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At the International Exhibition held in London in 1862, J. Wray and Nephew won three gold medals for its 10-, 15- and 25-year-old rums. The company's rums also won several awards and prizes at international exhibitions in Paris—1878, Amsterdam—1883, New Orleans—1885 and Jamaica 1891. In 1916, Lindo Brothers & Co purchased Wray & Nephew.
After their father's death in 1946, Roy and his brother Frederick became Co-Managing Directors of J. Wray and Nephew Ltd. [8] He owned several thousand acres of real estate in the Oracabessa area, where he sold Goldeneye to Ian Fleming and Firefly to Noël Coward. Roy was Chairman of the Central Housing Authority and the Coconut Industry Board [9]
In 1939, Lindo Bros & Co. sold J. Wray and Nephew Ltd. and Appleton Estate to Percy Lindo. [19] [20] [21] After much experimentation, the first Appleton Estate branded rums were launched in 1944. [22] The rums were light, fragrant and meant to serve as a substitute for whiskey, which was hard to come during World War II.
If Rum Fire presents a more intense sipping experience, Monymusk offers a slightly more gentle alternative to Wray & Nephew. It’s still a 63% ABV unaged Jamaican powerhouse, but just not quite ...
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In 1981, the rum distillery Appleton Estate, which was owned by Wray and Nephew, hired Spence as its chief chemist. [ 1 ] At Appleton, Spence worked with Owen Tulloch, the master blender at the time, who recognized Spence's ability to identify and differentiate between smells, describing it as an " organoleptic talent". [ 5 ]