wray and nephew ltd. country of origin jamaica introduced 2008 alcohol by volume 40 % uk 40 % us & export colour dark website http www.blackwellrum.com blackwell rum marketed as blackwell black gold rum is a jamaican brand of rum . contents 1 history of the company 2 recipe and distillation process 3 awards and recognition 4 in popular culture 5 references 6 external links history of the company edit the company was established by island records founder chris blackwell and advertising executive and entrepreneur richard kirshenbaum in 2008 . blackwell s son chris blackwell jr is also closely involved in the enterprise . 1 the rum is distilled and blended by j.wray and nephew and distributed throughout the caribbean and other markets including north america and the uk . 2 3 4 recipe and distillation process edit the blend developed by chris blackwell and master blender joy spence is based on a traditional recipe from the days when blackwell s mother s family the lindo family owned j. wray & nephew and appleton estate . 1 blackwell rum is produced from jamaican sugar cane water and yeast to produce a blend between a traditional heavy pot and a lighter column still rum . once distilled it is aged in american oak barrels . 5 awards and recognition edit finalist with 92 100 ultimate spirits challenge 2012 . 6 gold medal with 94 100 beverage testing institute 2012 . 7 international spirits challenge 2012 silver medal for design ; bronze medal for tasting . 8 gold medal global rum masters 2015 . 9 gold medal gold dark rum festival rum bahamas . 10 in popular culture edit blackwell rum featured in the 2012 american comedy series anger management . 11 references edit a b rum journal jamaica s blackwell rum . caribjournal.com . 2012 07 13 . retrieved 2013 05 03 . rock and pop features . chris blackwell the original trustafarian . telegraph . retrieved 2013 05 03 . mangrove to distribute blackwell rum . harpers.co.uk . 2013 03 12 . retrieved 2013 05 03 . blackwell enters us market . rum connection . retrieved 2013 05 03 . blackwell rum the black gold of jamaica soci t perrier . societeperrier.com . 2012 10 17 . retrieved 2013 05 03 . ultimate beverage challenge 2012 spirits certificates . ultimate beverage.com . retrieved 2013 05 03 . beverage testing institute webmaster tastings.com . spirits review for blackwell fine jamaican rum 30 . tastings.com . retrieved 2013 05 03 . international spirits challenge . international spirits challenge . retrieved 2013 05 03 . the spirit business . the spirit business . retrieved 2015 03 11 . the rum connection . the rum connection . retrieved 2015 03 11 . rum first reggae now rum says chris blackwell founder of island records goldeneye resort . now blackwell rum for charlie sheen s new show anger management . pinterest.com . retrieved 2013 05 03 . external links edit blackwell rum website review and chris blackwell interview on the floating rum shack diffords guide tasting notes retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title blackwell rum & oldid 692370913 categories companies established in 2008rumscompanies of jamaicahidden categories articles with hrecipesarticles with hproducts navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 25 november 2015 at 05 56 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view