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Swell de Spirits Royal Funky Navy 2025 50cl bottle
Hampden · Multiple countries · 57,1%

Swell de Spirits Royal Funky Navy 2025

8.8/10
24 community reviews ↓
Loved by Jacques etdom, Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰 & 22 more

For seasoned enthusiasts who like their Navy rum loud and funky. This unsweetened 57.1% blend is very Hampden-driven: lots of tropical fruit, esters, menthol and roasted coffee-chocolate notes. Highly praised by RumX tasters.

  • Huge Hampden funk
  • Complex Navy blend
  • Great alcohol integration
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Details about Swell de Spirits Royal Funky Navy 2025

DistilleryHampden
CategoryPot & Column Still Rum
ABV57,1%
Volume50cl
Age12 years - 28 years
Bottled2025
Limited edition80 bottles

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How does Swell de Spirits Royal Funky Navy 2025 taste?

Aggregated from 24 community reviews.

Wild, Hampden-heavy Navy powerhouse For seasoned enthusiasts who like their Navy rum loud and funky. This unsweetened 57.1% blend is very Hampden-driven: lots of tropical fruit, esters, menthol and roasted coffee-chocolate notes. Highly praised by RumX tasters.

Perfect for

Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk who want an intense, unsweetened Navy-strength blend with menthol, roasted coffee and chocolate depth.

Less suitable for

Beginners, those sensitive to higher ABV, or drinkers wanting a classic, balanced Navy rum without dominant Hampden funk.

How is Swell de Spirits Royal Funky Navy 2025 rated?

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Based on 24 ratings

Review by Jacques etdom

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Mar 2026266 reviewsFrance
9.0/10

At first nose, Jamaica dominates. Then, as it aerates, the TDL with its mango aromas expresses itself more and more. All accompanied by a nice depth brought by the Caroni. On the palate, a nice balance but funky. Still those exotic fruits, pineapple, mango, wood, and a slightly dark, even dirty side. Long and dry finish. Now that's some good work!

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Oct 20255,487 reviewsDenmark
9.2/10

#5857 13.10.2025 Relaxing with a few samples hoping that my upset stomach will come to an end. Nose Fresh, wood, roasted, dried fruit, light cherry, light cinnamon, faint floral, fruity, light citrus. Palate Oily, wood, faint smoke, faint rubber, fruits, light chocolate, banana, light cherry, light citrus, faint coffee. Finish Long and warm, wood, mango, medium dry, oily, light nutts, light cherry. Empty glass Chocolate, berries, light rubber, faint leather, light floral.

Review by Banana Joe

Dec 2025154 reviewsGermany
9.3/10

Erster Eindruck, aber kann jetzt schon sagen, dass er mit Abstand der stärkste Navy Blend für mich ist, der dieses Jahr rausgekommen ist. Da liegen für mich Welten zwischen dem Swell Navy Blend und dem Ricci RumX und dem SOTD.

Review by TheJona'Spirits

Feb 2026198 reviewsFrance
9.0/10

Je commence une bataille de Navy Rum. Après l'excellent Velier Royal Navy, voici un blend qui s'annonce des plus funky. 👃 Ok, on a plus l'impression d'avoir un blend jamaïcain et hampdenien qu'un assemblage classique de Navy Rum. Ce n'est pas un problème. Arômes de pâtisseries et de beurre qui s'estompent rapidement pour laisser place aux esters, beaucoup d'ananas et de bananes fermentées, de citronnelle, d'huiles essentielles, d'acétone, de vernis, de caoutchouc neuf, de baskets encore dans leur boîte, de cuir synthétique, d'olive en saumure et d'enchoïades. En retrait, fraîcheur mentholée, thé vert et cerise aigre dans un boisé de chêne rôti du plus bel effet. 😋 On retrouve davantage les différentes régions qui font la réputation des Navy Rum. Torréfaction de café et de chocolat premium au piment (Guyana), fraîcheur mentholée (TDL), empyreumatique de goudron chaud et de diesel (Caroni) et ce mix typique d'ananas caramélisé, de vernis, de caoutchouc et d'olive (Hampden). En retrait, amertume d'agrumes surmûris, note de pamplemousse, cerise aigre, fruits tropicaux légers, thé vert. La sensation huileuse et intense est très agréable. ⛳ Longue, chaude, astringente, tannique, sèche. Un lit de fruits tropicaux laisse rapidement place à l'amertume de la noix concassée, du chocolat au piment et de grain de café doux. Fraîcheur de menthe poivrée, eucalyptus qui s'installe durablement sur les parois de la bouche et dans le gosier, thé vert léger. 🏆 Un très bon assemblage avec cette particularité d'avoir les odeurs très axées sur le profil Hampden. La bouche se veut plus en phase avec les différentes origines sélectionnées, Guyane, mais surtout TDL et Caroni. Le Navy Strength lui va comme un gant, l'ABV étant très bien intégré. 🏅 89 > 90, +1pt pour l'approche très Hampden, que j'adore. Un Navy marqué par la Jamaïque mais qui reste cohérent et qui a le mérite de proposer une approche moins classique qu'à l'accoutumée 📝 Note à ajuster plus tard en fonction des autres Navy Rum du lot ; Ricci x RumX et Spiritoftheday. Le Velier Royal Navy est entre 91-92 pour moi. Je recherche aussi les Navy Blend de chez RumClub pour faire le comparatif.

Review by Skyfly

Dec 2025459 reviewsGermany
8.6/10

Swell de Spirits Adventskalender: für mich sehr sehr Hampden lastig. Viele tropische Früchte, andere typische Navy Blend Noten sind für mich nur dezent zu schmecken. Dennoch war das ein super geiler Rum!

Review by mto75

Jan 2026677 reviewsGermany
8.5/10

heute drei Navy blends im Vergleich: der RX Ricci, Spirit of the Day und der Swell. Der Ricci und SotD sind sich ähnlicher mit getrockneten Früchten, Gummi, Werkstatt, Frische, beim Ricci geht es mehr Richtung Würze, beim SotD mehr Menthol (und Pflaumenmus?). Der Swell fällt etwas aus der Reihe, mehr Funk (er wurde aber fairerweise auch als Funky Navy verkauft). Am Gaumen gefällt mir der Ricci ausgesprochen gut.

Review by Thunderbird

Dec 20251,237 reviewsGermany
9.0/10

What a crazy Navy rum...this is by far the wildest Navy I've ever had in my glass... Jamaica clearly dominates the nose with its funk... but on the palate, there's a wild explosion of flavors from Guyana, Trinidad, and Jamaica... and surprisingly, it all harmonizes very well. I'd love to see more experiments like this...even if, for me, this is no longer a true Navy rum.

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