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Spirit of the day Navy Rum 2025 50cl bottle
Navy Rum · 16 years · 54,5%

Spirit of the day Navy Rum 2025

Sipped neat is where this Navy blend earns its keep — pour it, give it air, and it opens into dark berries, warm tar, dark chocolate and orchard fruit over roasted oak and spice. The Trinidad TDL side leads, with Caroni's diesel-and-leather and a lighter Jamaican funk behind. At 54.5% the alcohol sits remarkably well. Several tasters call the balance close to perfect.

The community says
  • Layered and evolving
  • Well-integrated alcohol
  • Oak-heavy late
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How does Spirit of the day Navy Rum 2025 taste?

Aggregated from 35 community reviews.

Dark, complex TDL-led Navy blend Widely loved as a top-tier Navy blend — layered, evolving, well-integrated at strength. A couple felt the oak crowds the palate late; one noted the alcohol runs a touch hot.

Perfect for

Navy blend fans who like TDL and Caroni character

Less suitable for

People wanting bright Jamaican funk up front

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How is Spirit of the day Navy Rum 2025 rated?

RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.9 sits in the “Very good” band. 97% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

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What does the community say?

3% rate it between 6 and 8. 15 selected write-ups from 35 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Oct 20255,556 reviewsDenmark
9.0/10

# 23.10.2025 A nice relaxing day with Fabian in a summehouse in Blåvand 🇩🇰 The nose is absolutely gorgeous and well balanced despite the ABV. Nice eucalyptus, light wood, faint pear, light dried fruit, faint floral, ligt tar. On the palate it's very well balanced with lots of natural sweetness. Fruity with nice caramel,light wood and some faint mint. Medium long and sweet with nice light cherry ad raisin,very faint tar.

Review by Thunderbird

Thunderbird
Oct 20251,251 reviewsGermany
8.9/10

Welch eine positive Überraschung und wenn ich das PLV zusätzlich dabei sehe eine echte Empfehlung für jeden Navy-Liebhaber 👍🏻 In der Nase überwiegen klar und deutlich die TDL-Marker, wobei auch leichte Hampden- und Caroni-Aromen erkennbar sind. Am Gaumen eine schöne Komplexität aus dunklen Beeren, Frische, gebranntes Karamell, Fass, Würze, Mokka und leichtem Teeraroma. Zum Schluss überwiegen dann die schweren dunklen Aromen die sich auch im Abgang halten 😋. So muss ein Navy sein

Review by RumTaTa

RumTaTa
Nov 2025449 reviewsGermany
9.0/10

Nose: very relaxed and still lots to discover! I recognize Jamaica at first, darker notes are also there but I can't place them. Palate: very complex and balanced! I find freshness like in a Grays but also dirt. New associations keep coming up. Finish: no trace of bitterness, more freshness, herbs. I'm overwhelmed by making notes on this rum. My recommendation: just enjoy it!

Review by DomM

DomM
Jan 2026910 reviewsGermany
8.9/10

Now this is some very nice Navy richness on the nose. TDL is in the driver seat with berry notes. Caroni workshop notes are also quite noticeable and provide additional depth. DDL and Hampden add additional complexity on the nose. Very nice blend! Same picture on the palate, very well executed and balanced. Not dominated by DDL, yet on the darker and noticably complexed side of Navy blends. Very well done.

Review by TheJona'Spirits

TheJona'Spirits
Feb 2026225 reviewsFrance
9.0/10

On enchaîne le comparatif de Navy Rum. 👃 Dominance du profil TDL (baies noires, eucalyptus), le Caroni juste derrière (goudron chaud, huiles essentielles, fleurs d'arbres fruitiers), le Guyana un peu en retrait (chocolat noir, sève, caramel sur la bruyère, fruits secs). Le Hampden doit être un low ester et/ou en petite quantité. Celui-ci apporte tout un ensemble de fruits du verger (on est loin du classique combo ananas/banane surmûris) tel que la poire, la pomme verte, l'abricot sec. L'assemblage de tous ces styles développent même des arômes d'orge maltée. Un nez complexe, étagé, sur un versant fruité. 😋 Davantage marquée par le bois et le style Demerara. Fût de chêne grillé, épices (piment, poivre, épices de cuisine), caramel de sucs de fruits, chocolat noir. Je retrouve les fruits, plutôt secs comme ceux des cakes de Noël, baies noires, traces de goyave et de papaye confite. Note de goudron chaud, diesel léger, sève. Une fin de bouche sur du thé noir et des feuilles de menthe séchées. Une bouche équilibrée, huileuse, plus sombre qu'au nez, mais sans être écrasante de bois. Alcool très bien intégré qui booste à la perfection les différentes saveurs. ⛳ Longue, chaude, boisée, pimentée, sèche, amère, fraîche et tannique. Note de cerise, de menthe séchée, sensation herbacée. 🏆 Respect de l'équilibre des origines de l'assemblage (bien que la Jamaïque soit en retrait je trouve), un ensemble équilibré, évolutif, complexe. Un excellent représentant du style Navy Rum, qui plus est à un prix défiant toute concurrence (115€ les 50cl). Je suis déçu de ne pas l'avoir commandé à temps. 📝 Classement en cours ; Velier Royal Navy (92) > SotD Navy Rum (90) > Swell Funky Navy (89) > Velier Tiger Shark (86+).

Review by mto75

mto75
Oct 2025686 reviewsGermany
8.4/10

die Navy Rums schießen ja gerade wie Pilze aus dem Boden, da muss sich der SOTD einiger Konkurrenz erwehren…erster Eindruck an der Nase: eher von der fruchtigen Sorte, ich würde auf einen 2005er oder 2009er TDL tippen. Danach kommt das Diamond Profil. Hampen ist nicht super intensiv, eher so Medium Range Ester. Den Caroni Anteil kann ich nur mit viel gutem Willen erkennen. Der Gaumen ist sehr rund und würzig, angenehm süffig mit ordentlich langem Abgang. Die Bewertung fällt mir schwer, weil er echt nicht schlecht gemacht ist. Aber wenn ich dann zB mit dem Tiger Shark vergleiche, der intensiver und auch noch günstiger ist auf die 70cl umgerechnet, relativiert sich alles etwas.

Review by Fuwi

Fuwi
Oct 2025182 reviewsGermany
9.1/10

This bottling is amazing, great value for money! Tasted on the beach in Denmark, where it feels a little closer to the tradition of Navy rum. Dark, intense aromas gather in the nose, clearly TDL character with herbal influences, light coolness and dark fruits. The 57% ABV is really well integrated on the palate and perfectly accompanies the rum's almost Christmassy character traits. Star anise, a little clove and barrel influences, plus rubber and leather, a little tobacco at the back - a beautiful blend that has been put together correctly!

Review by w00tAN

w00tAN
Nov 2025343 reviewsGermany
9.0/10

Nase: fruchtig, floral, Esternoten, leicht verbrannt, sehr spannend und facettenreich Mund: Komplex, vergorene Frucht, würzig, Nelke, guter Jamaica Einfluss Abgang: lang, komplex, holzig, leicht bitter Was für ein schönes Teil, gefällt mir sehr sehr gut

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Details about Spirit of the day Navy Rum 2025

A Navy Rum from Multiple countries, bottled by Spirit of the day, at 54,5%.

DistilleryCaroni
CategoryNavy Rum
ABV54,5%
Volume50cl
Age16 years
Bottled2025
Limited edition96 bottles

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Community purchases

19 bottles logged by 17 collectors.

A collector's bottle.

15% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.

16 sealed 3 open 0 emptied

What did the community pay for Spirit of the day Navy Rum 2025?

Community paid 115–125 €.

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About the Caroni distillery

The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 10,324 times with an average of 8.8/10.

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