Step inside Appleton Estate in 1950. A rare Wray & Nephew brochure and archival photos reveal how Jamaican rum was made—from cane fields to pot stills.
Reading this article felt like stepping back into 1950s Jamaica. From the sugarcane fields to the distillation hall and even the aging warehouses in Kingston, the details are really vivid. Seeing the old pot stills and huge vats made me appreciate how traditional yet meticulous rum-making was back then.
Fascinating world of bygone days, bygone rums — please keep this up! Perhaps in another post you could explain the differences between Appleton rum and Meyers?
Yes of course it was interesting! I was even narrating it in my head with an old timey radio/news reel announcer voice 😂. What would be a near equivalent to 3 dagger rum? Thanks again for all your hard work Mr. Wonk
Reading this article felt like stepping back into 1950s Jamaica. From the sugarcane fields to the distillation hall and even the aging warehouses in Kingston, the details are really vivid. Seeing the old pot stills and huge vats made me appreciate how traditional yet meticulous rum-making was back then.
Thank for the kind words.
Fascinating world of bygone days, bygone rums — please keep this up! Perhaps in another post you could explain the differences between Appleton rum and Meyers?
Yes of course it was interesting! I was even narrating it in my head with an old timey radio/news reel announcer voice 😂. What would be a near equivalent to 3 dagger rum? Thanks again for all your hard work Mr. Wonk
Yes, an extremely interesting article. The accompanying photos added a lot.