Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum

Smooth caramel sipper, great value

Reviewers describe a blend of caramel, dark chocolate, roasted notes, and tropical fruit. It's easy to drink, well-priced, and great for cocktails or relaxed sipping.

7.5/10 378 reviews

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    How does this rum taste?

    Accessible flavor profile
    Works neat or mixed
    Well-priced for quality

    Black Tot Rum is most loved for its smooth balance and approachable mix of flavors—think caramel, roasted dark chocolate, and subtle tropical fruits. Many describe picking up hints of vanilla and coffee, making it great to sip neat or as a base for mixing. It comes up again and again as an easy Navy-style option with surprising depth and complexity for its price. A popular choice for both newcomers and longtime rum fans seeking solid value.

    Aroma

    Tropical fruit Caramel Woody Fruity

    Taste

    Woody Caramel Dark chocolate Vanilla

    How is this rum rated?

    7.5/10 378 reviews

     Overall a quite soft navy styled rum. This 5yo rum from the Scottish IB Black Tot Rum is a blend of rums from Barbados, Guyana and Jamaica. The term “Black Tot” comes from, as most of you know, from the British tradition of giving sailors a daily ration of rum for almost 300 years. The last ration was served on July 31th 1970.

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    7.5 /10
    Review by: Stefan Persson

     It did not impress me at all. Disappointing. Too much alcohol and anonymous aromas. It remains a pleasant after-meal rum, but uninteresting for tasting at a certain level. I expected more from a well reviewed rum...I probably failed to understand it.

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    6.6 /10
    Review by: Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪

     7,5:On the nose, the rum's navy profile comes across as soft and round. Gunpowder, iodine and copper are here, we notice smoky, roasted profile with burnt sugar, coffee, even Jamaican funkiness, notes of garlic!Soon exotic fruitiness comes in, the rum becomes woody, it is charred.Aeration gets us joined gunpowder and fruit. There is a harmony between full-bodied, fruity and now pastry aromas with baking spices and some herbal, and a hint of flowery notes. Almond, dried banana, resin and prune, with hints of quince paste, very dark cocoa, maybe chocolate and copper with nail polish are nicely balanced. 7,2:On the palate the first attack is syrupy, thick, powdery with caramelized burnt sugar and gunpowder, bit smoky, then nutty, coppery, slightly bitter and astringent notes, buttery and quite balanced.Pastry notes follow.The exotic fruits of the mid-palate are then clothed in cocoa and spices. 7,5:The finish is spicy, vegetal, buttery, caramel, resinous and with molasses, some red fruity notes as blackcurrant, raspberry and licorice in the end..

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    7.4 /10
    Review by: LukaŽiga

     Delicious blend. Nice how the 5 percent Jamaica still comes through well. Superbly integrated alcohol. But perhaps a little too musty in parts, almost peaty. Edit: When I drink it first or directly after something milder like a Barbados rum, I really like it. After a sip of Hampden, however, it becomes musty on the nose and on the palate Guyana completely takes over, the otherwise beautiful Jamaican note is lost and turns a complex blend for the price into a much flatter thing.

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    7.9 /10
    Review by: HenryL
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    Details about this rum

    Brand
    Black Tot Rum
    RumX ID
    RX66
    ABV
    46,2%
    Category
    Navy Rum
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot and Column Still
    Age
    5 years
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <50€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Elixir Distillers of London • Multi Distilleries 5yr &nbsp; 46,2% Black Tot Rum

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    Open rate
    41%
    Ø Market value
    30€

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