Appleton Estate Reserve rum for the world famous Appleton Estate distillery. Appleton Estate is part of a portfolio of rums produced by J Wray and Nephew and Sons. The company pretty much dominate domestic rum sales in Jamaica.
Appleton Estate Reserve highly regarded throughout the rum world and is seen by many as one of the best examples of rum for your money.
Distilled in 2000 from the last Trinidad molasses and bottled in 2012. This rum from the famous Caroni Distillery has been bottled by Italian company Velier.
As my rum journey has progressed (I hope with my assistance some of you have a smoother journey than me!) I have read a great deal about the now defunct Caroni Distillery. Caroni is famous for “Heavy Rum” and rums from the distillery can now fetch quite mind boggling prices. I have been fortunate enough to pick up both this and a 16-year-old Caroni (The Ancient Mariner) for under £50 per bottle.
Mount Gay Extra Old or XO as they seem to have re-branded it. For those in the know Mount Gay Extra Old is often known as MGXO. The XO notation on the Mount Gay is pretty standard across the rum and spirits industry to denote an aged spirit (without actually noting how old it is!).
As the Mount Gay Distillery is the oldest official distillery in the world established 1703 as the label denotes, I don’t think we need to worry too much about the heritage and authenticity of the contents of this Extra Old rum.
Lamb’s Navy Rum is seen in just about every Supermarket off-license, public house and Working Mens Club (WMC) the length and breadth of England (and quite possible Scotland and Wales too).
Originally created in 1849 from a blend of new fewer than 18 rums from Barbados, Trinidad, Jamaica and Guyana by Alfred Lamb. The rum has been available in the UK pretty much unbroken since 1872. The rum was originally stored in the famous West India Dock Warehouse just off the Thames. The rum was then aged for 4 years. For more information please see the Lamb’s Navy Rum site.
Havana Club Anejo 3 Anos (Aged 3 years) is a white rum from the Cuban rum producers. With news of a possible embargo on Cuban products in the US I felt it a good time to review this staple of the UK and Europe’s style bars.
Distributed in the UK by Pernod-Ricard, Havana Club’s main competition comes from the Puerto Rican powerhoubse Bacardi. Which is distributed by Bacardi-Brown-Forman. Oddly I cannot think of many White Rums which have any kind of meaningful presence in the UK other than Havana Club and Bacardi. To be honest Bacardi has become such a byword for white rum that I doubt many people who drink Bacardi even realise it is rum!
No your eyes do not deceive you. Along with the outdated Caribbean stereotype so loved by my European cousins we have here a Room rather than a Rum. From Maraska.
When many folk consider a cruise no doubt they look forward to seeing numerous Caribbean Islands and outposts. Happy in the knowledge that they will be able to try a smorgasbord of fine high quality rums. It is a rum lover’s dream indeed.
Ancient Mariner Navy Rum. To be honest if I had been told such a rum existed I would have immediately expected a very cheap “West Indies” blend of rum. I would have expected such as rum to have been available in a local convenience store as their own brand rum. A horribly designed label (complete with sailors and ships) standard cheap bar bottle, awful cheap screw cap and a price tag to match.
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