Wray & Nephew White Overproof

Fire and grapefruit and signature Jamaican funk. Until Rum-Bar (Worthy Park Estate) and Rum Fire (Hampden Estate) came around with their excellent unaged pot still rums, this was the closest you could get to rum at its most elemental.

Still a must-try for anyone into rum, but no longer the most important product in the category.

Tasted at Laka Lono on 12/22/19. Pours clear. Plenty of funky aroma. Too hot to sip neat. Robust and powerful in a daiquiri. This is a foundational rum to have in your home tiki bar.

Not for the faint hearted, will either kill you or make you stronger.

Only ever had it with a ting (and how that drink isn't call a tingwray is still shocking for me), but I really enjoy that combo.

Good kick and a Strong aroma of bananas that brings back memories of being on a beach in Montego. Only tolerable with a mixer. Not for me.

Lovely overripe tropical fruits, banana, oil, rubber and salt make this a great Jamaican standard.

My first overproof. Smoother than I expected. Not bad at all.

That pungent Jamaican rum aroma is what keeps me buying this bottle. I highly recommend mixing with lime juice and grapefruit soda. Probably my favorite way to enjoy W&N.

Does not make the best daiquiri. Its too strongly flavored and high ABV for such a delicate drink.

I dare say its a great bottle to 'do some shots' with friends.

great for rum punches mojitos etc neat hold on it has a bite definately worth the money

Hey, all things are relative! If you've picked this up after previously buying Bicardi, this is going to blow your mind. Fire, brimstone, lemon and that weird ass funk, that even diluted in a cocktail, you're sure not going to miss. I mean this is Notting Hill Carnival in a glass.

But if you're coming from the land of pot still madness - clairin, Rum-Bar, Rum Fire, Rivers Royale - or blanc agricole, this is very manageable, and possibly a little tame, but hey, it's £26 rather than £53!

In all honesty, this is a little industrial, if way more flavourful than the same distillery's Kingston 62. A little oily, fragrant with citrus, dry with cane coming out along the way ,you can drink this straight if that's your thing. In a cocktail however, it adds depth and a kick to a Hurricane. The smell is subtle por still, the flavour, depths of sugar, and a bit of that chemistry lab weird vibe people seem to either live or hate.

I was looking for a cut price clairin to bring the funk to cocktails, and I think this will hit the spot. Mixing this 50/50 with Copalli really lifts both, bringing balance, power and flavour all to the mix. I totally get why bars keep this to hand, and also why it's Jamaica's No.1.