Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum Finest Caribbean (2025 Blend)

A rum tasted at the GRF in 2025. A nose of caramelized sweetness with a beautiful woody bitterness and a roasted edge. The entry is acqueous, followed by stewed fruit, a touch of acidity and wood. The finish is rather short, although the woody/bitter aromas remain for a long time.

7,8:On the nose, toasted/roasted wood notes with cocoa, cardboard, sweet molasses, roasted nuts, spicy, metallic patina, pineapple and banana, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, apricots, cherries and coconut arise, caramel, vanilla and leather, some iodine and tobacco. 7,4:On the palate, the attack is mild, coppery, sweet with roasted wood notes like milk chocolate, butterscotch, pastry, roasted nuts, spicy with cinnamon, fruity with toasted coconut, pineapple, litchi, like a marmelade, papaya and later orange peel and dried apricots, as on oxidation the rum becomes bitter, slightly dirty, and the molasses sweet with brown sugar. 7,1:The finish is rather short, bland, dry, the oak is roasted, spicy, bitter with metallic patina, the fruits tropical, citrus and the molasses slightly minty..

Crosstasting Black Tot 2019 & 2025: Flatter than its predecessor. The dark notes of dark chocolate, roasted aromas and tobacco can no longer be tasted, but rather milk chocolate. Alcohol is even less present.

A direct comparison of the BlackTot Blend from 2019 and the Blend from 2025. The BlackTot from 2019 is more woody and chocolaty in the foreground and the 2025 is more fruity, which is more present. Neither is bad for the price level, but neither is a real winner

Entry-level navy-style bland from Black tôt. The whole is round and easy to drink. We can't really say that one origin really stands out.a few fruity Jamaican notes.it presents a little caramelized thickness and a little smoke.

A new version of this blend, which I find easier to drink, less heavy and more fruit-forward, even if some of the markers of the old blend remain. Very pleasant. tasting at the whisky house lounge, quick note

Unfortunately, compared to its predecessor, you can only smell and taste sweetness and a little vanilla. Unfortunately no fruitiness at all, which the predecessor definitely had. Quite suitable as an introduction to the world of rum and ok for the price.

The new black tot entry-level blend 2025 compared to its predecessor. Less Guyana content for well-known reasons. Above all, this makes it softer and more palatable. I find that Barbados with FS is particularly noticeable here. There's also quite a bit of pineapple. It seems a little lighter but is not a bad choice for an introduction or simply a relaxed afternoon.

More fruits and lighter notes versus the old release.

Compared to the Rx66, this is somewhat rounder, fruitier and not quite as bitter. A good blend!

Tasting side by side with a remaining sample of the previous blend. The first thing you notice is that the new blend is distinctly lighter in colour. On the nose and palate, the new blend has more high notes and clearly incorporates the Trinidad stone fruit type notes. I do prefer the original blend for its more Guyana dominated profile and richer taste.

Quite the change in style. The older one was a much heavier blend that was quite nice. Even though this aims to a much lighter profile which I tend not to seek as often. This surely works a bit better than in the old blend. Quite the improvement!

Quite nice with spicy sweetness