Black Tot : Master Blender's Reserve 2025

Characteristics and tasting tips for the Master Blender's Reserve 2025 by Black Tot

Tasting

Nose
The bouquet reveals a remarkable intensity with notes of black licorice and dark chocolate, accompanied by nuances of fine woods.

Palate
The attack is creamy and concentrated, revealing aromas of melted butter and bitter cocoa.

Serving suggestions

This exceptional rum is best enjoyed neat at room temperature to reveal its full aromatic complexity. Ideal at the end of a meal, it invites a meditative and contemplative tasting, allowing one to enjoy its long and persistent finish with notes of vanilla, light smoke, and licorice.

An intense, fine Caribbean rum with British naval tradition

Black Tot: the legacy of Royal Navy rum

Created by the independent bottler Elixir Distillers, Black Tot continues the British naval tradition of the "Daily Tot," the daily rum ration served to Royal Navy sailors from 1731 until Black Tot Day on July 31, 1970. Now owned by Elixir Distillers under the direction of Sukhinder Singh, Black Tot uses historical stocks to create rare blends that honor this exceptional maritime heritage spanning three centuries.

Master Blender's Reserve 2025: The art of blending by Oliver Chilton

This limited edition Master Blender's Reserve for 2025 showcases the skill of Master Blender Oliver Chilton, who composes a limited blend each year.
The creation of this rum is based on a core of intense Guyana rum with deep notes of black licorice and dark chocolate, balanced by fruity rums from Jamaica and Barbados. The blend is distinguished by the integration of a unique Trinidad cask, a rum from a perpetual reserve, and a touch of the legendary Last Consignment. This perpetual blending technique, where each new edition contains a portion of the previous blend, creates a unique link between tradition and innovation, offering a dense, complex, and refined profile – the true signature of the Black Tot legacy.