Pusser's British Navy Rum is 42% abv. / 84 proof. Pusser's was the official rum of the British Navy. From 1655 until 1740 sailors were issued their ration, called a 'tot' of a pint a day, with a double tot before and after battle. Then the tot was cut to 1/2 a pint a day and then it was mixed with water, and sometimes sugar and lime juice, to make grog. it wasn't until July 31, 1970 that the British Navy finally stopped issuing a daily tot to their sailors. The brand went out of business for a few years and then an enterprising business man bought the recipe and started production of Pusser's rum for the general public in 1979, for which I'm grateful.The color is a lovely medium coppery gold. The aroma is full of caramel, tropical fruit, floral note, hints of baking spices and faint peppery notes, and sweet and dry comes through. I really like the aroma of Pusser's and I can just sniff it for minutes on end.
The taste is a semi-dry melange of everything in the aroma, caramel, tropical fruits, spices, and more. Complex, long finish, aromatic, yum! I keep a stainless steel hip flask full of Pusser's for when I go out tobogganing and on long winter walks to keep the chill off. I wish I could track down some of the other Pusser's rums to try. Until then I am making do with some of their t-shirts and their colognes.
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2-26-2008 @ 3:55PM
keith waldbauer said...
Additionally, there is a great tiki drink which you cannot make without Pusser's rum.
Painkiller
4 oz unsweetened pineapple juice
1 oz orange juice
1 oz Lopez coconut cream
2 oz Pusser's rum
Pour ingredients into blender filled with ice and blend. Serve in a tiki mug and grate some fresh nutmeg and cinnamon on top.
A great alternative to the ubiquitous Pina Colada.
If you want the backstory on the drink, you can find it on the Pusser website.
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2-26-2008 @ 5:51PM
Adam S said...
I lived in Tortola in the British Virgin Islands for a summer, and in the capital - Road Town - stood the original Pussers. We enjoyed several glasses of the very smooth rum. It puts many of the more popular spiced rums to shame.
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2-27-2008 @ 12:32PM
MW said...
The Painkiller is a fine and wonderful thing, and I hadn't thought about one in years until I read this posting. Many thumbs up to this drink!
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2-27-2008 @ 3:10PM
Gobo said...
I always hear about the "tot" of rum, and it always fascinates me, because I can't imagine drinking two pints of rum straight right before a battle -- that's a LOT of rum.
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