Pussers Rum Gunpowder Black Label 54.5 Percent ABV

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The finish is long, initially dry and peppery, with tropical spice notes, followed by lingering dried fruit sweetness and a bit of bitterness.

Pussers Rum Gunpowder Black Label 54.5 Percent ABV

On the palate, the rum is sweet, with distinct molasses and caramel flavors, followed by tropical fruit notes of melon and banana, along with flavors of raisin, a bit of prune and date and some dried orange peel. There are also some licorice/anise notes and a hint of coffee. The rum is very peppery. The higher alcohol is evident. Think of a liquid ginger-molasses cookie. a b Title 27 Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Chapter 1, §5.37 (PDF). 1 April 2000. p.61. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2021. {{ cite book}}: |work= ignored ( help)

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When the mainbrace was cut, sailors would have to climb up the rigging and splice together the ends of the mainbrace that had been cut. Tying together two ropes the size of a man’s arm while perched in the ships rigging during a naval battle was no easy task. The actual source? Plenty will suggest a blend of rums from five Caribbean countries. 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). One thing we know is no coloring agents are used. In 1842, the spirit ration was reduced to one gill or four ounces. In 1862, during the Civil War, the U.S. Navy abolished the daily spirit ration. The Confederate Navy, however, continued the tradition; in large part because many British sailors served in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War. The finish is long, with a lingering caramel sweetness, some prune, a touch of bitterness and a slight pepperiness.

Pussers Rum Gunpowder Proof (54.5% Vol) 70cl - Drinks Direct

Royal Navy rum gave rise to two enduring traditions: the concept of proof and the term splice the mainbrace. What, you may be wondering, does any of this have to do with today’s topic, Pusser’s Rums? Pusser’s took the exact recipe used by the Royal Navy when it discontinued the daily ration on July 31, 1970 and used it to make its rums, the only producer in the world to do so.Most matured spirits are proofed down or diluted with water after aging and before being bottled. This allows for consistency with blended products. However, cask or barrel-strength rums are not diluted after maturation. Although, some ABV will be lost over time in the cask due to evaporation, depending on the length of aging time. Therefore, the percentages will vary but many cask-strength rums contain a higher ABV than average. 151 Rum So at 57 percent rum was described as 100 proof. 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. Alcohol". The Report of the Canadian Government Commission of Inquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs. Drug Library. 1972. 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. Tobias secured the recipe, hitherto a secret, in return for a royalty paid to the Admiralty. Pusser’s Rum Ltd was set up in Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands, to bottle and distribute the rum. Sailors had a choice. They did not have to accept their tots and would be identified in the records as “G” or “T” – “Grog” or “Temperance. Ts, in lieu of their tots, received three pence. Sailors under the age of 20 were “UA” (“under age”) and not permitted a ration.