Jamaica
Jamaica is the home of high-ester pot-still rum. The island style is loud and tropical, all overripe banana, pineapple and a funk the distillers call hogo. It comes from long fermentations and copper pot stills, and it is what sets a Jamaican rum apart from a lighter Spanish-style one. Two names anchor the shelf. Appleton Estate builds aged blends that soften that funk into warm oak, orange peel and baking spice, good for sipping neat. Hampden Estate runs the other way, pushing the fruit and hogo to a cask-strength intensity that still carries through a long mixed drink. Drink the aged blends neat or over a single large cube. Save the funkier bottles for a daiquiri or a mai tai, where that character cuts through the ice and lime. Browse the rum below, then follow the links to buy.
About Jamaica
Jamaica is the home of high-ester pot-still rum. The island style is loud and tropical, all overripe banana, pineapple and a funk the distillers call hogo. It comes from long fermentations and copper pot stills, and it is what sets a Jamaican rum apart from a lighter Spanish-style one. Two names anchor the shelf. Appleton Estate builds aged blends that soften that funk into warm oak, orange peel and baking spice, good for sipping neat. Hampden Estate runs the other way, pushing the fruit and hogo to a cask-strength intensity that still carries through a long mixed drink. Drink the aged blends neat or over a single large cube. Save the funkier bottles for a daiquiri or a mai tai, where that character cuts through the ice and lime. Browse the rum below, then follow the links to buy.
