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British Royal Navy Imperial Rum
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British Royal Navy Imperial Rum - Rum
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Provenance
- Type
- Rum
- Producer
- British Royal Navy Imperial Rum
- Style
- Dark
Technical
- Vintage
- Grapes
- ABV
- Size
- Ageing
- Serving
- 18° - 20° C
- Drinking window
Key characteristics
About this rum
British Royal Navy Imperial Rum is a dark rum produced in the tradition of the Royal Navy's historic rum ration, a style defined by richness, depth, and naval heritage. Beyond that provenance, the specific production details remain close-held, but dark naval rums of this type are typically full-bodied, molasses-driven, and built to last.
Expect flavours in the register of treacle, dried fruit, and warm spice, with a weight on the palate that suits unhurried sipping. On board, it works well over ice after dinner, or as the backbone of a serious dark rum cocktail.
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Ingredients
- 60 ml British Royal Navy Imperial Rum
- 20 ml Cognac XO
- 15 ml Crème de Cacao (dark)
- 10 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
- 8 ml Honey Syrup (1:1 ratio)
- 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
- 1 dash Walnut Bitters
- Pinch Sea Salt
Method
- Fill a mixing glass with large ice cubes.
- Add the British Royal Navy Imperial Rum, Cognac XO, Crème de Cacao, fresh lemon juice, honey syrup, Angostura bitters, walnut bitters, and sea salt.
- Stir continuously for 45 seconds until the mixture is properly chilled and diluted.
- Strain into a chilled coupe glass using a fine mesh strainer.
- Express the oils from a lemon twist over the surface.
Serve
Coupe glass (chilled to -5°C). Garnish with a single large lemon twist (approximately 3cm x 1cm) placed delicately on the rim. Finish with a single gold leaf applied to the surface of the cocktail. Present on a slate coaster with a small crystal spoon beside the glass.