Black Tot : Master Blender's Reserve 2025

Characteristics and Tasting Recommendations of Black Tot's Master Blender's Reserve 2025

Tasting

Nose
The bouquet reveals remarkable intensity with notes of black licorice and dark chocolate, accompanied by hints of precious wood.

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

Pairings and Tasting Occasions

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 you to appreciate its long and persistent finish with notes of vanilla, light smoke, and licorice.

An Intense and Noble Caribbean Rum with British Naval Traditions

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 leadership of Sukhinder Singh, Black Tot showcases historical stocks, creating rare blends that honor this exceptional three-century maritime heritage.

Master Blender's Reserve 2025: The Art of the Blend by Oliver Chilton

This 2025 limited edition of the Master Blender's Reserve showcases the expertise of master blender Oliver Chilton, who each year creates a limited-edition Blend.
The creation of this rum is based on a core of intense Guyanese rum with deep notes of black licorice and dark chocolate, balanced by fruity rums from Jamaica and Barbados. The composition stands out through the inclusion of a unique Trinidad cask, rum from a perpetual reserve, and a dash 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 noble profile that truly embodies the Black Tot heritage.