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![]() ![]() Steve-
![]() I'm pasting in below the response I got from the lady at the
![]() company that makes the reproduction rum. I've never opened mine or had
![]() a taste of anyone else's from back then so I don't have anything to
![]() compare to their descriptions on their web pages. I replied to her
![]() repsonse with the account of how we came to get it and included your 676
![]() web page. Depending on what I get back from her maybe we should
![]() consider seeing who else from the boat still has their rum or even just
![]() the container (I very rarely ever drink hard liquor now, beer is a rough
![]() as it gets).
![]() Dear Brent,
![]() What an interesting letter! It appears that you have an original
![]() demijohn produced for the Royal Navy.
![]() Although there is no absolute way to determine if the spirit is still
![]() potable, if the cork is still intact and not wet or otherwise
![]() compromised, it is almost surely still fine.
![]() We had some time getting approval to sell British Royal Navy Imperial
![]() Rum in the United States. As you are probably aware, the Bureau of
![]() Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is the government agency which regulates
![]() the sale of alcohol. Since a demijohn (4.54 liters) is a non-standard
![]() size in the US, we first had to prove that it was bottled prior to a
![]() certain date in order to get it "grandfathered" in. The US also
![]() requires that a label be permanently affixed to the container as well as
![]() requiring the "government warning". We therefore designed the metal
![]() labels which were literally wired on to each demijohn by hand.
![]() In the US, the only legal way to sell alcohol is for the supplier to
![]() sell it to a distributor who sells it to a retailer who eventually sells
![]() it to a consumer. Everyone gets their mark up along the way.
![]() This is a long way to answer your question regarding the value of your
![]() demijohn. Obviously, we feel that it is worth approximately $6,000 at
![]() the retail end. In the end, an item is worth as much as someone is
![]() willing to pay for it.
![]() The liquid is 108 proof--very dark, almost black. It's aroma will fill
![]() a room. It is made from pure pot still rums from Jamaica and Guyana.
![]() I hope you enjoy your Royal Navy Rum, a little piece of history in a
![]() bottle.
![]() I received a very similar letter to yours several months ago. Again
![]() from a US seaman in Gibraltar. What a coincidence.
![]() If you send me your address, I will send you a BRNIR brochure. It will
![]() give you some more details about your demijohn.
![]() Sincerely,
![]() Roseann Sessa
![]() Vice President - Marketing
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