Review: J Wray Gold Rum
J Wray Gold Rum was released in the US along with their Silver rum June 2016. It is made at the Appleton Estate in Jamaica’s number one rum producing distillery, which is also the oldest continuously operated rum distillery in the Caribbean. The Appleton Estate traces its history back to 1655 when the estate was granted to Frances Dickinson’s heirs for their grandfathers service to England during England’s successful capture of Jamaica from Spain. Rum has been produced at this site since 1749. John Wray began distilling and blending rums, and served them to patrons at his Shakespeare Tavern in Kingston. In 1862 his nephew joined him and J Wray and Nephew began its history of producing Jamaican rum. In 1916 the Lindo Brothers and Co. purchased the Appleton Estates, and the company J Wray and his nephew had built. Today the Appleton Estate sits on 11,000 acres with sugar fields, a sugar mill, and a distillery with 5 pot stills and a multi column continuous still. J Wray Gold Rum is crafted from molasses made from estate grown sugar cane and pure limestone filtered water. After distilling, the rum is trucked to Kingston where it is aged and bottled. Read more 
Review: J Wray Silver Rum
J Wray Silver Rum was launched June 2016. It is made at Jamaica’s number one rum producing distillery in the oldest continuously operated rum distillery in the Caribbean. Rum has been made at this site since 1749. J Wray Silver Rum has replaced Appleton White Rum in the Campari America product portfolio. I have been told J Wray Silver is not just a change in name and packaging. The rum is crafted using a different recipe. J Wray Silver is made from molasses created from sugarcane grown on the New Yarmouth Estate located on the Vere Plains of Clarendon. J Wray Silver is a blend of pot still rums and column still rums that are aged and then slowly filtered through special charcoal filters. Read more