What makes navy rum different?
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Rum experts usually agree that navy rum is a blend of aged rums from two or more of the following colonies: Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana, and Trinidad. Some add that it should include rum from the Port Mourant double-wooden pot still in Guyana, known for its earthy flavor profile.
Navy rum—traditionally, a rum blend featuring rums from Guyana, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad—was once given to sailors by the Royal British Navy as daily rations or “tots”. At least that’s what British sailors would do. This navy strength rum has been repackaged from a former blue label to a black label.
Is Dark rum navy rum?
Lamb’s is a dark, tannic, traditional Navy rum. In 1849, a young wines and spirit entrepreneur called Alfred Lamb took the time and trouble to blend no fewer than 18 superior rums from Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana to create the Navy Dark Rum we now know and love.
Hamilton Navy Strength Rum is a careful blend of Jamaican and Guyanese rums. It is called “Navy Strength” because it is bottled at 57\% alcohol by volume, the traditional strength required by the British Royal Navy.
Pusser’s Rum: Ready for Your Daily Tot? The rum ration was a practice that spanned over 300 years of naval history.
Why did the Navy issue rum?
Sailors were given a daily tot of rum from 1655 until the ration was abolished, as recently as 1970. Originally it was given to sailors neat when the beer ran out (water was not safe to drink as it became rancid very quickly at sea and it was often taken from polluted rivers, such as the Thames).
Professor Cornelius Ampleforth Branded Spirits not only knows, but they named their rum offering exactly that: Rumbullion! Navy Strength. The directness of the product certainly matches the direct name. At 114 proof, spice meets vanilla in a rather complex blend that’s definitely intense first and foremost.