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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.

6.7/10
444 ratings
Tasty, but not quite great
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444 Pusser's British Navy Blue Label ABV40 3-Year Ratings

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Falcon91Wolvrn03 (PREMIUM) 🇺🇸 | 563 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

I'm not a big fan of the Pusser's 15, as it's dominated by bourbon and lacking in rum characteristics that I love, so I wasn't sure how I'd like this. The 15 is far better. I realize this rum was probably intended for mixing, but I rate rums by their taste straight. To me, this is no sipper.

Smells of a harsh spice, whiskey, and oak, with just a hint of sugar, vanilla, and toffee. Taste is also harsh; the 42%abv is a bit too much for the flavor. To me, this whiskey flavor doesn't go well with the rum. If my opinion changes I'll update my score, but so far after several tastings, I'm sticking with my original review.

Laszlo 🇩🇪 | 30 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Once I tried it and now I always have a bottle at home. Smooth taste, rich flavor, amazing price.

hyenik 🇨🇿 | 161 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Typical sweet heavy guayna´s demerara (for example El Dorado).
Sample from calendar 24 days of rum.

Dave2522 🇺🇸 | 28 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

I bought a bottle on impulse after recommendations from two people I respect. After three tasting sessions I've gotta say if you want the flavor it's the rummiest thing I've yet come across that doesn't go way overboard on hogo. I accept that it's an acquired taste and I'll have to revisit it, I'm not knocking those who praise it neat...However all I got at my first tasting neat was strongly fermented rather sulphurous blackstrap molasses and harsh alcohol, not much more. Next I tried it with coconut water (my favorite mixer for mellower rums), and it somehow made it taste more bitter. Finally I added lime juice and a splash of club soda, and the flavor emerged...this stuff thrives when mixed with citrus, the harshness disappears. It's the crude stuff they used to serve the Royal Navy but it's also complicated...I'll be revisiting it to find a place for it in my life...at least for the duration of this bottle. I'll likely never try it neat again, it'll only serve as a very strong-flavored mixer I have to make adjustments for. I recommend that you try it just for the difference, this is actual historical rum that tastes like nothing we have around today. Like it or lump it, it's the Real Deal and seems to grow on you...you may spontaneously spout sea chanties after only two drinks. I only recommend that you cut it with something acidic, lime is working quite well as I write this....

Marshank 🇷🇺 | 36 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

After tasting a lot of different rums classified as english-style rums I didn't expected anything special from this one. But it surprised me. One of the best in a row. Maybe this one isn't so aromatic like jamaican rum, but it definetly it's perfect smoothed and warming.

Noxondra 🇨🇿 | 131 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Ve vůni cítím pouze melasu - 4/10
Chuť je silná a rumová chuť, na jazyku cítím také melasu - 4/10
Celkově 4/10

Cool Breeze (PREMIUM) 🇺🇸 | 561 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Tasted at Laka Lono on 11/28/18. A foundational rum that must be in your bar if you want to serve a Painkiller and don't want to be sued. Musty aroma. Earthy. Robust and a bit medicinal. Perhaps not to be consumed by itself neat.

mmt 🇵🇱 | 54 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Smell is weird but not that bad. Molasses overtakes the whole tasting experience.
Decent mixer, but nowhere near my go-to.

Herutza 🇷🇴 | 41 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Became one of my favorites as has a nice mix of favors. Not a sweeet one.
Perfectly fine as a sipper or a mixer.

NaPewnoNieJanek 🇵🇱 | 3 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

I need coke to even get close to that rum I have no idea why it's rated so height

Hector 🇺🇸 | 63 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

For a young rum this is fantastic, I love the nose on this, has a lot of funk mixed with sweetness, and the palate is rich and smooth. Very transparent with what they are doing here, chilled-filtered and 3 years old age statement. For only 22 dollars here in the USA this hard to beat.




Brand Details

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

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