“Navy strength” is a relatively new term. It was coined by the branding consultant John Murphy on behalf of Plymouth Gin in 1993 for something very old — what used to be called 100º UK proof spirit. It refers to a spirit that is bottled at exactly 57% alcohol by volume.
Pusser's Black Label rum is arguably as close as you can get to drinking what the Royal Navy once drank. This "Gunpowder Proof" rum clocks in at 109 proof (a little over 54-percent alcohol by volume) which is just shy of the 57-percent figure usually used to describe Navy-strength.
This elegant, extremely hard to find rum comes from the last remaining kegs of Royal Navy rum. That's right: the same stuff the sailors drank. It's chocolately, oaky, anisey—just incredible. A bottle costs as much as a car, but it comes with a free ration cup! [$1,000]
Rob.
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