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New Yarmouth
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New Yarmouth

New Yarmouth is Jamaican rum's best-kept secret. There are almost no photos of it, it makes Wray & Nephew White, the island's best-selling rum, and it is one of only three distilleries that can reach the highest esters. Collectors only really discovered it through aged 1994 vintages, which have become some of the most surprising rums on RumX.

  • Rounded coconut-caramel 1994 profile
  • Consistent across bottlers
  • High-ester 2009 marks for funk
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As of September 2026

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8.7/10
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3,570
bottles catalogued
96
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New Yarmouth
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The enigma of Clarendon

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BottlingAgeABVCommunity scorePrice
New Yarmouth S.B.S Jamaica 2005 Pot Still Rum12 years · 67,2%12 years67,2%9.1/10 42 reviews294 €
Bedford Park New Yarmouth 2019 Pot Still Rum5 years · 69%5 years69%9.1/10 10 reviews51 €
New Yarmouth Rum Artesanal NYE 1994 Column Still Rum25 years · 67,7%25 years67,7%9.0/10 174 reviews239 €
Swell de Spirits New Yarmouth Flashback 1994 Pot Still Rum27 years · 66,7%27 years66,7%9.0/10 106 reviews229 €
Valinch & Mallet New Yarmouth The Spirit Of Art 1994 Column Still Rum26 years · 56,9%26 years56,9%9.0/10 87 reviews295 €
Precious Liquors New Yarmouth Malt, Grain & Cane for Bar Lamp Ginza and Rum & Whisky Kyoto 1994 26 years · 67,9%26 years67,9%9.0/10 62 reviews352 €
Distilia New Yarmouth The Golden Age of Piracy Woodes Rogers 1994 Pot Still Rum27 years · 67,1%27 years67,1%9.0/10 56 reviews355 €
New Yarmouth Rum Artesanal Jamaica Rum 1994 Column Still Rum31 years · 66,5%31 years66,5%9.0/10 55 reviews185 €

76 bottlings meet the minimum rating count; the 24 best-rated are shown. The rest are in the grid below.

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New Yarmouth vintages

Single cask bottlings often carry the year of distillation. The vintage page shows what else went into cask that same year.

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Community reviews: New Yarmouth

New Yarmouth Bristol Classic Rum New Yarmouth 2008 Madeira Wood Finish

Review by Arya_NBV

Arya_NBV
Arya_NBV
Aug 202621 reviewsGermany
8.4/10

Excellent drop! Smells like a fresh New Yarmouth without the sharp edges. Slightly alcoholic smell at first, milder after breathing, but you still shouldn't stick your nose too deep into the glass. On the palate, mild sweetness with unobtrusive funk. The first sip is bold, then …

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Warehouse #1 New Yarmouth Legendary Marques NYE/WK NYE/WK 2022

Review by Timo Groeger

Timo Groeger
Timo Groeger
Jul 20261,875 reviewsGermany
8.3/10

Wow, I thought I was the first to try it, but apparently not. But Jamaica is clearly recognizable here, the (overripe) tropical fruits banana and pineapple, but also a round of esters. The value for money is obviously outstanding here.

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New Yarmouth Rum Artesanal Jamaica Rum 2009

Review by DomM

DomM
DomM
Mar 2026916 reviewsGermany
8.8/10

Very nice bottling out of the New Yarmouth 2009 range with high intensity on the nose and palate. Classic cookie dough notes with sweetness and some fruits. For me actually even a bit better than the RA single cask bottling. Also looking into some other 2009 casks, this bottling …

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Precious Liquors New Yarmouth The Bottle Shop NYE/WM 2005

Review by Mirco

Mirco
Mirco Top voice
Mar 2026568 reviewsSwitzerland
8.5/10

Really strong New Yarmouth. On the nose, lots of fruity notes, ripe tropical fruit, along with pastry, marzipan, and a nice spice. On the palate, dense and very balanced with wood, spices, and an elegant sweetness. The balance is just right here, everything feels bold but never …

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New Yarmouth Rum Artesanal Jamaica Rum 1994

Review by Tim Reiber

Tim Reiber
Tim Reiber Top voice
Feb 202619 reviewsGermany
9.2/10

The fruity funkiness usually found in younger Jamaicans is replaced in this 1994 by a very complex, old, and noble richness. Glue, cold coffee, and coconut are part of it. On the palate, you notice the 66%, but in a positive way. It releases an extremely intense flavor. The …

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Distilia New Yarmouth Ex-Bourbon Cask 1994

Review by Serge

Serge
Serge Top voice
Nov 2025840 reviewsGermany
9.0/10

Strong 94 New Yarmouth. Mature, but — unlike many late releases of the vintage — not overly woody and with a great balance of caramel, coconut, vanilla, wood, dried fruit, a hint of mint/menthol, and spices. Also a great sweetness. NY 94 is never bad, but this one is delicious …

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New Yarmouth S.B.S Jamaica 1994

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

crazyforgoodbooze
crazyforgoodbooze
Nov 20252,486 reviewsGermany
8.7/10

Dadar gulung in liquid as you know it from Bali! Caramelized coconut chips with baked banana in perfection. extremely tasty and different from many other 94 new Yarmouths! mega intense and very tasty, but also a bit charred and barrel-heavy, bitter in the finish. Overall, despite …

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New Yarmouth Flensburg Rum Company 2015

Review by Jacques etdom

Jacques etdom
Jacques etdom Top voice
Oct 2025305 reviewsFrance
8.0/10

A new Yarmouth base esters, a priori. It's good, but light. Tropical fruits, apple. Lacks a few years in the tropics, very airy. Good at this price, we can't be too demanding...

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How the crew scored it New Yarmouth

RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.7 sits in the “Very good” band. 98% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

Flavour profile of New Yarmouth

Top aromas · nose & palate
Tropical fruits67%
Ester53%
Woody52%
Vanilla43%
Glue · nose only41%
Pineapple37%
Banana · palate only33%

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The RumX Guide to New Yarmouth

The enigma of Clarendon

New Yarmouth sits in Clarendon parish and, despite making rum since at least 1817, it is the most mysterious distillery in Jamaica. The current plant dates to 1948, and like Appleton Estate it belongs to J. Wray & Nephew, now owned by Gruppo Campari. Where Appleton is the polished public face, New Yarmouth is its near-invisible sister, the yin to Appleton's tourist-friendly yang.

The engine behind Wray & Nephew White

If you have had a rum punch in Jamaica, you have probably had New Yarmouth. It is the main source of Wray & Nephew White Overproof, the island's best-selling rum by a distance, along with local whites like Coruba and Charley's J.B. One source puts its annual output in the same range as Appleton, which would make this quiet distillery one of the largest producers on the island.

Built on secondhand stills

New Yarmouth has a charming habit of buying other distilleries' cast-offs. Its 1948 restart used four small pot stills from closed distilleries, it took a used Coffey column from Appleton around 1970, added another column in the 1990s, and installed a new multicolumn still after the Campari era began. So it runs both pot and column, an unusually patchwork stillhouse stitched together from Jamaica's rum history.

A high-ester program seeded by Hampden

New Yarmouth is one of only three Jamaican distilleries, with Hampden and Long Pond, that can reach the very highest ester levels. That capability arrived in the mid-1990s, and tellingly it was guided by Winston Kennedy, a former distillery manager at Hampden. Its NYE marque is the one collectors hunt, and unlike most of Jamaica it is willing to use muck.

Most popular vs highest rated

For a distillery so far off the map, New Yarmouth scores remarkably well on RumX. There is no official aged range, so its top bottles are all aged single-marque rum from independents like S.B.S, Rum Artesanal and Swell de Spirits, especially the 1994 NYE vintages, which sit around 9/10. It is the classic Jamaican plot twist: an anonymous overproof workhorse hiding world-class vintage rum.

Frequently Asked Questions about New Yarmouth

Gruppo Campari, through J. Wray & Nephew. It is the sister distillery to Appleton Estate.

Mostly Wray & Nephew White Overproof, Jamaica’s best-selling rum, plus local whites like Coruba and Charley’s J.B. Its high-ester marques go into blends, and aged single-marque bottlings come from independent bottlers.

Yes. It is one of only three Jamaican distilleries, alongside Hampden and Long Pond, that can reach the legal ester ceiling. Its high-ester program started in the mid-1990s with help from a former Hampden manager.

It is the most secretive distillery in Jamaica, with almost no public images and few published operating details, kept firmly in the shadow of its famous sister Appleton Estate.

NYE is New Yarmouth’s marque. Aged 1994 NYE bottlings from independents are the distillery’s most celebrated rums on RumX, scoring around 9/10.

RumX offers the world’s largest selection of rum through our innovative shop-in-shop marketplace, similar to Amazon. For New Yarmouth rums, we currently have 51 offers starting from €26.92 across 23 partner shops including Perola, Inn-out-shop, Warehouse #1, Klac, Rum Hof, Rhum Attitude. Our platform compares prices in real-time from specialized rum retailers worldwide, ensuring you always find the best deals.

The RumX database currently contains 96 different rums from New Yarmouth. This includes various expressions, limited editions, and bottlings across different age statements and proof levels. Our community has contributed over 3575 reviews for New Yarmouth rums, making it one of the most comprehensive resources for exploring this brand’s full range. New releases are added regularly as they become available.

According to the RumX community, New Yarmouth S.B.S Jamaica 2005 12yr 67,2% is currently the highest-rated New Yarmouth rum with an impressive rating of 9.1/10 based on 42 reviews. This expression has earned praise for its exceptional quality and represents the pinnacle of what New Yarmouth has to offer. However, taste is subjective, and we encourage you to explore the full range to find your personal favorite.
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