Black Tot Master Blender's Reserve 2022

As a sailor in the Royal Navy, you had the choice: either rum or the equivalent in cash - until July 31, 1970. On the so-called "Black Tot Day", the last rum ration, the "tot", was distributed. No reason for rum lovers to mourn: The Black Tot Rum brand from Elixir Distillers is celebrating the anniversary again in 2022 - albeit delayed due to external circumstances - with an extraordinary bottling.

For the Black Tot Master Blender's Reserve 2022, the team was guided by historical rums from their own collection and their forgotten flavor profiles: notes of baked banana, chocolate, mocha milkshakes, honey, tobacco, leather, licorice and spices. The foundation of the bottling is the Master Blender's Reserve 2021, which has been maturing in sherry casks since the last Black Tot Day. This blend of Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Barbados rums up to 30 years old was married with a small portion of the original British Royal Navy Rum to a tantalizing result.

You can find out exactly what the Masters Reserve is made of on the Black Tot website. And how Serge Valentin from whiskyfun came to the verdict "[...] I find it rather awesome. [...] top class blend" and 88 points.