Black Tot,

Master Blenders Reserve Rum 2022 Edition

54.5% ABV

Black Tot Day 2022 marks the third iteration of the annual Master Blender’s Reserve, an ever-evolving perpetual blend crafted by Master Blender, Oliver Chilton.

For this year’s blend, inspiration was drawn from historical rums in Elixir's collection and the unique flavour profiles they exhibited over half a century ago. These rums, since lost in the rum world, were rich with notes of baked banana, dusty chocolate, mocha milkshakes, honey, tobacco, leather, liquorice, and spice. These flavours were mapped out and became the guide.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Melted chocolate nibs and toasted hazelnuts are offset against warm orange and cinnamon sticks with a background of mixed tropical juice and cassis. Blackcurrant and raspberry leaf start to come to the fore with time in the glass.

Taste: Initial flavours of milk chocolate and raisins are complimented with café latte and ripe banana. A touch of aniseed balances against a light hint of tropical fruit and a wonderful rich baked Demerara sugar top to a crème caramel.

Finish: Cinnamon and nutmeg spice along with chilli and cocoa linger for an age. 

The Blend

Guyana:

• 2% 30 Y.O. (Continental)

  Demerara Distillers Column

• 6.7% 2 Y.O. (Continental)

  Demerara Distillers Column

• 7% 18 Y.O. (3 Tropical, 15 Continental)

  Demerara Distillers Column

• 13.3% 7 Y.O. (5 Tropical, 2 Continental)

  Demerara Distillers Pot/Column

Barbados:

• 2.8% 19 Y.O. (4 Tropical, 15 Continental)

  Mount Gay Pot/Column

• 6.7% 16 Y.O. (14 Tropical, 2 Continental)

  Foursquare Pot/Column

• 15.5% 7 Y.O. (5 Tropical, 2 Continental)

  Foursquare Pot/Column

Jamaica:

• 1.2% 27 Y.O. (24 Tropical, 3 Continental)

  New Yarmouth Column

• 1.2% 27 Y.O. (23 Tropical, 4 Continental)

  Clarendon Estate Pot

• 0.8% 23 Y.O. (Continental)

  Long Pond Pot

• 1.2% 24 Y.O. (22 Tropical, 2 Continental)

  Clarendon Estate Pot

• 0.7% 24 Y.O. (Continental)

  Clarendon Estate Pot

• 1.9% 22 Y.O. (Continental)

  Various Pot/Column

Trinidad:

• 1.6% 24 Y.O. (Continental)

  TDL Column

• 1.5% 24 Y.O. (13 Tropical, 11 Continental)

  Caroni Column

• 4.6% 12 Y.O. (10 Tropical, 2 Continental)

  TDL Column

• 4.6% 12 Y.O. (10 Tropical, 2 Continental)

  TDL Column

• 9.7% 10 Y.O. (8 Tropical, 2 Continental)

  TDL Column

Perpetual Blend:

• 16.3% Perpetual Reserve - Master Blender’s Reserve 2021

  Sherry Cask Finished

• 0.7% Perpetual Reserve

  Original Royal Navy Rum Blend