Smith and Cross Navy Strength

Smokey, molasses, dark sugar flavored. Good with mixed drinks or over ice as a sipper.
I liked this with a ginger flavor, seemed to compliment the flavors.

Full of flavor (overriped fruits, rotting grass, molasses and who knows what else), fantastic nose, high voltage yet manages to be smooth and generally easily sippable.
Ain't probably a rookie anymore as I easily sipped 1/5 of the bottle "na posezení" on the first occasion. Perfect material, I have no complaints whatsoever and I consider it to be too good / waste for being just a mixer. The sweet and pleasant nose is above and beyond and the taste is just addictive as fuck.

Put this in anything calling for a navy strength rum. A true jamaican style, it packs a punch on the nose and palate. Great with tropical cocktails calling for a Navy style, or aged Jamaican.

Smoother than W&N, and a little more approachable, at a gunpowder proof 57%, this made a terrific alternative in a rum old fashioned. I ended up tweaking the ratio of Havana Club 7yo (less of) to this (more of), to compensate for the loss of strength compared to using W&N.
Delicious, bravo.

Dostal jsem vzoreček od kamaráda.
Už ve vůni pro mne typická Jamajka, vůně zatuchlé trávy tam prostě je. Není naštěstí taková ta čpavková, ale taková jakási uhlazenější. Docela dobře se i přes tu chuť zatuchlé trávy pije.
Kdo má rád Jamajku mohu doporučit, za tu cenu je prostě skvělá.

Overproof with great flavor. This is my preferred Jamaican for building cocktails.

The color is a nice deep gold. As soon as you pour this rum, you can smell the funkiness. The taste is quite nice. The Jamaican funk envelops the tongue with just a bit of spiciness. A nice sipping rum. It might be a bit too strong a taste for many cocktails which is fine with me!

Strohgelb im Glas.
In der Nase, jo man, irie ! Alle sind gut drauf und ein wenig stoned, coole tropische Früchte, happy Karamell, lucky Wood, freundliche Blumenwiesen, chillige Haine und eine sanfte Briese vom Meer, frisch und frei.
Am Gaumen kraftvoll und aromatisch. Karamell und Holz rauchen harzige, klebrige Blumen, alles wird leichter, luftiger, farbiger und intensiver. Früchte aller Arten sind zu erleben, voran die Banane, die das Ganze dominiert. Ein einsetzender 360° Blick zeigt dir die Vielfalt der funky Aromen.
Im Abgang bleiben Karamell und Früchte lange erhalten und doch ist am Ende alles Banane.
Für einen kräftigen Planter's Punch oder andere Tiki Drinks, wer will darf auch pur. 7++
- 4cl Muster -

Straw yellow in the glass.
On the nose, yo man, irie ! Everyone's in a good mood and a little stoned, cool tropical fruits, happy caramel, lucky wood, friendly flower meadows, chill groves and a gentle breeze from the sea, fresh and free.
Powerful and aromatic on the palate. Caramel and wood smoke resinous, sticky flowers, everything becomes lighter, airier, more colorful and intense. Fruits of all kinds are experienced, led by the banana that dominates the whole. An onset 360° view shows you the variety of funky flavors.
Caramel and fruit linger long on the finish, yet it's all banana in the end.
For a strong Planter's Punch or other tiki drinks, who wants may also pure. 7++
- 4cl sample -

On it's own this tastes too strong for me. I like the funky (almost rotten) banana flavors, but only in cocktails with fruit juices. Nice color, nice smell.

Syruppy texture, butterscotch flavour, a kick of molasses and alcohol, but nice. Very very very very good!!