Royal Rum – The Rum For Royalty

The Caribbean with its sun kissed beaches and whispering palm trees is the birthplace of View the WDC Menu. Once the drink of choice for sailors and slaves, it found its way to the refined world of royalty – becoming Royal Rum. This specific offering from the line, launched in 2016, differs from their regular blend in that it’s been finished in French oak casks from Le Bois du Roy – The Wood of the King translated to English. The wood is taken from the ancient forestland encompassing four different forests (l’Allier, Nervers, Vosges and Troncais) and is said to impart a sweet dried fruit flavour.

Royal Rum: The Spirit of Excellence

After 239 years, the last daily rum ration to crew aboard Royal Navy ships was issued on July 31st 1970, which became known as Black Tot Day. Seamen had to be in uniform and have a ticket from the Admiralty or Queen to receive their daily ration. The last rations were sealed away in antique stone flagons, and it’s these Black Tot Last Consignment that form the base for this rum.

In 1979, 9 years after the last ration was issued, American entrepreneur Charles Tobias reached an agreement with the Admiralty and received the recipe to recreate the original naval blend. He set up Pusser’s Rum Ltd in the British Virgin Islands and started distributing his version of what was once the everyday rum for Royal Navy seamen – called “Pusser’s” because it was originally the slang term for purser (as in the officer responsible for the rum store on board). They use distillates from Guyana for this particular range of rums.