Appleton Estate, Jamaica's premier rum distillery and one of the very best in the category, just announced the launch of the latest release in the Hearts Collection, a 1998 vintage rum aged for 25 ...

Jamaican rum production began in the 1650s when the English fermented sugar cane to create the versatile liquor. Appleton Estate began distilling rum about 100 years after the first rum production.

Mr Gentles says that ageing the rum before it is sold is of paramount importance, and that doing so outside of Jamaica ...

Rum is a key part of ... single voice for Jamaica's six rum distilleries - Appleton (which is owned by J Wray and Nephew), Clarendon, Hampden Estate, Long Pond, New Yarmouth and Worthy Park ...

Here’s an overview and tasting notes of 12 top Caribbean rums that have consistently won gold medals at international spirit competitions, a testament to their exceptional quality and craftsmanship.

Some of Lavenue's Jamaican rum recommendations to approximate Trader Vic's original recipe include Appleton Estate's 12-Year-Old, Planteray Xaymaca, and, what he describes as, the "more potent ...