 John Wray invited his nephew, Charles J. Ward, to join him in a partnership. That same year, Wray & Nephew aged rums were awarded three gold medals at the London Exhibition, the first of many to be garnered over the years.
In 1916, the Lindo Brothers & Co purchased Wray & Nephew. Almost immediately thereafter, the new company, J. Wray & Nephew Ltd., purchased the Appleton Estate. Today, J. Wray & Nephew Ltd. produces rums that are unique and distinctly Jamaican. Bottlings include Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum, Coruba Jamaica Rum, Appleton Special Jamaica Rum and the prestigious portfolio of Appleton Estate Jamaica Rums: V/X, Extra and 21 Year Old. Appleton Estate Rums are still produced on the Estate, which encompasses over 11,000 acres of sugar cane as well as a sugarcane refinery and the Distillery.