Pussers Rum Gunpowder Black Label 54.5 Percent ABV

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Thus pure 100% alcohol will have 100×( 7⁄ 4) = 175 proof, and a spirit containing 40% ABV will have 40×( 7⁄ 4) = 70 proof. Legend has it that his crew was determined to preserve his body for transportation back to England, so he was placed in a barrel of rum. The term proof dates back to 16th century England, when spirits were taxed at different rates depending on their alcohol content. Gosling’s Family Reserve seeks to honour the 'old rum' that kept the Bermudan population buzzing after World War I. Pusser’s ‘Gunpowder Proof’ is a traditional Royal Navy style rum produced at original Admiralty strength and in accordance with the Admiralty’s blending recipe last used when the Royal Navy discontinued its daily ration on 31 July 1970.

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This is important because if the mixture is disrupted, the gunpowder will not combust as desired or even ignite at all. Most people will tell you the alcohol proof test was conducted by mixing a small amount of the spirit to be tested, with a quantity of gunpowder before attempting to set it alight; but why use gunpowder at all?The split was the half pint of rum to a quart of water (1:4), although there are varying suggestions as to just how much it really was diluted. It’s less intense, even though it is based on the same blend, with slightly less alcohol by volume than the original strength, Gunpowder Proof expression. One of the most famous overproof rums produced by Wray and Nephew is 63%, making it undoubtedly overproof.

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Others say the rums are sourced from Guyana and that seems to be the case today, though from when is anyone’s guess (2019 seems to be a popular guess). In the early days, the navy would transport the rum made on these islands back home – eventually the spirit became a staple of naval life, and each ship would steadily build up its own blend from port visits. The OIML recommendation for ABV used by the EU states the alcohol by volume in a mixture containing alcohol as a percentage of the total volume of the mixture at a temperature of 293. These rations were about a half pint and would be distributed by the ship’s purser or pusser, who would also test the strength of the rum. In 1740, a Royal Navy Vice Admiral named Edward Vernon, who was then in command of the West Indies Naval Squadron, became concerned about the high state of drunkenness among British sailors.However, the gunpowder method is significantly less variable than the burn-or-no-burn method, and 100 proof defined by it is traditionally defined as 57.

Pussers Rum Gunpowder Black Label 54.5 Percent ABV

There are theories that the reverse was more important – the rum tested whether or not the gunpowder was of good quality (would not do to be caught at sea in a battle with the French and find your gunpowder was dodgy), but I like to think it was the rum that was the focus.Documentation from Barbados dating back to 1651 notes that, “The chief fuddling they make in the island is Rumbullion, alias Kill-Devil, and this is made of sugar canes distilled, a hot, hellish, and terrible liquor. The finish is long, initially dry and peppery, with tropical spice notes, followed by lingering dried fruit sweetness and a bit of bitterness. This bottle pays homage to the old navy rums that warmed the bellies of sailors for centuries, drawing on flavours that define the islands the rum came from: tropical fruits meet ginger and fiery chilli, modulated by deep, dark cocoa. In fact great care was taken to protect the magazine from enemy fire, vermin and stray sparks or embers. Which umbrella a rum falls under is determined by everything from colour to strength and ingredients.