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Pusser's Gunpowder Proof British Navy Rum (54.5%)

alc./vol:
54.5%

Proof:
109°

Vintage:
Non-vintage

Aged:
No age statement

Closure: Synthetic stopper

Categories: Rum & Cachaça, Naval Rum

Product of: Product of British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands

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A blend of column and pot still rums distilled from fermented molasses and aged in ex-bourbon barrels. Pusser's is blended according to original British Admiralty specifications using five rums from Guyana and Trinidad. (Its 54.5% alc./vol. strength is equal to 95.5 Sykes / 109 proof.) Read more

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 25/11/2014

Appearance

Clear, dark coppery amber with burnished copper highlights.

Aroma

Pungent molasses, treacle, toffee, honey and vanilla with oak, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.

Taste

Full-bodied, and despite its strength with a mellow medley of flavours: molasses, treacle, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, toffee and espresso. Alcohol peppery spice and oak balances slight sweetness and adds structure.

Aftertaste

Long finish with burnt caramel, spice, cold tea and prunes.

Further product information

UPC: 0 088320 005110

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