Woods Old Navy Rum, 70 cl

Product Information

Peake, Rob (29 July 2010). "Ceremony to mark ending of rum tot at HMS Victory". Yachting Monthly . Retrieved 3 July 2012.

Wood’s Old Navy Rum is one of those Demerara rums which “react” with cola giving a frothy “head” on a rum and coke a bit like in an ice cream float. It’s a fantastically rich and sweet rum to combine with cola. Rich raisin and sultana flavour cuts beautifully across the drink. It also delivers a nice spiciness and a certain “menace”. Wood’s is pretty boozy but all the better for it in my opinion. SVW – Which is distilled to 92.9% ABV. This is produced on the French Savalle column still. This is the rum in the blend comprising the largest part. Plantation Rum O.F.T.D. Overproof hits the right navy style notes—a rum blend from Barbados, Guyana, and Jamaica. However, at 69 percent ABV, it’s well beyond navy strength. A proper description instead is “navy style overproof.” In the United States Navy, the daily ration was one-half US pint (240ml) of distilled spirits until 1842, when it was reduced to one gill (120ml). It was abolished in 1862. [17] I’ve done a bit of research on these bottlings and with the use of the old style UK proof and the newer metric ABV on the bottle, I have worked out this is likely to be from the 1970’s. Though sadly I can’t be much more exact.

Why Navy Strength?

Yet another Demerara rum with a very British twist to it. Along with brands such as Lambs, OVD and Skipper us Brit’s certainly do seem to enjoy importing dark Guyanese rums and bottling them up for public consumption. a b c Colls, Tom (30 July 2010). "What did they do with the drunken sailor?". BBC News . Retrieved 3 July 2012. This Four Bells Finest Old Navy Rum was bottled and distributed by Challis, Stern & Co Ltd. A London based alcohol wholesaler which began trading in 1924 and which was dissolved as a company in 2005. They seemed more concerned with whisky than rum as they only bottled Four Bells from what I can see.

When trying these old Demerara and Navy Rums, I am aware that as I bought these things at auction or acquired them from generous friends, I don’t know how well they were “looked after”. Certainly condition wise this one is much better than the Lamb’s Navy Rum I reviewed last year. REV – 69.7% ABV. Produced on the Wooden Versailles Pot Still. Although this is the smallest portion of the blend it is the rum which contributes most to the overall flavour of the final blend. van der Vat, Dan (20 May 2004). "Obituary: Admiral of the Fleet Lord Hill-Norton". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 3 July 2012. The rum comes in normal bar style bottle with a label which is old fashioned and in similar ilk to that of Skipper. The makers of these rum’s certainly don’t seem to be going for the younger sexy end of the market. If you’re after a Lambs style navy rum with a bit extra oomph then Woods will fit the bill. However, if you are after a cheaper substitute for Pussers then I would look elsewhere (if you find one let me know!).

Review and Tasting

Navy Rum has an extensive history. Today, we use navy-strength rum as a way to gauge the rum's alcohol content. Here's what you need to know: The nose is quite perfumed. It’s quite light in style actually. Not as heavy as some more recent Demerara rums. It has a light tropical fruit note of mango and some guava. There are familiar notes of raisin and some milk chocolate but they are more subtle than most of todays younger “supermarket” Navy rums. Four Bells is actually quite a fondly remembered rum and you will find a fair bit of discussion about it online. I’ve not spent hours researching this rum but I easily could have disappeared down a bit of a rabbit hole. For the record whilst this rum is a “Navy” rum I can see no record or any claims from the producer as to it ever being drank by the British Navy or any Navy for that matter as part of their ration. I believe “Navy Rum” at the time (and still is) is seen more as a style to describe these type of dark rums. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie.

To rum purists, this is akin to saying Guy Fieri promotes haute cuisine. The issue of the Panamanian bottle isn’t the quality of the rum; rather, it doesn’t fit any of the criteria associated with navy rum. If you’re momentarily experiencing panic, not knowing exactly what navy-style means, that’s okay. There is no official definition, and it’s unfortunately not taught in schools. But that doesn’t mean you can dub any old rum as navy rum and expect folks to go along with it. While the Royal Australian Navy never issued the rum ration, their sailors were entitled to the rum ration when they were on Royal Navy ships until 1921. [15]Sailors splice the mainbrace to toast Queen". This is Somerset. 29 June 2012 . Retrieved 3 July 2012.