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As a sailor in the Royal Navy you had the choice: either rum or the equivalent in cash – until July 31, 1970.
On "Black Tot Day" the last ration of rum or "tot" was distributed. The Black Tot 50th Anniversary Rum celebrated the end of this tradition last year. Parts of the anniversary blend now served as the basis for Black Tot Master Blender's Reserve. The limited bottling is being released 100 years after the end of rum rations in the Australian Navy and demonstrates how widespread the practice once was.
For the multinational blend, head blender Oliver Chilton filled parts of last year's Black Tot 50th Anniversary Rum into sherry casks and butts - supplemented by a small portion of the original British Royal Navy Rum and particularly fruity, 9-24 year old rums from Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad, Jamaica and Australia. We'll reveal the tempting result here: tropical fruits, citrus notes and chocolate blend with sweet spices, honey and herbs. |
Limited edition from Black Tot: Master Blender's Reserve with parts of the original Royal Navy Blend
