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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.
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Posted
over 1 year ago
great funk rum with "finish that goes on forever" (c). no reason to describe all nuances, cos everyone who somehow appears at this site, should definitely try this one at least once. as for me I'm gonna enjoy it again and again
Posted
over 1 year ago
It's not a true navy rum, that would have to be at least 54.5% (109 proof), so it's more of a navy style rum. Pusser also makes a "Gunpowder" version that already meets this "standard". In this case it is a 40% blend of rums from Barbados, Guyana and Trinidad with no exact age statement.
Bottle: Traditional
Colour: Gold to amber
Nose: Pleasant but unremarkable. There are caramel, cane sugar, dried fruits (bananas, apples), apple pie, spices (pepper, nutmeg) and finally a hint of wood.
Mouth: Pleasant but quite strong at 40%. Later on, the sharpness decreases. It could be called woody and spicy taste. There are caramel, cloves, nutmeg, molasses, cocoa and a woodiness to bitterness.
Finish: Medium-long.
Conclusion: Pusser's British Navy Rum is a nice and dry rum for everyday sipping. It is intended more for the non-sweet rum drinkers.
Rating: 7.5/10
Posted
over 1 year ago
Nose: Fruity but accentuated with a light asphalt note. Banana peels and watermelon. Touches of sugar-coated almonds, white wood, and sultanas. The top notes give a hint of complexity, but the development does not fully follow through.
Palate: Similar in character to the nose. The fruit zeros in on watermelon and its seeds. Accents are chili flakes, tart lemon cakes, sultanas, and a quiet hint of dry asphalt.
Finish: Brine and white bread smeared with salted butter. Quite short.
Posted
over 1 year ago
Clearly pot distilled, as there is a lot of funkiness on the nose, and some when tasting. There is also some heft and sweetness there. Some caramel and maybe chocolate. A bit of alcohol.
Posted
over 1 year ago
Pusser’s is a solid go-to rum for mixing. Very nice and buttery notes to it. It’s honestly not bad on its own. Considering the price and history it’s a great rum. Not super complex - a little flat sometimes but depending on how you mix it, can be great.
Posted
almost 2 years ago
Color: Classic deep golden hue
Nose: Classic demerara goodness, slight burnt notes, pipe tobacco.
Mouth: A far more balanced and even-keeled profile to many other demerara’s who often have more outspoken burnt tones. Spice, dried fruit (raisins especially) and the touch of burnt dark wood.
Finish: Outstanding and longish finish with a very welcome uptick in flavor strength to finish off your sip.
Pusser’s original admiralty rum with the 100% Guyanese content and bottled at 40% is one of those true treats as a rum lover. It will remind and reinforce in you why you love rum so much. A true classic and a staple in my rum collection. Excellent both as a sipping and cocktail rum. Highly recommended for any discerning rum cabinet.
Posted
almost 2 years ago
Tried this for first time this week as I ran out of my favorite and this was all I had left, and I was quite disappointed and dissatisfied with the taste as a mixer for my Rum based cocktails. It kind of takes over and made my cocktails less enjoyable. I will pass on this and shelf it as a last resort.. your mileage may vary Just my $.02
Full taste that mixes great with tonic. Go to mixed rum summer afternoon cocktail
Posted
almost 2 years ago
Aroma
TBD
Taste
Caramel and brown sugar followed by butterscotch and spices.
Nice but quite strong, has to be diluted. It's almost an overproof rum.
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Like coming back to a long lost friend
6
/10
out of 10
In my heyday of traveling extensively through the Caribbean from 1988 to 1996, I drank cheap Cruzan and Appleton rums to save money for all of my trips. Then I happened upon a bottle of this rum from the BVI's one day. I bought a bottle and had absolutely no idea what the Royal Navy daily ration meant. It was so different from any rum that I had tried. However, I soon looked upon this rum as an occasional foray into "finer" rums, as I had yet to learn about the true finer rums. I kept buying this "luxury rum" on occasion for many years until one day the taste changed. I gave up and avoided it for at least 20 years.
Having liked their 15 year old that even made it into my top 10 rums, I finally gave this one another try. My only purpose for buying it was to make authentic Goombay Smashes and Painkillers, both of which are sweet tropical drinks as opposed to sour tiki drinks.
My bottle was created in Guyana and bottled in the BVI's. Since I love demerara rums from Guyana, this was a good sign before I even opened the bottle. It also has only 6 gpl of added sugar to keep it classified as dry, which is another good sign. My first whiff from opening the bottle was caramel. The wonderful aroma of mildly spiced caramel lingers in the snifter. Very complex flavors greet the palate since it is supposedly made from several different Caribbean rums. It is sweet without being overpowering, with oak flavors being very well hidden. The smooth taste goes down with no after burn.
Damn, I found another winner at only $26 per bottle and I don't even have to use it as a mixer. But when I do, I will not feel guilty about using it to make large batches of Goombay Smashes! And yes, it does indeed make a great Goombay Smash!
Update January 5, 2021: It has been years since I had this rum or their much better Gunpowder Proof. So rather than drive almost 200 miles to pick up more bottles of Gunpowder Proof, I picked up another bottle of Pusser's 84 Blue Label locally this morning. The label on the back says that it is a blend of rums from Guyana and Trinidad. It tastes no better than before and still rates as a high 6 for me. The inclusion of the cheaper column still and unaged rum from Trinidad is obviously used to keep the price down. It also keeps the quality down. However, a recommended upgrade to this rum would be to add some Appleton 12 year or 8 year to the mix to suit your tastes.
So go ahead and make your own version of Black Tot that suits your own needs and at a much cheaper cost! I still cannot believe that the British Royal Navy gave their troops a daily ration of such a complex mixture of rum for free. I am almost certain that their daily ration was more like the modern day version of Bacardi Gold vodka disguised as rum. My impression of the current craze over Black Tot is that this is nothing more than another money grab. Fools and their money will soon part! Take my advice and do your research to recreate your own version that tastes much better at a much lesser cost.