Kill Devil Navy Style
For curious explorers into Navy blends, this 57% Kill Devil mix of Jamaica and Guyana leans spicy, woody and chocolatey with hints of caramel, coffee and muted funk. Often praised as fair value, especially in cocktails.
- Good price-value
- Dark chocolate notes
- Alcohol well integrated
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Solid, value-focused Navy-style blend For curious explorers into Navy blends, this 57% Kill Devil mix of Jamaica and Guyana leans spicy, woody and chocolatey with hints of caramel, coffee and muted funk. Often praised as fair value, especially in cocktails.
Value seekers and Navy-style fans wanting a reasonably priced, higher-strength blend for sipping in small pours or using in Mules, Navy Negronis and other robust cocktails.
Those chasing top-tier, ultra-complex Navy rums or big Jamaican funk bombs – and anyone very sensitive to 57% ABV heat.
How is Kill Devil Navy Style rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.4 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 60% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 5% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
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Review by Montana
A heavy spicy aroma, molasses, a little alcoholic, dark chocolate, some ester.The taste is very strong, coffee and dark chocolate, spicy and roasty.A very pleasant Navy Rum.
Review by Gregor
I'm. Geruch kommt viel jamaika (ester Ananas, Banane Rosinen) gepaart mit einem starkem guyana ton(Holz dunkel, Malz und dunkle Schokolade) Im Geschmack dann das gleiche Bild. Den Alkohol finde ich gut eingebunden und das Preis Leistungsverhältnis ist echt super bei diesem vor allem unter anbetracht der hohen Alkoholstärke
Review by Timo Groeger
Oh wow, I really like this rum. You can hardly taste the 57%. It has a lovely caramel and coffee note. That's pretty much exactly my taste in rums. Excellent, I can only recommend it.
Review by ChristophFFM
Fruity Jamaican nose. Woody and chocolaty on the palate. The finish is medium and malty. Guyana and Jamaica clearly recognvar. But not my Navy favorite. Then rather Black Tot 2020. But good P/L.
Review by Vincent D
Not the best Navy style I've ever tasted, not much to say about it, it's strong, dry and lacks sweetness.
Review by Johannes
Not a bad blend either, but not quite coherent. More ester notes.
Review by Beach-and-Rum 🏖️🌴
Sehr leichter Navy Rum mir einer Mischung aus Jamaika und Guyana. Der Alkohol ist super eingebunden. Für den Preis finde ich den Rum völlig in Ordnung. Meiner Meinung nach sehr gut für Einsteiger geeignet.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Tasted against the legendary Navy called Tiger Shark (RX183) to find out if 100 EUR price difference is justified. Answer: They are. The Kill Devil is a strange rum. Seems more like a pimped, sticky herbal liqueur on dope. Where have the Jamaica ingredients gone? If the rum wasn't just Guyana and Jamaica, but - like the Tiger Shark - it might have been halfway exciting. Not so, of course. At least the alcohol is well integrated.
Review by Julien Frn
Incipient, flat... Pass your way.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
I'd say you get what you pay for with this rum. Kind of a light and fruity navy style rum.
Review by Antoine J
On the nose, the alcohol is well present with woody notes and ripe fruits. The attack is frank and not very surprising, the 57° are well there! A spicy, woody rum, which after aeration develops a vegetable side. A nice roundness despite everything that covers the palate well! For the price, bravo!
Review by Michael Turner
Kann im direkten Vergleich zu Pusser's 50th Anniversary oder auch nur dem Gunpowder Proof nicht wirklich mithalten. Etwas flach und nicht ganz harmonisch. Entweder etwas mehr Jamaica Ester oder Guyana Darkside hätte ihn gut getan. Alkohol ist dafür ganz gut integriert. Kann man aber für High Proof Einsteiger gut auf den Tisch stellen oder für einen Rum Mule, Rum Old Fashioned bzw. Navy Negroni verwenden. Wiederum Klassen besser als ein Bonpland Forte mit seinen künstlich wirkenden Weinaromen.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Very special style by the mix of Guyana and Jamaica. Personally, too much bitterness, too burnt and medicinal. The ovaries of the Jamaica share are unfortunately barely perceptible.
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38 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 11 members.
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