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Gunroom Navy Rum
Most people reach for this with a splash of water or one ice cube — at 65% it can turn sharp and peppery neat. It's a smoky, woody navy blend (people guess Jamaica, Trinidad, Guyana) with banana, exotic fruit and nutty notes. Several call the smoke heavy, sometimes too much, but the fruit underneath keeps it interesting.
- Smoky and fruity
- Good value
- Works as mixer
+10
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How does Gunroom Navy Rum taste?
Aggregated from 51 community reviews.
Smoky, fruity navy blend that runs hot Well-liked navy blend for the money: smoky, fruity and warming. The catch is the 65% isn't always cleanly integrated, and the finish stays short. A few find it too sharp neat.
Navy-rum fans who want smoke and high proof for the money
Anyone wanting a smooth neat sipper or a long finish
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23 of 51 left detailed tasting impressions
How is Gunroom Navy Rum rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 88% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Rum reviews
55% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 51 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Based on 51 ratings
Review by Galli33
Nice solid, easy sipper navy rum. The alcohol is integrated well. Nice mix of various fruits and woody aromas. I think it‘s a blend of jamaica, trinidad and guyana. Isn‘t it? This one lacks in complexity and also the finish is quite short
Review by Pavel Spacek
Pure distilate without taste
Review by zabo
I find it a little too spicy/peppery on its own. I don't think the alcohol is really well integrated. But I also like to use it as a mixer. A tad better than the Smith & Cross. Thanks again to Lot-NAS for the split with the reasonably priced mixers I needed them for.
Review by Stefan Persson
Tasted this one at a rum cruise at the Baltic Sea. The representative told me it’s a blend of rum from Jamaica, Trinidad, Guyana and Barbados and that the blending takes place in Sweden.
Review by Jean Louisss
A fine blend of English rum that leaves no one indifferent. With a little aeration, the nose offers a pleasant exotic-fruit flavour. The palate is very (perhaps too) smoky, and if you're looking for copper, you're in for a treat! But all in all, this is a high-quality rum offering good value for money.
Review by Fasen
Une belle gourmandise un assemblage de qualité qui nous offre de belle choses !
Review by DosenZorn
My first navy blend, chosen because of some good reviews and the reasonable price. A nice combination of spices, bourbon and a nice load of fruit on the nose. Some vanilla and slightly smoky. The palate is then mainly smoky and pleasantly bitter wood. Plus a slight fruity aroma. I actually quite like it, but it's probably not for every day. A little less smoky and I would really like it. But great value for money.
Review by w00tAN
Blindly, I would have said that it could be an agricol. Very fresh and floral. Then also fruit and a hint of pear. In the mouth banana, fruit but also spiciness and a little alcoholic. Medium-long finish, mineral and alcoholic. The name says it all: this stuff could have been drunk on the Gundecks in 1655 :D
Review by Christian Rudt
For the Black Tot Day I'm too late but the Gunroom here is a worthy representative of the Navy Rums. In the nose still dominate wood and neat smoke. On the palate, the rum shows all its diversity and strength with lots of fruit and a nice nuttinessThis is fun. Only the finish could have a little more profile, but is also a blend there come through diverse influences.
Review by Jan Lu
Noch ein Rum für ein überschaubares Budget. Durch den hohen ABV, der leider nicht so schön integriert ist, leider sehr scharfkantig. Ein paar angenehme Nuancen kommen schon noch durch. Alles in allem viel Alkohol für wenig Geld.
Review by Renato
Nez fruité et bouche très épicée, le tout assez gras. Ce rhum est explosif.
Review by Thunderbird
A good Navy blend and excellent PLV!He is of the somewhat heavy strong kind, but quite pleasant! Would be the fruit flavors on the palate even more noticeable... he would have easily gained a few points!
Review by Montana
A strong smell, somewhat fruity and alcoholic, also slightly smoky.The taste is somewhat fruity, slightly smoky, strong and warming.The finish is long.
Review by Serge
Wirklich sehr ordentlich für’s Geld. Heller Navy Blend mit viel Frucht. Auch pur trinkbar.
Review by Renato Molo
Ottimo rum, si sente molto il lato legnoso e terroso del Demerara e anche un tocco di estere giamaicani. C’è pure una nota “gommosa” che mi ricorda Caron: sarà presente nel blend? Alcol ben integrato, i suoi 65% si sentono ma non sono per nulla aggressivi. Rum da avere nella collezione.
Review by Lot-NAS
This could be a rum flavoured window cleaner. Industrial strength alcohol with rum cask aging. Of course there are some fruits, spices and a bit of wood. But it is way too sharp and watering it down also diluted the few aromas way to quick. But it comes in a really nice bottle, though!
Review by Tomáš Bourek
Silnej jemnej korenenej proste parada
Review by Claes Nilsson
Well balanced, oak in the nose and well balanced in the mouth, very nice
Review by Dave Dahlgren
En ordentlig värmande slurp. Ändå trevlig smak och för att va 65 procent. Rökig vedig
Review by Sven Erbe
Am besten mit einem kleinen Eiswürfel.... also leicht gekühlt mit etwas Wasser super lecker
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →It does taste a little on the young side though in many ways. If you are looking for another review then my mate over at Rum Diaries Blog Steve reviewed this ages ago...... An interesting take on a Navy Style Rum. I might take a look at some of their...
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Details about Gunroom Navy Rum
A Navy Rum from Multiple countries, at 65%.
Community purchases
74 bottles logged by 45 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
36% opened, 12 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Gunroom Navy Rum?
Community paid 35–59 €.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
74 purchased · 54 tasted · 18 wishlist · as of
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