Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum Historic Solera

It's not a bad everyday sipper, a bit one dimensional is about my only critique. Very sweet on the nose and palate, with the sherry influence very clear, which for me isn't a bad thing. Fruits, caramel and some wood influence

Edit: Tasted again in the Flower of Hawaii in the Jet Pilot, but I was just as unconvinced by it as I was with cola, unfortunately. Well, to be honest, it wasn't really my favorite and will probably never be one of the BlackTot things. I think the finish is very present and ruins a lot here.

A great accessible rum from Black Tot. You can still taste the regular BT in this sherried version. They took that regular version and aged it for 2 years in ex- sherry barrels before putting it into their solera system for an additional 3 years. So yes, you definitely get a lot of sherry influence but it is not overdone in my opinion. I reckon those first two years give the color and the basic sherry notes whereas the solera system brings in the depth in flavor. In general I mostly get vanilla (weirdly enough) and red fruits but every now and then it gives you a small sample of something else like rubber, chocolate, tobacco or spice.

Ok… this is basically sherry all over… Olorosso is dominating imo. Can’t really taste any rum through that tbh.

Sampled at UK rumfest 2024 I'm a sucker for a sherry cask and this is delicious

The rum bottle description seems like you are about to enjoy something with sweetness, cherry and figs... however the taste is sharp with a quick tingle, with a following of heavy spice. The taste doesn't last long. Not a huge fan of this Rum.

Relatively sweet. Red wine/sherry notes clearly dominate.

Verdict: I wouldn't say this is very balanced, but as an everyday sipper it's quite OK! It's quite sherry (or pajarette) driven, but smooth and velvety. 78 points Nose: interesting oxidised note after pouring. Sour grapes and even some meaty oxtail notes. It was almost as if pajarette was used. It settles quickly enough, for red fruit, dried fruit (prune), molasses, wood, and dark chocolate. It's rather like a sherried whisky. Palate: more of the sweet stuff: raisins, prune, leather, wood. Yet I do have the feeling that pajarette was used, also here. Does it matter? No, it tastes great! Dark chocolate, honey. Finish: moderate, a bit of fresh fruit here (orange), like in Pimm's cookies, raisin, prune, leather, honey and chocolate.

#4876 Whisky Live in Paris 27.09.2024-30.09.2024. Another great event meeting a lot of RumX new and old friends. This year three weren't as many new releases as in 2023, but I still had a great time. Nose Round, light wood, fruity, light ester, banana, light caramel, faint coffee, faint smoke, light orange. Palate Balanced, light wood, faint roasted, round, clove, light licorice, faint leather, fruits, light orange, dried fruit, light ester. Finish Medium long, round, fresh, balanced, fruits, light wood, faint caramel, light coffee. This is solera done right in my mind. If you try it without knowing it's a solera you'd never guess that it is. I'd say it's between the standard version and the 50th Anniversary taste wise.

In der Nase schwer einzuordnen, eher nicht mein Fall. Am Gaumen typischer Black Tot, aber der PX-Sherry dominiert zu stark. Ich mag PX, doch hier kippt die Balance. Für den Preis okay, aber kein Muss!

Quite sweet, but that was to be expected. Can be drunk well, even if I smelled and tasted a little "New Year's Eve" - although bystanders didn't notice this, perhaps my nose was just a little too closed. Not overpowering and also quite common in sherry maturations, but certainly not everyone's cup of tea. Tasted at the Spirit in the Sky Festival in Brussels 11/2024

Historic Solera und die verwendeten Länder Barbados, Guyana & Jamaica kommen hier definitiv voll zur Geltung. Die Sherry Fässer sind klar erkennbar, dennoch wirkt der Rum Blend angenehm trocken und nicht zu süß. Alle Länder sind grundsätzlich erkennbar wobei Guyana (Diamond?) hier mit der Lakritz und Kaffee, Piment Note für mich den Ton angibt. Jamaica (Worthy Park?) wiederum gibt leicht säuerliche Noten und Muskatnuss und Banane dazu. Barbados (West Indies?) unterstreicht die Noten und bringt die Balance mit. Überraschend gelungener Blend der historisch sowohl aufzeigt wie die Navy rums früher geblendet hat als auch wie Sherry Fässer früher eine enorm hohe Rolle gespielt haben. Insgesamt ist er mir aber dennoch etwas zu dünn und wässrig. Da hätten 4-10% mehr Alkohol sicherlich noch einiges mehr rausgeholt.

La finition sherry- oloroso peut-être intéressante pour les amateurs de rhums avec vieillissement système solera. J avoue que c est pas vraiment mes préférences. Un nez fruits secs. caramel. fût La bouche est plus marquée et orientée rhum hispanique. Le blend presente en plus du raisin sec-figues-caramel des tons d orange , vin.

Quite full-bodied, with caramel and sherry. The English Pusser's style comes through strongly. There are also coffee notes, woody notes, a little monolithic, but good. For fans of entry-level El Dorado, this should please you.

Quickly tried at UK RumFest. It didn’t really work for me. Particularly after having some fantastic rums and the MBR 2023 just before, I really was underwhelmed (even given the reduction in price). It is a little sweet and one dimensional. I’d pick the cheaper standard blend over this sherry solera blend.