A numbered certificate accompanies this small bottle - proof that the contents come from one of the original gallon bottles the British Navy used for sailors' daily rum ration.
Expert description
British Royal Navy Miniature with Certificate is a dark Imperial Rum of unknown distillery, bottled at 54% in a small 5 cl collector's bottle with an accompanying certificate of authenticity.
The rum comes from one of the original "One Imperial Gallon" bottles carried aboard British Navy ships for distributing the daily "tot of rum". When the tradition was abolished in 1970, remaining stocks were recalled, and some of the rare gallon bottles only resurfaced many years later. To make the contents available to collectors, part of the rum has been bottled into small 5 cl bottles, each with a numbered certificate documenting its origin.
Only 70 of these miniature bottles with certificate have been produced, making each one a tangible piece of British Naval rum history - an era when navy strength sat well above ordinary rum, and where the very term "over proof" arose as a test of whether the rum could ignite gunpowder.
Tasting notes
Nose
Dark, molasses-heavy and with a distinct hint of age.
Palate
Powerful and raw, in the classic navy style at high strength.
Finish
Long, warm and lingering.
Specifications
Name: British Royal Navy Miniature with Certificate
Distillery: Unknown, believed to be Pusser's
Type: Dark Navy Rum
ABV: 54%
Size: 5 CL
Number of bottles: 70
Serving suggestion: Neat, for tasting
Flavour profile
Powerful · Molasses · Historic · Raw
Investment potential
High - only 70 numbered miniature bottles with certificate exist, offering access to an authentic navy rum that is otherwise almost impossible to find available.
Did you know?
The term "proof" in spirits comes from the Navy's practice of testing rum strength by pouring it over gunpowder and trying to ignite it - if the gunpowder could still burn, the rum was "above proof".
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