09/09/2026
A reflection on what inspired the first product in a series being developed by Brown’s Hall.
In earnest, it began with a marriage.
My grandparents, Daisy Elizabeth-Ann Simpson and Dudley Thompson, married in Brown’s Hall, Jamaica, where they made their home and raised their children.
Daisy farmed coffee on their land. Dudley farmed sugarcane.
Generations later, their story inspired a liqueur that brings together Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, sugarcane and rum - a reflection of the land, traditions and family from which it came.
It also addressed a gap in the category. As tastes shift away from overly sweet liqueurs, traditional coffee liqueurs often lead with sugar, followed by rum, with coffee in the background. We wanted to reverse that order: coffee first, spirit second, and sweetness to bring them together.
In truth, Brown’s Hall was already there. We simply brought the pieces back together.
A marriage of coffee and sugarcane. A tribute to Daisy and Dudley. And a story that began in Brown’s Hall, Jamaica. 🇯🇲