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Famille Ricci Navy Blend by RumX 2025
Best sipped neat with real time in the glass — it opens slowly and shifts as it breathes. This is a four-country Navy blend: Jamaican esters and banana, roasted woody Guyana, spice and mint from Trinidad, with a faint tar-and-solvent whisper. Most love the layering, though several note the finish runs short and the components don't always fully knit into one whole.
The community says- Complex, layered
- Real ester funk
- But: Short finish
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How does Famille Ricci Navy Blend by RumX 2025 taste?
Aggregated from 102 community reviews.
Layered four-island Navy blend, best neat Widely liked as an elegant, layered Navy blend where each origin speaks. Common gripes: a short finish, present alcohol before it rests, and less Caroni funk than the name promises.
Navy-blend fans who like Jamaican esters and layered pot-still rum
Beginners, and anyone wanting a long, big-bodied finish
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94% rate it 8 or higher. 20 selected write-ups from 102 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Johannes
Wow, extremely good blend! Hampden dominates slightly, but you can still taste Guyana and Trinidad. Really good!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
#5700 27.09.2025 Launch of the future RumX Release. Nose Fresh, wood, light roasted, light anise, light floral, faint tar, faint banana, faint mint. Palate Wood, roasted, medium spicy, faint mint, faint cherry, light licorice, faint tar, warm, light astringent. Finish Very long and warn, medium spicy, wood, light tannins, light dried fruit Empty glass Light wood, light caramel, light dried fruit, faint sour, faint mint.
Review by Johnny Rumcask
Most helpful mixed review
Der Blend ist per se nicht schlecht, die einzelnen Komponenten vermischen sich aber nicht zu einem stimmigen Ganzen für mich. Der NY Anteil dominiert geschmacklich, die Karamellnote ist mir persönlich zu ausgeprägt. Alkohol könnte besser eingebunden sein. Stark adstringierend.
Review by cigares
A rum tasted at bar 1802 during the RumX party at WLP25 and at the first RumX meeting. A nose with a very broad aromatic palette, but each component appears a little timid, drowned in the mass. Edit: re-tasted and the Jamaican and Guyanese notes take over. The first taste is soft, then the aromas rise a little. Here too, a very broad aromatic palette where the fruity, floral and spicy notes of the TDL dominate. Edit: TDL is rather dominated by Jamaica and Guyana. The finish is balanced and elegant. A great success, even if the quest for balance was, for my taste, to the detriment of personality. Edit: the finish is less balanced but has more personality. I prefer it. I don't feel the Caroni in the blend. Edit: the Caroni is perceptible at the very end. It doesn't seem to be the same rum, Oliver explains that it was well oxygenated before the final bottling.
Review by DomM
Very well balanced and exceptionally enjoyable. Needs some time in the glas to open up and show its full potential.
Review by Dr.Django
Die Namen der Rums im Blend versprechen so einiges! Sehr leckerer Navy Rum, bei dem der Jamaica Anteil für mich heute am meisten hervorragt. Intensiv, serviert er seine Aromen doch eher mit der feinen Klinge. Der Abgang ist leider etwas kurz.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,7:On the nose, copper, roasted wood and allspice, evolve pastry, tropical fruits like banana, minty, flowery molasses, bump into our nosetrils. On long aeration, it's potential grows and balances, as tons of various confectionery arises, salted caramel, roasted nuts, some anise, delightful red fruits and rubber, tar. 8,7:On the palate, the attack shows the complexity of this rum with tons of roasted wood notes like butterscotch, roasted nuts, various confectionery, sweet and salty, spices, pure oak, as tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, cherries, minty molasses, even dark with licorice, industrial marks with rubber and tar, quite strong copper, even esters. 8,6:The finish is long, tannic, the roasted wood shows darker facet with cocoa, still spicy, the molasses is fresh and minty, the fruits dried and tropical.
Review by Rodolphe
Super ricci / rumX evening at 1802, a huge thank you to all 3. A tasting to be taken in hindsight, because after a day at the live venue, a Korean restaurant and a daiqiri high ester, it needs to be tasted more calmly. A good blend, very well produced. Each provenance makes a statement.
Review by TheJackDrop
Une sacré claque ! Un vrai profil heavy. Un nez très ouvert qui oscille entre Jamaïque et Trinidad, de la menthe et bcp de fruits notamment la banane. Mais en bouche bien plus lourd torréfié et épicé. Pas de doute avec ça les marins devaient bien se marrer tous les jours. À regoûter au calme car après un Whisky Live et bcp trop de Daiquiri au Bar 1802, le palais était en feu. Mais c’est tellement imposant que certaines notes étaient évidentes. Le Caroni n’est pas là pour la déco.
Review by Chrischi78
The Navy Blend from Famille Ricci and RumX is balanced and harmonious, but remains somewhat restrained. Spices, wood and nuts meet subtle exotic notes without any one flavor dominating. Easy to drink, I really like it
Review by Julien Ries
L’exotisme ravit le matelot et on sent le parfum capiteux des fruits exotiques (papaye, mangue, fruits exotiques) dans l’haleine légèrement estérisé de la courtisane, mêlé à la sueur des hommes d’équipage qui n’ont pas eu le temps de se laver après avoir goudronné les fils de carets des manœuvres dormantes. Ce goudron Caroni nappe les narines comme si l’Exxon Valdez vous rotait à la gueule. Un camphre mentholé vient en fond un peu comme un vieux loup de mer au fond du bar qui se ferait poser un cataplasme à la guibole, pour masquer l’odeur d’une infection qui demandera une jambe de bois. D’ailleurs, la jambe a fini d’être taillée dans un mât et on y applique les finitions. Le salin des embruns accompagne le vernis à bois. Tout ça est musqué, on sent que c’est un rhum gourmand et harmonieux comme une gourgandine bien charpentée qui va encaisser la solde du moussaillon pour le déniaiser. L’attaque est franche comme une rixe au tesson de bouteille entre deux ivrognes qui se sont fait voler leurs tot mugs, ces petites tasses en étain pour leur ration de rhum quotidienne. La bouche est aussi explosive d’un coup de mousquet, sur les fruits exotiques et la réglisse, aussi acide que le contenu d’un crachoir pour du tabac à chiquer. Une amertume assez marquée mais passagère est vite relayée par ce goût de garage huileux. Un mécano aux mains calleuses et noires de cambouis vient de vous mettre un pain pour avoir fait des yeux doux à la fille de joie qu’il convoitait. Vous vous réveillez en remettant votre bâchi sur la tête, époussetant votre pompon.
Review by Timo Groeger
Nice blend, but somehow lacks that certain something for a top rating. At least I find it better than after the boozy night at the community meeting :) Otherwise, all the components are recognizable here: mint, wood, tropical fruits, esters, but also some dark chocolate. Only the typical Caroni is somehow missing.
Review by Alex1981
Shy nose, hints of mint and dark/ red fruits Mouth dominated by TDL, a bit dirty funk, Jamaica is there, New Yarmouth taking center stage after a while, nice esters, wood, wild on the tongue, wood spices, dark fruits, integration of the components could be better, finish medium long, dry, tannins, hints of tar Good rum, but for a Navy rum missing the dark, leather, cigar notes of Guyana Disclaimer: might be influenced by a day of drinking at WL25 😇
Review by Thunderbird
I've now had this bottling in my glass for the 3rd time... and I have to say... it's good, but unfortunately it falls short compared to the Spirit of the Day and Trinidad of Soul... it lacks a bit of complexity, the fruit content is quite low
Review by Martin Spooner
An der Nase ein schönes Aroma von tropischen Früchten mit einer note von Minze. Am Gaumen dann eher die geröstete Kirsche mit einem warmen Abgang. Gefällt mir ganz gut. Macht einen relativ ausgewogenen blend.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Le Navy Blend de Famille Ricci et RumX est tout en équilibre et retenue. Le nez est timide de prime abord et à besoin de temps pour que les arômes se libèrent. On ressent les épices, le bois et les noix dans un premier temps, ce n’est qu’après un certains temps qu’une forme d’exotisme se dévoile entre la banane, le goudron, le menthol et le caramel. L’équilibre fait que les arômes se neutralisent. Les arômes tentent une percée en bouche mais à force de chercher l’équilibre, rien ne se différencie du lot. Le profil de New Yarmouth semble prendre le dessus avec son côté classique (non péjoratif, surtout pour associer les notes épicées, caramélisées, boisées, toastées et les fruits secs) mais l’ensemble manque de personnalité pour se différencier du reste. Un peu de goudron et de menthol s’ajoutent dans le lot mais sans faire mouche. L’alcool reste bien intégré. La finale est courte, mince et nous laisse sur notre faim. On retrouve le profil classique sur les épices, le boisé et le caramel. Quelques notes fruitées viennent par-ci et là sur ce profil tannique et sec. Un bon rhum à boire, qui mériterait sans doute un peu d’oxydation pour s’exprimer pleinement.
Review by Skyfly
A very complex blend in which all three islands are recognizable from nose to finish. I cannot detect any real dominance. Great Guyana notes with wood and dried fruits meet light esters and tropical fruits from Jamaica. The TDL brings some nice mint with it, but the Caroni is only perceptible in accents. Conclusion: A good blend, but not a top-class navy blend
Review by Alexander Rasch
I really like the nose, as there's a lot going on here. The sweetness from the NY, the dark from the Guyana part, the red fruits from the TDL and the light Caroni dirt. Everything comes together and harmonizes well. On the palate, on the other hand, it seems a little wilder and it is no longer so clear which part is doing what here. The blend needs time in the glass. Then it becomes clearer, the wood becomes less, but the bitterness is still a little too present for me. The finish also has a lot of wood ... A nice blend, but with the proportions you somehow expect a little more body on the palate. Tastes good to me but doesn't come close to the first HQNB Ed 31 from RC.
Review by Banana Joe
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Review by Felix Reiber
Hier habe ich einen gut ausbalancierten und leckeren Navy Blend. Die Nase ist sehr fruchtig, würzig und hat durch den Jamaikarum schöne Ester. Tropische Früchte wie Banane, Ananas und Passionsfrucht gehen über florale Noten zu einer holzigen und würzigen Seite. Kakao, etwas Leder sowie leichte Kräuter sind auch vorhanden. Am Gaumen kommt durch Guyana und Jamaika eine wunderbare Süße. Dann folgen Backgewürze, tropische Früchte, Lakritze, Röstnoten Ester und etwas Minze. Das Holz ist schön austariert und spielt perfekt mit Kakao, Piment und Ledernoten. Der Jamaikaanteil ist hier sehr präsent. Der harmonische und lange Abgang ist sehr komplex und bietet ähnliche Aromen wie der Gaumen. Die frischen und würzigen Töne halten sich noch lange im Mund. Hier machen Guyana und Trinidad eine gute Figur. Dieser Blend trinkt sich durch die 57% sehr angenehm. Danke an @Oliver für die schöne Flasche. 😃
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Details about Famille Ricci Navy Blend by RumX 2025
A Pot Still Rum from Multiple countries, bottled by Famille Ricci, at 57,1%.
Community purchases
119 bottles logged by 93 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
9% opened, 6 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Famille Ricci Navy Blend by RumX 2025?
Community paid 167–169 €.
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