Velier Royal Navy Tiger Shark 14yr 57,18%

RX183 Very good Navy Rum <250€

“Complex, rich rum with woody and spicy notes.”

Royal Navy Tiger Shark by Velier offers a complex blend from multiple distilleries, aged for 14 years with a notable 57.18% ABV. Crafted from molasses, it features dominant woody notes with dried and tropical fruits on the nose, accompanied by spicy and ester hints. On the palate, it delivers an intense, woody taste with spices and toasted nuances, embodying an old-school Navy-style rum. Highly regarded for its integration of Jamaican and Guyanese characteristics, this rum is praised for its complexity and richness. However, it requires time to breathe and some users note a slight sharpness. The finish is often described as long and evolving, adding layers of sweetness and bitterness.

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Highlights

Complex blend of flavors
Well-integrated alcohol
Long, evolving finish

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How does this rum taste?

Royal Navy Tiger Shark combines woody and spicy notes with a rich, intense profile. It's known for its integration, balance, and complex flavor evolution.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Woody Dried fruit Tropical fruit Ester Spicy Vanilla

Taste

Woody Spicy Intense Toasted Ester Tobacco

Finish

Woody Spicy Burnt sugar Dry Raisin Black tea

Community reviews

8.7/10234 ratings

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Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪

17 August 2023

8.9/10

“Great rum! If you want to find fault in every way then I say mixing rums from different distilleries is an interesting attempt, but in my humble opinion it breaks the magic a bit.”

Aroma

Barrel Cigar Spicy Ester

Taste

Toasted Nutty Ester Spicy Tar

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

4 March 2023

8.7/10

“Retasting this particular rum again. This time it's the 2nd release and it retains the score. This is a really nice and well balanced rum. I discovered that the longer it rested the more flavours were released. After 30 minutes in the glass it has reached its peak which is close to heaven.The proof has been nicely integrated into the blend and you barely get a burn from the alcohol.A great rum and the price tag matches the quality.”

Aroma

Fruity Currants Prunes Raisin Chocolate

Taste

Balanced Sweet Intense Raisin Prunes

Photo of the rum Royal Navy Tiger Shark taken from user Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

DomM

12 November 2023

8.7/10

“Very heavy on the Guyanese Pot Stills accompanied by some fruity notes from Jamaica”

Aroma

Grapes Raisin Plum Thyme Minty

Taste

Complex Anise Spicy Oily Coriander

Thunderbird

3 February 2024

8.8/10

“Ester, pineapple and rubber immediately emerge! After some time in the glass, the nose becomes softer and mild, of caramel and a little vanilla, the palate is also impetuous at first, slightly tart and fruity and then changes to warm, roasted woody notes... the finish is warm, spicy and dry! A little fruity again at the very end! A deliciously complex rum”

Aroma

Ester Pineapple Caramel Soft Rubber

Taste

Complex Intense Toasted Creamy Bourbon

Photo of the rum Royal Navy Tiger Shark taken from user Thunderbird

Galli33

26 February 2024

8.9/10

“#16 RumXCalendar Blind tasting: Nose: dried fruits, woody, spicy, tobacco, ester 🤔 M: woody, intense, spicy, toasted, tobacco, dry, leather, good balanced, oak, vanilla F: dry, tannins, oak, vanilla, roasted Prediction: It‘s definitely a blend from guyana, but there are fruity esters too 🤔 very interesting spicy rum, approx. 60% and approx. 20 years …. Very good balanced blend! I like it a lot. Nose: woody, fruity ester, dried fruits, spicy, tobacco, raisin, vanilla, leather, caramel Mouth: dry, intense, delicious, balanced, heavy, complex, tobacco, toasted, woody, oak, peppery, leather, roasted, raisins, clove, ester, toffee, anise Finish: long, dry, delicous, warm, oak, tannins, black tea, bitter, astringend, raisns, roasted, prunes”

Aroma

Dried fruit Woody Spicy Tropical fruit Ester

Taste

Woody Intense Heavy Toasted Tobacco

Photo of the rum Royal Navy Tiger Shark taken from user Galli33

Oliver

14 March 2022

8.1/10

“Good rum, but for me the predecessor clearly wins. Versailles dominates. The refined Caroni base is unfortunately missing.”

Aroma

Dried fruit Plum Woody Leather Spicy

Taste

Heavy Toasted Spicy Toffee Dark chocolate

Rene Pfeiffer

7 September 2022

8.8/10

“Nice fruity, spicy, woody, toasty and slightly sweet, but also tea and tobacco. Very pleasant. Intense full body on the palate and yet soft, matching the nose. Great blend. Absolutely recommended.”

Aroma

Spicy Raisin Woody Ester Pineapple

Taste

Intense Spicy Tobacco Barrel Toffee

MarcT

16 December 2021

9.0/10

“First Tasting was a bit overwhelming, the second one comes with more flavor and wood. Completely different to Pussers and Black Tot. Some drops of water also tempered the astringency, and brought some sweetness and fruit. Had this in the calendar as well, and realized this needs time to breathe and open up, obviously.”

Aroma

Spicy Dried fruit Plum Vanilla Apple

Taste

Spicy Woody Intense Banana Butterscotch

Tschusikowsky

29 May 2022

8.2/10

“Difficult story for me, this 🥃 It is strong, intense like many Veliers, it tastes like Navy Rum. Great quality and balance in the many flavors that come at you. An endless nose to lie in, good full bodied but balanced palate. I have never tasted such good and complex craftsmanship out of an alcohol. Actually top. Unfortunately, something still sticks out in the palate and on the tongue that totally contradicts me, which clouds the experience badly. Have now then the bottle empty but have unfortunately not found out what it is (possibly something with the bitterness still present). Therefore, a not so good rating from me🥲”

Aroma

Roasted Red fruits Candied Woody Plum

Taste

Red fruits Balanced Chocolate Toasted Tobacco

Christoph

20 December 2021

8.8/10

“Very balanced Navy rum that offers something of everything. Only Wehrmutströpfchen is the comparatively too strong finish despite the mild nose. The aftertaste is but again super pleasant, in addition to fruity citrus notes, just the right amount of spicy smokiness that remains very long on the palate.”

Aroma

Woody Spicy Leather Citrus Medicinal

Taste

Citrus Clove Banana Peppery Dark chocolate

cigares

11 August 2024

8.8/10

“Un nez vif et sous à la fois, épicé, végétal (tabac frais) avec du vieux bois, des fruits secs et du cuir. L’entrée de bouche est douce et aussitôt les arômes envahissent le palais. Un petit côté piquant/pimenté en milieu de bouche masque un peu les fruits, puis la finale, élégante et douce, longue et complexe, met tout le monde d’accord. En comparaison directe avec le Navy Rum de Velier RX26 et le Black Tot 2020 RX4513, il semble un tout petit peu plus faible. Mais un excellent Navy Rum tout de même !”

Aroma

Tobacco Dried fruit Ester Spicy Raspberry

Taste

Spicy Woody Ester Roasted Barrel

Photo of the rum Royal Navy Tiger Shark taken from user cigares

Vincent D

10 March 2022

8.6/10

“New tasting quite different from the first one.I found a rather greedy and sweet nose, slightly woody, spicy and loaded in esters quite in accordance with what I remembered.In mouth, the first sensation is very woody and spicy then leaves slowly the place to more greediness with a slightly burnt sweetness.The finish is rather long and very appreciable.”

Aroma

Caramel Vanilla Ester Woody Dried fruit

Taste

Woody Intense Spicy Spice Citrus

crazyforgoodbooze

1 February 2022

8.6/10

“very exciting blend. flambé banana, citrus jam, neat allspice, clove and some menthol and in the finish smoky tar and strong black tea. very round thing.”

Aroma

Tar Spicy Ester Banana Leather

Taste

Heavy Intense Salty Ester Bitter

Rodolphe

9 December 2021

8.8/10

“Really good. Exactly what I like in a navy blend. A delicacy.”

Aroma

Almond Prunes Banana Raisin Synthetic

Taste

Balanced Delicious Full bodied

Frank

16 December 2021

8.7/10

“RumX Advent Calendar 16.12.2021, blind And also already on 6.12.2020 in Alex's Christmas calendar. Blind!First impression: could be a Foursquare in the quality of a Sassafras, on the other hand...A blend of Jamaica and Guyana is already clear by the nose:Ester and neat spicy, solvent and sulfur. Fruity with sour cherry dried apricot, some pineapple and a hint of ripe banana. Spicy with vanilla, nutmeg, leather and wood. Tart sweetness of caramel and a bit of menthol.Strong spicy again on the palate with anise, nutmeg, sulfur iodine, salty bitter. Fruity with dark cherry and some plum. Woody, toffee and tidy tannins. Very nice, high quality blend.”

Aroma

Spicy Leather Floral Citrus Fresh

Taste

Spicy Clove Anise Salty Complex

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Multiple countries

Distillery
Multi Distilleries

Bottler
Velier

RumX ID
RX183

ABV
57,18%

Category
Navy Rum

Made from
Molasses

Distillation
Pot Still

Age
14 years

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
<250€

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

148 €

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