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Smith and Cross Traditional Jamaica Navy Strength rum

Smith and Cross Traditional Jamaica Navy Strength

Jamaica | Aged | 57% ABV | Pot Still Distilled

7.6/10
365 ratings
Recommendable to most
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365 Smith and Cross Traditional Jamaica Navy Strength Ratings

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Redrum 🇬🇧 | 17 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

Absolutely cracking rum as it really brings the funk and a real complex flavour . Not a sipping rum for me unless In an old fashioned. Great in painkillers and a daiquri with it is quite the experience. Upon first taste I wasn’t sure but with time absolute loving the overripe banana funk of it

AJ 🇺🇸 | 14 ratings
Posted over 5 years ago

This rum is not to be played with...and for god’s sake don’t drive after drinking this amazing rum!! It’s not jet fuel but don’t light a match near it!! I first took a small sip and I received pleasure but also a heads up to watch out. I then tried it over ice with a generous portion of pure lime juice and that was a joy. I can definitely see this used in pina coladas and daiquiris.....BUT in careful moderation.

Mephisto 🇩🇪 | 39 ratings
Posted over 5 years ago

Overripe fruits, marzipan, dark wood and dark cacao. Needs some water, too strong to drink.

Glenn 🇺🇸 | 20 ratings
Posted over 5 years ago

Oh ya man. Dis dat shot. Nasty strong hogo. Blow you back bro.

This is defiantly for mixing. Very strong Jamaican. As a novice tiki enthusiast, if I use this in a drink that asks for Jamaican you can defiantly tell it is in there. It will dominate a zombie.

Taste - caramel, bananas, leather

Zenox 🇸🇪 | 7 ratings
Posted almost 6 years ago

Surprisingly smooth when drinking it neat at 57% ABV. Molasses, banana, vanilla, marzipan. Very pungent. This is not a rum for the faint hearted. The finish sticks with you for a while. Also great for mixing drinks, though you only need a little for it to make a huge impact on the drink.

Nick N 🇺🇸 | 1 rating
Posted almost 6 years ago

Bit too harsh and lacking of sweetness for me. One of the more lackluster craft rums I've aimed for recently.

Tate 🇺🇸 | 4 ratings
Posted almost 6 years ago

This rum is powerful - I couldn't drink it every night...but I could like to have it on occasion hahe.

stefan 🇨🇦 | 50 ratings
Posted almost 6 years ago

Yes it needs water to tone down the alcohol content from not only numbing the nose but the mouth also. Unfortunately the liquor store where I was allowed to have a small sample to initially taste wasn't enough to add water to for a second taste. Trying to discern more notes was difficult.

Michael Evans 🇬🇧 | 83 ratings
Posted almost 6 years ago

Saw this bottle high up on a shelf at a cocktail bar and didn't recognise it so ordered a double neat to try it out not realising is was navy strength. As soon as it the bar I got the very strong nose that made me a little apprehensive of drinking this without ice or a mixer but I was pleasantly surprised. I'm not a huge fan of either Jamaican rums or overproof rums but this was went down very well because even with 57% to compete with, the powerful flavour profile really comes through with enough depth to make it very enjoyable.

stonytokes 🇺🇸 | 25 ratings
Posted 6 years ago

Upon my purchase and tasting of this rum I was convinced I'd made a mistake and wasted $30. The flavor was too bold for me initially so I tried mixing it with the usual suspects with little success since to me it always seemed to overpower anything with which it was mixed.

Tonight I discovered that the key to enjoying this wonderful spirit is to sip it with just a cube or two of ice added which tames it just enough to let its bold funky flavor shine through. Up until tonight I'd been wondering how I was going to get rid of this stuff, now I'm considering how I'll make it last.

ChameleonSkin 🇺🇸 | 18 ratings
Posted 6 years ago

While not as over the top as some suggest, it's still too much to enjoy on its own. However it's perfect for adding some punch to tiki drinks where the rum usually takes too much of a back seat to the other flavors.




Brand Details

Name: Traditional Jamaica Navy Strength
ABV: 57%
Type: Smith and Cross
Raw Material: Molasses
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Pot Still
Women Led Rum: No

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