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J. Wray & Nephew LTD. Liqueur Rum (Finest Old Jamaica)
Collectors and history buffs are the real audience here — this is the 1970s Wray & Nephew Mai Tai blend, "liquid history" as more than one member put it. Twenty tropical years show as deep oak, caramelized coconut, dark chocolate and a surprising lift of lime zest and yellow fruit. Low-ester and elegant rather than loud, with a long, dry, tannic finish. Several wish it were bottled at higher strength.
The community says- Deep tropical oak
- Complex nose
- But: Diluted at 43%
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How does J. Wray & Nephew LTD. Liqueur Rum (Finest Old Jamaica) taste?
Aggregated from 11 community reviews.
Elegant old-school Jamaican, dry and tannic Almost everyone treasures the story and the complex nose, but the 43% divides them — a few find the palate diluted and wish for cask strength.
collectors and fans of aged, tropical Jamaican rum
anyone wanting punch, funk or value
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91% rate it 8 or higher. 6 selected write-ups from 11 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by DomM
Nose is very intense (despite the low ABV) and complex. Very deep with clearly influence from long tropical aging. Wood, toasted notes, caramel and dark chocolate. Yet not overly wood forwards as there is also an interesting basked of tropical fruits - no fresh and dried. Excellent. Similar impressions on the palate. Here the low ABV is a bit of a shame, however. It is still rich in taste with ample complexity, yet I can only imaging how much power this would have with a bit more alcohol. The nose is stunning. A bit less exiting on the palate but still very intriguing. Nice glimps into the past and a very good rum indeed.
Review by zabo
What a grenade. It was my first rum of the day at the GRF on the second day and I've already spent a lot of time on it. This profile really appeals to me. According to the super cool people at Rumauction, it changed again positively after a day with the bottle open. Not that it's only really history to try this rum, I find it very grenade-like. The finish is mega long. I had to take another sample with me. Definitely belongs in my top group.
Review by Johannes
Lots of tropical wood, beautiful depth, certainly a dream at cask strength.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Verkostung #2000: Eine Offenbarung und flüssige Geschichte. Der ursprüngliche Mai Tai Rum Blend aus den 70ern von Wray Nephew und eine Legende schlechthin. Die Nase ist eine unfassbar intensive und elegante Mischung aus karamellisierten Kokoschips, Limettenzeste, leichten Estern, grünem Pfeffer und dunkler Schokolade. Der Geschmack ist ebenfalls sehr elegant, würzig und aromatisch mit verhältnismäßig langem Abgang und ungewöhnlich trocken und tannin- und kräuter-betont im Abgang. Könnte natürlich ein paar % mehr vertragen ist aber in sich extrem angenehm zu trinken und trotzdem wahrscheinlich aromatisch genug um sich im Mai tai durchzusetzen. Danke für die Möglichkeit Jens!❣️❣️👌🏼 Muss aber auch fairerweise sagen 80€ pro 1cl wäre mir das nicht wert! 😄🫣 Insgesamt habe ich mir mehr erhofft.
Review by cigares
Un rhum qui se vend aux enchères pour un prix prohibitif, il fallait le goûter. Merci Artur pour le sample. Un nez jamaïcain avec de la banane trop mûre, des esters, du bois de cèdre et des fruits jaunes, pomme et coing, du chocolat. Complexe et homogène. Douceur et expression en bouche, beaucoup de fruits, exotiques et jaunes. Une bouche hélas diluée. Une acidité assez marquée, puis l’amertume du bois amène vers une finale longue et plutôt sèche, épicée. Le boisé amer et les fruits jaunes restent très longtemps. Le verre vide est splendide avec une complexité et un côté végétal qu’on ne sentait pas avant. De l’histoire liquide même si ce rhum, par lui-même, n’arrive pas à m’emballer vraiment.
Review by Jakob
Ein Stück Geschichte. An der Nase mit typischen Eichenholzfassnoten nach telpischer Lagerung gepaart mit überraschender Frische von Limettenschale und roten Früchten. Am Gaumen etwas mehr Gewürzaromatik, die Früchte rücken in den Hintergrund, dafür spielt das sehr wohl balancierte Holz im Zusammenspiel mit den Melassenoten grösser auf. Sehr lecker, aber für die aktuellen Preise eher ein besonderes Erlebnis als ein neuer Sehnsuchtsrum.
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
What a lovely surprise, this is old school with it's intense but not old wood, this is low ester but remarkably watery after all.this time. This really fills the 43% really nicely. I can see how this is the stuff of legends...
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Details about J. Wray & Nephew LTD. Liqueur Rum (Finest Old Jamaica)
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by J. Wray & Nephew LTD., at 43%.
Community purchases
1 bottles logged by the RumX community.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
1 purchased · 11 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of
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