Review: J Wray Silver Rum
J Wray Silver Rum was launched June 2016. It is made at Jamaica’s number one rum producing distillery in the oldest continuously operated rum distillery in the Caribbean. Rum has been made at this site since 1749. J Wray Silver Rum has replaced Appleton White Rum in the Campari America product portfolio. I have been told J Wray Silver is not just a change in name and packaging. The rum is crafted using a different recipe. J Wray Silver is made from molasses created from sugarcane grown on the New Yarmouth Estate located on the Vere Plains of Clarendon. J Wray Silver is a blend of pot still rums and column still rums that are aged and then slowly filtered through special charcoal filters. The aroma is vanilla, coconut, unripe banana, and molasses. The sweet cane sugar and vanilla entry is joined by coconut cream and banana flavor. It fades with molasses and cantaloupe taste, and finishes semidry and smooth with caramel flavor, gentle warmth, and a mild sting. As someone who enjoyed the taste of Appleton White Rum, I’m happy to report the flavor profile is very similar. The difference is, someone forgot to tell J Wray and Nephew that a white rum isn’t suppose to be smooth enough to serve as a sipping rum.
Made in Kingston Jamaica
Award: Gold Medal