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Pusser's British Navy Blue Label ABV40 3-Year rum

Pusser's British Navy Blue Label ABV40 3-Year

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Virgin Islands, British | Aged | 40% ABV

The Great British Admiralty first served rum daily to its Royal Navy sailors over 300 years ago until the ration was abolished in 1970. In 1979 Charles Tobias bought the recipe rights, formed Pusser’s Ltd. in the British Virgin Islands, and for the first time made the rum it available for public consumption.

Pusser’s British Navy rum today is the same blend of five West Indian rums as the British Admiralty issued to sailors.

Known as the “single malt of rum” Pusser’s British Navy rum is pot stilled using a similar method as that for single malt scotches, and with no artificial flavors is 100% natural.

6.8/10
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Tasty, but not quite great
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443 Pusser's British Navy Blue Label ABV40 3-Year Ratings

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abrarey 🇺🇸 | 68 ratings
Posted over 4 years ago

Really good stuff in here.
Aroma: banana and caramel
Taste: Caramel notes, herbal and spicy. I like the aftertaste like biting sugarcane, some resemblance to the aftertaste I get with the Barbancourt 8 years.
Haven't tried cocktails yet, but for sure should be good.
Have to give an update after mixing and my rate persists. Is very good for mixing.
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Update: it seems that they have changed the formula as a new bottle i tried didn't taste quite the same as before. It wasn't bad but not as good as I remembered.

mdkempfert 🇺🇸 | 46 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

This rum is acceptable, but I can’t consider Pusser’s to be amongst my favorite rums. To me this rum isn’t really a sipper and has some “aggressive” flavors in the finish that are a tad unpleasant.

As a mixer, again not awful but doesn’t really stand above its peers. Tried this in a few of my regular tiki cocktails that call for a blended rum and, while palatable, didn’t beat my regular stalwarts.

There is one exception that keeps this rum on my shelf: it’s second to none in a painkiller (and I don’t want to admit this because their whole trademark enforcement on that aforementioned cocktail is cringey). But the Painkiller is one of my girlfriends favorite cocktails, and we both have experimented with many different rums, and Pusser’s just works for that cocktail.

Overall, the blended category is so full with standouts that I wouldn’t normally keep it around, but the GF’s penchant for Painkillers keeps this in my cabinet.

Lex 🇳🇱 | 8 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

Awesome rum. It's heavy and great. Made with the original recipe from the 1600's, you'll feel like a genuine sailor

Curelin 🇮🇹 | 10 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

I bought it because it was at a bargain price, and also because I readed a lot about the legendary rum of British Navy. The choise fell on the blue label with 40% ABV, I thought that the "original" 54% ABV could be...too much!

Nose: when I opened the bottle, I immediately heard the ship's bell ringing in the room. What the heck! It opens with a strong mature banana, powerful grapes, sultanas, vanilla and then caramel, cotton candy, chocolate, brown sugar, an hint of thick leather and elegant woods.

Taste: the taste is full bodied, it repeats what you've felt at the nose with some additions. Again comes mature bananas and other mature fruits. Surprisingly kick in a delicate touch of citrus fruits (orange and bitter orange, for the most) and then a touch of coconut, cocoa, delicate woods. It's lightly sweet but with a touch of sour.
But it's at the end that come in a lot of round, smooth custard note, with butter and again cocoa. It's persistent, it remains for a long time, and it's awesome. If you close your eyes, it seems like you're eating pastry!

Notes: the persistency of the flavours it's very noticeable in this rum. I think that could be the blend with Guyana rums (usually in the sweet side), but believe me when I say that this rum can easily replace a dessert. Try it with 70%/80% dark chocolate and you will not regret it.

Morten Graenge 🇩🇰 | 338 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

En god rom på det jævne, ikke noget dårligt at sige.

Hector 🇺🇸 | 57 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Dark and funky, very good pot stilled mixer. Great for doing shot's...Try it!

Simonceli 🇨🇿 | 26 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

I was reading a lot about the rum and was excited to try. But no. It reminded me Sailor Jerry which i hate.

Mr Coone 🇧🇪 | 20 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Old copper-yellow colour with a light yelow rim.
Moderate intense nose with aroma's of caramel, brown sugar and woodimpressions.
Gentle start on the palate with aroma's of caramel, bourbon and a hint of vanilla.
Long finish and well balanced

RosieSox 🇺🇸 | 49 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

This rum is dark in color and has a light molasses nose. It hasn’t much body in the taste but wait for it… there it is! The molasses flavor comes in really late! I can see why it would be good mixed into Painkillers but I would probably add another rum or two to round out the body from start to finish.

Vince11881 🇺🇸 | 30 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

The classic painkiller pairing. Delicious. Strong. I love this rum.

rumtrinker 🇩🇪 | 45 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Love on the first sip.
This rum has everything for me. Satisfyingly rich and complex aroma, enough dirtyness to be interesting in the long run. Hint of sweetness. Molasses, dried fruit, warmth, hint of gasoline.
There is no Jamaican rum in Pusser's, but it tastes as if there was.

I really like this. And the Gunpowder version. Only rum so far that I am confident I will buy over and over. On my fourth bottle, and I rarely (never?) bought second bottles of anything else.

To me, this is exactly what "typical" rum should taste like. Of course, I am aware that there is a multitude of rum styles and that there is a lot of variation, which is great. But somehow this is the smell and taste that I would associate with "rum".

I don't think you will find any better value for your money. Excellent, excellent, excellent, thrice excellent.
There are, strictly speaking, better rums out there. But even for double, nay, thrice the money, they are not easy to find. If you like the style at least a little, you cannot go wrong with this.

This review is about the All-Guyana version. I have an old bottle of a different blend, including Barbados and Virgin Island rums, which is good but not as good as this rum.
Having said that, I very much enjoy a half and half mix of Pusser's and Appleton Rare 12 Years.




Brand Details

Name: British Navy Blue Label ABV40 3-Year
Years Aged: 3
ABV: 40%
Type: Pusser's
Raw Material: Molasses
Process: Blend (2+ distilleries)
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: No

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