J. Wray & Nephew

J. Wray & Nephew is a Jamaican distiller, bottler and bottler of rum. Part of the Campari Group since 2012, it is particularly known for its White Overproof Rum, often characterized as a fundamental part of Jamaican culture.

The portfolio also includes less widely distributed cream and coconut rums plus various aperitifs. In addition, the company also produces other brands such as Captain Morgan Jamaica Rum, the Appleton Estate range, and Sangster's, as well as various proprietary brands.

The company began life in 1825, when John Wray opened The Shakespeare Tavern in Kingston, Jamaica. His nephew Charles Ward joined the company in 1860, and took over 10 years later, developing the tavern and liquor-dealing business into one of Jamaica’s largest commercial enterprises. The Lindo Brothers & Co. bought the company in 1916, soon after adding Appleton Estate – the oldest and most famous of all Jamaica's sugarcane estates and the location of the J. Wray & Nephew distillery.