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J. Wray Gold

42% ABVWray & NephewJamaica

Also known as “Appleton Special Rum”. Formerly known as Appleton Special Rum. Proprietary light brown rum Jamaican rum. A young rum, aged a bit in used Jack Daniels barrels. Proof varies in different markets, going as low as 37.5º and as high as 42º or 43º. Amber jamaican rum is generic for the heavy-bodied, rich, flavorful pot still rums fermented, distilled, and aged in Jamaica. Note: except for the unaged white overproof rums popular with the natives (and relatively uncommon in cocktails), Jamaican rum is typically aged, even if it is subsequently stripped of its color through filtering. If a recipe calls for “aged Jamaican rum”, go for quality, not color. Note that most amber jamaican rums, today, are bottled at lower proof than in the past, and are now designed for easy sipping. It can be useful to blend a judicious amount of younger, higher proof jamaican rum in with the amber rum to restore more of the funk and aromatic profile that comprise the jamaican style.

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