Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum Master Blender’s Reserve 2023
A bold, woody rum with dense chocolate and dried fruits—heavy Guyanan influence underpins this year’s blend. Black Tot 2023 is best suited for those who gravitate toward deeper, slightly bitter profiles with lingering dry finishes. One to try if you enjoy chocolate and wood.
Deep, woody chocolate with balanced dried fruit complexity.
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How does this rum taste?
- really complex and balanced
- well integrated alcohol
- nicely blended
Black Tot Master Blender’s Reserve 2023 is marked by pronounced chocolate, dried fruit, and woody notes, often joined by leather and raisin. RumX tasters notice Guyana’s unmistakable profile and a certain emphasis on "more on the dark side" (Christian Rudt) compared to past releases. While some call out “tolle Balance aus Röstnoten, Holzeinfluss & dunklen Früchten” (Alex1981), others pick up a bit of coffee and a “slight bitterness” in the finish. Compared to previous editions, opinions are mixed: some find it “very complex and aromatic” (Stefan Persson), while a few prefer the complexity of older bottlings.
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"The 2023 Master Blender’s Reserve from Black Tot is very complex and aromatic. It’s a blend of rum from Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad, Jamaica and a very old one from Grenada. The nose is spicy and fruity with aromas of tar, black pepper, cocoa, pears, figs peaches and some licorice. At the palate there are flavors of cocoa, dark chocolate, tar, tobacco, licorice, smoke and dried fruit. The finish is rather long with the flavors from the palate remaining."
"Another step backwards compared to the 2021 bottling. A little better than the 2022, but unfortunately not outstanding either. Edit: Tasted again at leisure. Quite pleasant neat. Now also tried as a mixer in the CubaLibre, where I find it even better. Franconian Tasting Gang goes Tiki Better than the 2022"
"A very nice Navy style and not much more. I really enjoyed the original 50th anniversary blend (which I still have 2 bottles of 😀) and my memory tells me this doesn't quite come up to that standard. Still a good rum though, quite woody, slightly bitter, with spices and dark chocolates. Shortish finish"
"Delicious Black ToT. In direct conparsion to the 2002 and the 2004 version, this one falls short! This one lacks in complexity and it‘s more on the „boring“ (unspectacular, seems to be just another Black ToT…). The alcohol is integrated well!"