Pussers Rum Gunpowder Black Label 54.5 Percent ABV

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A revelation in the world of flavoured rums, this Caribbean rum was originally created by the Plantation cellar master as a highly limited edition treat for thirsty bartenders out in New Orleans, where it became an overnight sensation. It mixed well with the daily dose of lime juice that was doled out to British sailors to prevent scurvy. Rum is easily obtained in quantity in NZ, and some of it is of a certain degree of quality, but as rum has long been considered a holiday and party beverage, the average Kiwi is not prepared to pay terribly much for a bottle of the stuff.

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. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience.Although it’s less peppery then the Gunpowder Proof version, there are also cooked, tropical fruit notes and a creamy custard-like quality. Fortunately, this wonderfully sweet, aromatic pineapple-infused spirit is now available for the rest of us to enjoy and is perfect sipped over ice.

With such a high strength comes an even punchier flavour and a small measure of this in your Hurricane cocktail will bring an immense peppery, liquorice spice to the drink. The Royal Canadian Navy followed suit on March 31, 1972, and the New Zealand Navy carried on the tradition until February 28, 1990. Chosen by the Ableforth Spirits Company, who also make the lip-smackingly good Bathtub Gin, Rumbullion! In 1979, American entrepreneur Charles Tobias reached an agreement with the Royal Navy to produce “navy rum” in the same style as traditional Royal Navy rum.When the opportunity to create pirate-inspired rum presented itself I leaped for it – and when it was suggested that NZ is not known either for its rum or its pirates the response was naturally that perhaps the books will have to be rewritten: Gunpowder Rum hails from NZ, and the norms be damned. One such is an annual release begun last October and timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, an important date in the history of the Royal Navy.