Smith and Cross Traditional Jamaica Navy Strength

I got a big whiff of alcohol as soon as I opened the bottle. Strong flavors of overripe fruit and caramel. When mixed with cola the rum is the dominant flavor.

Like all reviews here this is quite different and i think my gf nailed it, it tastes like a fine whiskey without the long aftertaste and i found it to be quite accurate. It also gave a whole new dimension to my tiki drinks

My secret weapon in any tiki drink calling for aged Jamaican rum even great on its own or just in an old fashioned.

Je l'ai goûté seulement straight sans glace. Au nez sent très bon, fort en bouche mais avec une belle longue finale.

Aroma - artificial molasses and brown sugar

Taste - molasses followed by a burnt sugar finish.

The taste on this rum starts off descent but the finish is so bad that I wouldn't even try to use it in a cocktail. Don't recommend

The color of the rum is gold. And has a very molasses type smell people talk about some sort of funk. But I am unable to smell these type of things but what I can tell you what it has is a molasses smell. It is a super strong rum and I’ve tried it so far with Coca-Cola and when you mix it with Coca-Cola it taste kind of like whiskey and Coke. I mixed it with goslings ginger beer and it emboldens the ginger beer. This is a very very good rum. And can last you a long time because a little goes a long way with this stuff. If you’re going to mix it with eggnog or any mix drink a little goes a long way. I stress saying this. Because people who don’t know or are not used to it just think that they can drink it like a regular rum. And you cannot do it like that. Had it again a couple of days ago with Coca-Cola, and a squeeze of lime, and it is one of the most excellent rum and cokes I’ve ever had.

Great atuff
Vanilla finish
Oaky. And smokey and fruit notes

Heavy funk on the nose, overripe banana, apple juice, burnt rubber and molasses, on the palate starts as sweet pineapple marmalade with mashed banana, turning towards bitter grapefruit and molasses, simple but strong, the aftertaste is long, fruity, with an acohol afterburn. When I tasted it first time, I did not realized this is an overproof rum so I thought - quite a strong afterburn wo got here, but when I realized this is 57%, I thougt - well, the afterburn is actually more than ok. It is a young, bitter sweet wild beast, well worthy my pocket flask to spice a cup of tea on an autumn afternoon walk.

Seriously, I don't think it's very high in esters, I guess about 200/hlaa. I don't even think it's strong enough.
Caramel, oak, bright yellow fruit aromas like mango pineapple banana, but too concentrated, like only one or two esters.
Damn, it was so sweet, like extra sugar was added. I can't stand such a sweet wine.
Of course, considering it's so cheap, ¥235, it's definitely worth the money.

Tasted at Laka Lono on 12/26/18. How can you not love this rum? Another foundational rum for your home bar. Love it! Burnt caramel and J-funk aroma. Golden amber color. Mild honey sweetness. Notes of agricole in this.