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CDI Jamaica Navy Strength
Most people land in the same spot: a friendly, fruity way into Jamaican rum that's surprisingly soft for 57%. Expect ripe banana, esters, spice and a licorice-tar edge, with the alcohol mostly tucked in. Newer drinkers call it "a very nice entry level Jamaican"; those who've tasted deeper funk find it a bit thin and sharp, wishing for more punch.
The community says- Soft for 57%
- Ripe banana, funk
- Alcohol reads sharp
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How does CDI Jamaica Navy Strength taste?
Aggregated from 138 community reviews.
Soft, banana-heavy entry Jamaican A well-liked, affordable entry Jamaican — banana, funk and mild heat for 57%. Newcomers love it; seasoned funk fans say the alcohol reads sharp and there are bolder options.
People taking their first steps into overproof Jamaican funk
Funk veterans wanting big esters and integrated heat
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How is CDI Jamaica Navy Strength rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.6 sits in the “Good” band. 76% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
81% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 138 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
16.09.2025 Retasting and it's still pretty good. ------------------ 07.05.2019 Enjoying some samples at home. Colour Light in colour. Nose Fresh, light funk, fruity, banana, light raisin, light floral, spice, light roasted. Palate Light, round, faint wood, fruity, light banana, spice, light ester, light bitter, medium intense, light caramel. Finish Medium to long, round, light roasted, light wood, faint chocolate, light licorice, fruits. Needs to rest in order to really open up.
Review by Anonymous
Most helpful critical review
After week or two, something happened with taste. Now it tastes like really bad moonshine for punishment. First tasting - rating 78. I wonder if it just this bottle or all of them.
Review by Insta: spiritofbernard 🇫🇷
Esthers medium on the nose with a pastry side almost cereal, I still do not have this side banana on ripe so typical of Jamaicans. On the palate, the milky smoothness gives way to a licorice bitterness before finishing on fruits. At 50 euros it is a sure value.
Review by JonasTh
Bwa Beter dan Compagnie des Indes Caraïbes, minder dan Compagnie des Indes Latino
Review by LukaŽiga
8:As you bring the glass to your nose, prepare for an aromatic journey. Powerful scents of creamy soda, fried banana, dried mango and fruit bread greet your senses. White pepper adds a subtle but invigorating kick. With each nosing, the complexity deepens, unveiling notes of raw sugar, hay, hints of white chocolate, and a delightful banana cake essence. 8:The palate experience is a revelation. Despite its robust alcohol content, this rum maintains a remarkable smoothness. It exhibits concentrated flavours, showcasing a gentle bittersweetness at midpalate. Revel in the rich taste of banana peel, fruit loaf and a sprinkling of white pepper, some vanilla. A fresh, grassy, herbaceous and pineapple zest, citrus infuse the midpalate, followed by a lingering embrace of warming sweet spices, a pinch of salt. Smokiness is present. 8:Finish is quite long, tropical, ripe fruit, pleasant sweetness. Compagnie des Indes Navy Strength Jamaica Rum is a testament to the art of rum-making. Its complexity is balanced and harmonious, never overwhelming the senses with excessive sweetness. Edit:28.3.25, few cents higher, not bad at all, 24.10.25
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Hinweis: Tätigkeit bei der Perola GmbH (Spirituosenbranche), teilweise berufliche Involvierung bei bewerteten Abfüllungen. Alle Bewertungen sind meine persönliche, unbezahlte Meinung. Schöner navy strength Jamaikaner. Tolles Preis Leistungsverhältnis und Überraschend mild für das junge alter und die 57%. Sehr komplex und ein schöner Einstieg in die overproof Jamaica Welt! Für mich einer der besten bezahlbaren Navy Jamaica Rums.
Review by Gregor
The price-performance ratio is unbeatable. Here you get a lot of Jamaica for little money
Review by cigares
A more interesting nose than the Latino and the Caribbean with more fruit and less sweetness, a side of rum grapes.A mouth with vivacity but a very well integrated alcohol. A light funky and some esters. A finish and an empty glass with a taste of Mezcal.interesting and a good surprise.Tasted again with other Jamaican and still disappointing.
Review by Banana Joe
Great blender, but it also knows how to impress on its own. Absolutely great PLV. One of the best I've had in a glass at this price and age. Alcohol very nicely integrated, incredibly mild for 57%. CDI proves that it doesn't always have to be rum for a few hundred euros.
Review by HenryL
Jamaican with unbeatable price performance. The nose does not quite pick me up, has a little too strong Agricoleanlänge for my taste, but on the palate awaits a beautiful Jamaikablend with a pleasant sweetness, which is also super as an introduction to higher-proof and ester-containing rums.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
On the nose, there's no doubt that we're in Jamaica, with its ripe bananas and notes of esters aplenty. Other exotic fruits (coconut, etc.), menthol-solvent freshness and vanilla are also present. The nose is rather encouraging. On the palate, the attack is frank and pleasant. Less tropical fruit, more candied fruit and citrus zest. But the funkiness of Jamaica, licorice and a "medicinal" effect are still present. The finish is quite successful. There's still a nice woodiness on the palate, spices and eucalyptus.
Review by Stefan Persson
Bought and emptied a bottle of this rum, a blend of distillates from several Jamaican distilleries. It’s the same rum as CDI’s regular Jamaican at 43% at a higher ABV, which makes both scents and flavors more noticeable. The nose is fruity, herbal, flowery, spicy, medicinal, funky and a little pungent with scents of banana, licorice, polish, esters, acetone and turpentine. At the palate it’s fruity, flowery, vegetal, sweet, spicy, salty, funky, pungent, citrus, elderberry, grass, olives, licorice and esters. The finish is medium long.
Review by Winetrader
Smells of fire, very long on the palate, airy. A very interesting and refined rum.
Review by Stefan L
Not bad, but there are so many other better Jamaicans around these days. Today was the last drops of this rum as I need the space for other bottles
Review by thomas fraboulet
Distilleries Worthy Park + Clarendon, aged 5 years. Similar to Smith&Cross, a bit less tropical but more rounded and better sipper. Smell is really good and spiced, taste is tropical fruits with a lot of spices, finish is rather short with Spices but overall well integrated. Better sipper than Smith & Cross, fine in cocktails but lacking that oomph and funk that we expect from a Jamaican
Review by Nicofr
A fairly young Jamaican rum with a fruity taste and a lot (perhaps too much) of power. I think that for a Jamaican, the alcohol could have been better integrated, but at this price level it's still a decent rum.
Review by Hogshead
Wer auf der Suche nach einem Jamaica-Rum mit mittlerem Esterprofil ist, dürfte hier ziemlich glücklich werden. Mir macht er richtig Spaß – er ist ein weiterer Schritt auf meiner Reise durch die wunderbare Welt des Jamaica Rums mit all seinem Funk. Und das Beste: Er ist trotz seiner Stärke erstaunlich süffig und einfach lecker.
Review by Tim
Not the overloaded Jamaica rum, but also a decent load of aromas that I associate more with Guyana: roasted, leather, wood. Unfortunately not balanced enough, a diverse sharpness or spice in the mouth/finish disturbs the enjoyment. Also hints of chemicals. There are certainly better Navy Blends.
Review by Montana
Ein fruchtiger Geruch, leicht alkoholisch nach Whiskey, etwas nach Karamell. Der Geschmack ist leicht bitter, etwas alkoholisch, später dann süßer werdend. Dabei auch weiterhin fruchtig. Der Nachklang ist mittellang.
Review by Lutz Lungershausen
Tasted again after a long time. Powerful, full of contrasts between fruity notes and heavy, tarry aromas - beautiful, classic navy with a long, developing finish. 04.2024 First impression: Fruity, interesting Nose: tropical fruits, esters, tar, rubber ... navy strength ... this is what I imagine the hold of a cargo ship to be like Palate: the 57% dominate, followed by fruit again, a little wood, maybe smoke Finish: short and dry in the throat, a little longer on the sides of the tongue Conclusion: dig it out of the shelf again more often
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Details about CDI Jamaica Navy Strength
A Navy Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Compagnie des Indes, at 57%.
Community purchases
221 bottles logged by 198 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
47% opened, 41 emptied and repurchased.
What does CDI Jamaica Navy Strength cost?
Community paid 31–52 €.
Current best price: 48.81 € – within the typical community range.
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