Pussers Rum Gunpowder Black Label 54.5 Percent ABV

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While I remember well the bottle of 1930’s Jamaican rum I once had the privilege to enjoy, this is not a rum I can lay my hands on ever again. I’m soon to start bottling the second batch, which will be twice as many bottles to try to keep the rum-lovers happy. In 1784, the admiralty contracted James Man to produce rum to whet the whistles of the British Royal Navy – the spirit would land on the London docks and Man would blend and mature the rum.

The expression is blended in Barbados, although it does not appear to contain any rums from that island. If the gunpowder burned with a steady blue flame, then the rum was at the correct strength and was considered “at proof. The practice of the daily rum ration was also adopted by the various commonwealth navies that grew out of the Royal Navy.The no-nonsense flavours in Pusser’s hark back to a time when the Royal Navy used to issue a daily rum ration. In 1969, the Admiralty Board concluded that the daily rum tot was not compatible with the “complex and often delicate machinery and systems found aboard modern ships.

Instead, when not throwing down my own kill-devil blend, I am partial to the Plantation, El Dorado, Mount Gay, Flor de Cana, St James and Appleton rums as well as any Conquering Lion or Cuban aguardiente I can lay my hands on. Bottled at ‘navy-strength’ it is distilled and then re-infused with a second round of botanicals giving an appropriately jaundiced hue to the spirit.Through necessity the country has built its cultural norms on the fly with a heavy emphasis on improvisation and seizing opportunities as they present themselves. The place one finds oneself at any given moment is the result of many influences in a person’s life. Although that practice did not start until the 18th century, well after the adoption of the daily rum ration, it provided an additional reason to continue the practice. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform.