The Black Tot Limited Edition Master Blender's Reserve Rum

Black Tot exists to commemorate one specific, very British moment: July 31, 1970, the day the Royal Navy abolished its centuries-old daily rum ration for sailors, now marked every year as "Black Tot Day." After a hugely acclaimed 50th Anniversary bottling in 2020, London's Elixir Distillers turned it into an ongoing tradition — the Master Blender's Reserve, a new vintage released each year, blending rums from the historic regions that once supplied the Royal Navy's stores: Guyana (often built around the legendary Port Mourant still), Barbados, Trinidad, Jamaica, and occasionally Grenada, with the exact regional proportions shifting from year to year. Every edition is bottled without additives or chill filtration, generally around 54.5% ABV, and dedicated rum reviewers have scored recent vintages extremely well — The Rum Barrel Blog gave both the 2023 and 2025 editions a 93 out of 100. Expect real complexity across the board: dark chocolate, toffee, tropical and dried fruit, baking spice, and often a smoky, tarry Caroni or Port Mourant backbone, though the exact balance genuinely shifts year to year.

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