Pusser's Rum Gunpowder Spiced Rum (54.5%)

The name Pusser is derived from Purser, the man who distributed the daily rum rations to the sailors on Royal Navy ships. The most powerful of the range is the Gunpowder Proof (Black Label). On Royal Navy ships, sailors received a small cup of rum every day.
Before the introduction of the Sikes hydrometer in 1816, the ship's purser, or "pusser," tested the strength of the daily ration by mixing pure rum with a little water, to which a few grains of gunpowder were added. When the mixture was heated with a burning glass, the gunpowder ignited, and the rum was served at that strength. When the method was tested with a hydrometer, the alcohol content was 109% (54.5% ABV). Consequently, the pusser's rum remained at "powder strength," 109% alcohol, until the daily ration was discontinued on July 31, 1970, known as Black Tot Day.

Finish: Long and extremely smooth finish despite its high alcohol content
Colour: Clear, Dark, Coppery Amber with burnished copper highlights
Nose: Molasses, Banana, Chocolate, Vanilla, Cinnamon and Mild Ginger