Pusser’s British Navy Rum 15 years, is a rum that is inspired by the rum that all naval personnel received in their daily ration up to 31 July 1970 (known as Black Tot Day).
This version of is a reissue of Pusser’s 15 Red label, now in a new bottle. This rum is from Guyana (Demerara) and has been barrel aged for at least 15 years, and is watered down to 40%.
The rum has a clear but dark copper color.
“Drinking Nelson’s Blood”
One of the stories tells that Admiral Nelson, who died in the Caribbean, is put in a barrel of rum to last him all the way home, where he can have a grand funeral in Trefalger Square.
On board the ships, sailors did everything to get hold of the good rum. They often went on night trips, where they made holes in barrels and found a small stopper, so that they could fetch rum night after night … However, no one knew in which barrel Nelsons was put, so on arrival in London, bar no better than that Nelson’s cask was empty of rum, only the body remained!
That way, sailors had “Drunk Nelson’s Blood” all the way home!
Fragrance
Demerara sugar, chocolate, caramel, licorice, toasted walnuts.
Taste
Molasses, leather, tobacco, nutmeg, barrel.
Aftertaste
Hot, coffee? Complex.
Comment
Enjoy on the rocks or as an exceptional premium rum for a cocktail.