Because this is 2021 we’ve had to order spirits and beers and such online or via delivery apps. This was not our first choice of rum, but was selected as an alternate. We approved it because – well we hadn’t reviewed it anyway, and that’s really the only modus operandi we have. This would later be known as the ‘turning point’ the decision that we truly, and honestly wish we could go back and reverse. Because FUCK this rum.
Let us make something very clear here. We get a lot of bad spirits here – it comes with the territory. Now has there been a beer that we’ve poured down the drain – sure. Have we taken a wine and said – well this is for cooking now – totally. We have never before decided to chuck an entire bottle of a spirit. We’ve been content to resign ourselves to a cocktail with a few to a dozen things to make it palatable. We threw away this rum. Just chucked it right down the drain, and it was one of the best decisions we ever made.
What they Say: “Navy Bay Rum is inspired by the United States Navy’s old tradition from the 18th century of providing their sailors a daily glass of rum. Navy Bay Rum is authentically distilled in Jamaica by column still and traditional pot still distillation, after which a major part of the rum has aged in ex-bourbon american white oak casks.”
Taste: 4.0 – You do get a bit of sweetness and caramel at first and it’s not wholly terrible.
Aftertaste: 1.0 – That however is a mess of sugar and nonsense making it nigh undrinkable.
Burn/Smooth: 1.5 – Even if you ignored the lack of ease in drinking this from how sugary and awful it is, it burns too.
Aroma: 1.0 – That is vomit inducing cloying-ness from multiple feet away. That smells like bad decisions. It’s not enjoyable or unique, or even ‘sweet’ it just smells awful.
Honesty: 7.0 – We wish there was something, anything there we could use as ammo to kill this, but there’s not. There’s no wank and it’s all about how and why it’s made, if anything we have to commend them.
Mixability: 2.5
W/ Rocks: 2.5 – That just makes it taste more like sugar and maybe some nutmeg. But by god is not really better or worse.
Rum and Coke: 2.5 – Awful. Simply unbearable. This is designed to make you just vomit and regret ever thinking about rum.
Value: 1.0 – You could pay us fourteen dollars to drink this, and we’d pour it down the drain. We’ve had a lot of bad spirits here, but this broke us. In no way is it ‘worth it’
Google Shop Average: $14
Website: https://www.infinity-spirits.com/
Reviewer Scores:
BuffaloJern: 0.5
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Metric Score: 18/70 |+| Metric Average: 2.57 |+| Reviewer Average: 0.5
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Final Thoughts: One of our lowest scoring reviews on this site is the infamous E&J VS Brandy – something we hate with a passion, and the internet has comments about. While objectively the score here is higher, when asked what is the worst thing on this site we’ve reviewed it will be a long time before we say anything other than Navy Bay Rum. FUCK. THIS. RUM.
This was right by the Myers’s dark rum. Almost a clone of the bottle and label. Sneaky buggers almost fooled me but luckily I’m able to read and I saw the difference. I googled up your review and I’m almost sure I was glad I didn’t buy it.