Nose: A nose of prunes, raisin fruit, toasty oak and tropical spices. Palate: An intense mouth-feel of sweet sultana fruit, tobacco and chocolate, with vanilla from the oak. Complex finish with sweet fruit, caramel and spice. The HMS Royal Oak was in the vanguard of ships to engage the French in the famous Battle of the Saints. Captained by Thomas Burnett the Royal Oak manoeuvred skillfully and brought to bear all of her 74 guns on the enemy for the duration of the battle. With 8 men lost and 20 wounded Royal Oak played an integral role in the first skirmished of the battle and encouraged us to create a rum of rarity, intensity and boldness. HMS Royal Oak contains our original blend of Coffey Still rums aged in American white oak Bourbon casks between 7 to 12 years.