Jamaica
Inn Black Ginger Rum has recently been quietly launched into its Cornwall
heartlands, by Mangrove, the UK-based premium spirits distributor. Recently and quietly launched
into its Cornwall heartlands, by Mangrove, the UK-based premium spirits
distributor. This premium rum is a blend
of Jamaican pot and column distillations that is infused with ginger, accompanied
by subtle hints of lemongrass and citrus. Ginger is a primary botanical infusion with a
quality Jamaican rum, this offers fuller taste for classic cocktails that can
be made with cola, tonic or any other mixer. The rum is aged for three years
and has an ABV of 40%.
“The brand is inspired by the Cornwall
coaching inn built in 1750 and made famous in Daphne du Maurier’s novel of the
same name. Jamaica Inn first derived its name from the local landowning
Trelawney family. Edward Trelawney was born in Trelawney, Cornwall in 1699 and
appointed Governor of Jamaica at the age of 39. Located on the bleak Bodmin
Moor, the inn originally provided a watering hole to hide smuggler’s plundered
Caribbean contraband of Jamaican rum and botanicals, including ginger.” The expression is based upon the style of rum
the patrons and malcontents would have been imbibing during the era.
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| Cornwell's Jamaica Inn |
Nick
Gillett, managing director of Mangrove, comments: “More than anything else,
this is an authentic Jamaican, flavored rum”.
It has that unique Jamaican
‘funk’ flavor with the presence of a well-balanced quality, ginger flavor
throughout. The name Jamaica Inn
conjures up all the right images of dark rums and the historical richness with
the cross over between Cornwall and Jamaica’s rumbustious past.”
Unfortunately, like so many other
interesting rums, Jamaica Inn Rum is not available in the United States. If you happen to be visiting the United
Kingdom, this is one of those rums with a unique story and mystique that you
might want to search out.
