The gang at Huxley Quayle von Bismark spent a whirlwind week traversing the beautiful island of Jamaica capturing images for Appleton Estate’s new Global website. Along with photographer Frank Hoedl we spent time uncovering the hidden gems of Jamaica that you rarely see in a travel brochure.

We went to the Nassau Valley, home of the Appleton Estate, where the unique combination of terrior and passionate craftspeople come together to create the finest rum in the world. We discovered the serenity of the cane fields in the weeks just before the harvest and felt the honour and history of more than 250 years of rum production.

We also uncovered  a jazz club in the centre of Kingston where the exceptional electiricity and spirit equalled that of any of your typical jazz locales in New Orleans or Paris.

Then we went up the Blue Mountain and spent time at Strawberry Hill, former home to Chris Blackwell founder of Island records who brought the world Bob Marley and U2.

Now a boutique hotel, you can channel the aura of creativity that surrounds the place. There’s a piano that quietly sits in the corner of the main house that you could only guess the songs that might have been written on it.

There’s much more that we saw and did, and you will see it in the next few weeks as we launch the new Appleton Estate website.

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