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Dark / Black / Navy Rum

Dark rum's commercial profile developed from Navy rum tradition in the 17th-19th centuries, when British Royal Navy bulk-procured heavily aged Jamaican and Barbadian rum for the daily sailor tot. The darkest, most robust styles survived long ocean voyages better.

Flavor Profile

Chocolate-Roast, Spice-Warm, molasses-heavy, dark dried fruit, treacle, espresso, toffee. Finish is long, dark, sometimes slightly bitter. Myers's Dark is molasses-forward Jamaican blend; Goslings Black Seal is barrel-aged blend with heavy caramel.

Key Producers

Bermuda
Goslings Black Seal

Pot/column blend, 3-6 years, heavy caramel, proprietary to Dark 'n Stormy

Jamaica
Myers's Dark

Molasses-heavy Jamaican blend, bold

US Virgin Islands
Cruzan Blackstrap

Made from blackstrap molasses, natural darkness

Multi-origin blend
Plantation OFTD

69% ABV, Guyana/Jamaica/Barbados blend, tiki anchor

No universal standard. Marketing category. Typically denotes heavily aged and/or deeply colored rum with bold flavor. Color may come from extended aging, heavy caramel addition, or charred barrel use.

Drinks(139)

151 Florida Bushwacker

2 scoops Vanilla Ice Cream
0.5 oz Dark Rum (151)
1 oz Kahlúa
1 oz Crème de Cacao (Dark)
1 oz Coconut Cream
1 oz Cream
BlendedHurricane
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24k nightmare

0.5 oz Goldschlager
0.5 oz Jagermeister
0.5 oz Rumple Minze
0.5 oz Bacardi 151
ShakenShot
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3-Mile Long Island Iced Tea

0.5 oz Vodka
0.5 oz Gin
0.5 oz Light Rum
0.5 oz Tequila Blanco
0.5 oz Triple Sec
1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
0.5 oz Simple Syrup
2 oz Cola
ShakenHighball
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501 Blue

1 oz Vodka
0.5 oz Blue Curaçao
0.5 oz Coconut Rum
3 oz Pineapple Juice
0.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
ShakenHurricane
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A Day at the Beach

1 oz Coconut Rum
0.5 oz Amaretto
4 oz Orange Juice
0.5 oz Grenadine
ShakenHighball
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A Furlong Too Late

2 oz Light Rum
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
StirredCoupe
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