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Elixir Distillers of London

Home of Black Tot navy blends and historic naval rum

  • Navy-blend and naval rum heritage
  • Transparent blend disclosure
  • Multi-distillery Caribbean sourcing
Loved by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰, Zucker und Zeste, Galli33 & over 850 more

Elixir Distillers of London is best known as the house behind Black Tot, the brand that revived British naval rum tradition. Their blends pull from Guyana, Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad — Port Mourant’s dark licorice, Worthy Park’s Jamaican esters, Foursquare’s Barbados backbone and, in some years, Caroni. Most core bottlings land at 46.2%, built for balance rather than brute strength.

The community treats them as a reliable navy-blend specialist rather than a chaser of single-cask rarity. The yearly Master Blender’s Reserve editions draw the most attention, each one slightly different in the Guyana-Jamaica balance. With a median of 8.2/10 across 1,547 reviews, the reception is warm but not uncritical — reviewers reward the transparency and honest blending, and flag when an edition drifts flat.

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As of July 2026

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8.2/10
ratings
1,547
bottles catalogued
19
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15

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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.2 sits in the “Very good” band. 89% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

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Woody Dried fruit Caramel Vanilla

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Woody Caramel Spicy Vanilla
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