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J. Wray & Nephew LTD. Liqueur Rum (Finest Old Jamaica)
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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
- Keep in mind: Diluted at 43%
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How does J. Wray & Nephew LTD. Liqueur Rum (Finest Old Jamaica) taste?
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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
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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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
Tasting #2000: A revelation and liquid history. The original Mai Tai rum blend from the 70s by Wray Nephew and a legend in its own right. The nose is an incredibly intense and elegant mix of caramelized coconut chips, lime zest, light esters, green pepper, and dark chocolate. The taste is also very elegant, spicy, and aromatic with a relatively long finish and unusually dry and tannin- and herb-focused in the finish. Could of course handle a few % more but is extremely pleasant to drink and probably aromatic enough to assert itself in a Mai Tai. Thanks for the opportunity Jens!❣️❣️👌🏼 But to be fair, 80€ per 1cl wouldn't be worth it to me! 😄🫣 Overall I expected more.
Review by cigares
A rum that sells at auction for a prohibitive price, had to taste it. Thanks Artur for the sample. A Jamaican nose with overripe banana, esters, cedar wood and yellow fruits, apple and quince, chocolate. Complex and homogeneous. Sweetness and expression on the palate, lots of fruits, exotic and yellow. Unfortunately a diluted mouthfeel. Quite marked acidity, then the bitterness of the wood leads to a long and rather dry, spicy finish. The bitter wood and yellow fruits remain for a long time. The empty glass is splendid with a complexity and a vegetal side that was not felt before. Liquid history even if this rum, by itself, doesn't really excite me.
Review by Jakob
A piece of history. On the nose with typical oak barrel notes after typical aging paired with surprising freshness of lime peel and red fruits. On the palate somewhat more spice aroma, the fruits recede into the background, but the very well balanced wood plays a bigger role in interplay with the molasses notes. Very tasty, but for the current prices more a special experience than a new rum to long for.
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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%.
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