In 1979, Charles Tobias entrepreneur and adventurer sought to resurrect the Pussers Rum tradition. He obtained the rights and all the blending information from the Admiralty, and formed Pussers Ltd. on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands and began bottling and selling this historic British spirit in 1980 to the public for the first time. British Navy Pussers Rum is the same Admiralty blend of five West Indian rums, still produced in exact accordance with the Admiralty's specifications for rum including an oak wooden still first first used over 200 years ago, the flavours from the still have a huge impact on the flavour, smoothness and colour of Pussers. Bottled at Navy strength 54.5% ABV. Clear and bright, deep copper red. Powerful nose of molasses, treacle and toffee, with lighter notes of honey, oak and warm spices. Full rich taste, distinctive mellow mixture of flavours- deep molasses and treacle with aromatic nutmeg, cinnamon and toffee notes
Key Flavours
Caramel
Sweet
Spiced
Serve
With a nose molasses, treacle, toffee, honey and vanilla with oak, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger, Pussers Gunpowder Proof is a good high ABV rum to use with cola or in a ‘Ginger Sea Dog’ (with ginger beer).
Process
Produced using rums from the British Virgin Islands, Trinidad and Guyana, Pusser's is a blend of five stills. To make this expression - they use rums that have been aged for a minimum of three years.
People
Nine years after the Royal Navy discontinued the daily rum ration in 1970, Pussers Rum was founded to produce the rum from the original Royal Navy recipe, using a blend of five West Indian rums.
Place
Using imported rums, the blending and bottling takes place in a plant on the Island of Tortola (British Virgin Islands) where operations are overseen by the brand’s founder Charles Tobias.
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Product Specification
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ColourN/A
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CountryGuyana
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ClosureStopper Cork
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SKUG83764NV
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Alcohol %54.5%
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Unit Volume70cl
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VeganYes
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VegetarianYes