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Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum Master Blender’s Reserve 2023
Sip this one slowly and give it air — several tasters say it opens up if you let the glass sit. It's a dark, navy-style blend leaning on chocolate, roasted coffee, leather and dried fruit, with a dry, slightly bitter finish. Members pick out strong Guyana and Worthy Park character. A few also enjoyed it in a Cuba Libre. Bottled by Elixir Distillers at 54.5%.
The community says- Chocolate and coffee
- Well-integrated alcohol
- Bitter, tannic finish
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How does Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum Master Blender’s Reserve 2023 taste?
Aggregated from 108 community reviews.
Dark, woody navy blend for slow sipping Well-liked navy blend most call balanced and complex, with cocoa, wood and dark fruit. The recurring gripe: it's a bit less special than earlier editions, and the finish turns bitter and tannic for some.
Fans of dark, woody navy blends with Guyana character
Anyone put off by bitterness and heavy oak
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25% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 108 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful positive review
The 2023 Master Blender’s Reserve from Black Tot is very complex and aromatic. It’s a blend of rum from Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad, Jamaica and a very old one from Grenada. The nose is spicy and fruity with aromas of tar, black pepper, cocoa, pears, figs peaches and some licorice. At the palate there are flavors of cocoa, dark chocolate, tar, tobacco, licorice, smoke and dried fruit. The finish is rather long with the flavors from the palate remaining.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful mixed review
The nose seems quite Spanish and sweetish, taste then but very dry, bitter and especially on the Guyana wooden Versailles style side and a lot worthy Park ... Overall, it is a bit too bitter and woody for me, also the alcohol could be much better integrated ... Simply not harmonious.
Review by zabo
Another step backwards compared to the 2021 bottling. A little better than the 2022, but unfortunately not outstanding either. Edit: Tasted again at leisure. Quite pleasant neat. Now also tried as a mixer in the CubaLibre, where I find it even better. Franconian Tasting Gang goes Tiki Better than the 2022
Review by Aussierumfan
A very nice Navy style and not much more. I really enjoyed the original 50th anniversary blend (which I still have 2 bottles of 😀) and my memory tells me this doesn't quite come up to that standard. Still a good rum though, quite woody, slightly bitter, with spices and dark chocolates. Shortish finish
Review by Alex1981
I like it better than the 2022, rounder and better integrated. Great balance of roasted notes, wood influence & dark fruits. Quite a long, dry finish with coconut, leather and chocolate that offers a nice conclusion.
Review by DutchRumPirate
On the nose, delicious sweet notes. Cocoa, coffee, and warm, woody notes. Something sweet is also present. On the palate, primarily chocolate, coffee, spices, and light fruity notes. Sweetness of caramel. A bit barrel and woody. More dried fruity notes, leather, and vanilla. The finish is medium to long. Remains pleasantly warm in the mouth for a long time with the cocoa flavor.
Review by Galli33
Delicious Black ToT. In direct conparsion to the 2002 and the 2004 version, this one falls short! This one lacks in complexity and it‘s more on the „boring“ (unspectacular, seems to be just another Black ToT…). The alcohol is integrated well!
Review by Vincent D
J'aime beaucoup ces profil pleins de cuir, d'amertume amenée par du café ou du moka. On retrouve tout ceci dans ce rhum, avec un fruité et un boisé discrets. Alcool un poil trop présent. Longueur intéressante. Edit : goûté de nouveau aujourd'hui et toujours séduit par ce blend avec un petit côté terreux et sombre derrière une gourmandise barbadienne. Sympa.
Review by Chrischi78
Spannende Black-Tot-Abfüllung, für mich nicht besser als die 2022. Am Gaumen mehr Guyana, etwas Bitterkeit und gut eingebundener Alkohol. Etwas Komplexität fehlt, ebenso das Besondere – dennoch ein Rum, mit dem man Freude hat.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
Taste of chocolate, coffee and raisins as well as ripe banana. Long aftertaste of cinnamon and nutmeg spices together with cocoa.
Review by Timo Groeger
Ja ist ganz okay dieser Rum, aber auch keine Spitzenklasse. Uns erwartet hier ein recht dunkler Rum, Röstigkeit und Holz sind hervorzuheben, ansonsten aber auch Schokolade, Kaffee, Karamell, Vanille und Leder.
Review by Basti
Tasted in direct comparison with the Black Tot 2021. For me, the TDL notes are more dominant in the 2021. The 2023 seems a little fresher and unfortunately there are also musty notes. For me, the 2021 has the edge!
Review by Beach-and-Rum 🏖️🌴
A new interesting Black Tot bottling. I personally like it better than the 2022. In the taste clearly more Guyana, some bitterness and a very good integration of the alcohol. I lack a bit of complexity and the special to the rum. Nevertheless, you can have his pleasure with him.
Review by TheJackDrop
Will Guyana's 31.5% dominate the rest? I can't say. This cuvée presented a few notes that I don't like as much, such as a very present bitterness, tannins that are too pronounced too, I think, and which crush a little on the finish. Tasting notes: Nose: not quite ripe peach, fruity, blood orange (yum, delicious), and woody. Palate: coffee and dark chocolate take over at first, but are overtaken by that not-quite-ripe peach, which is a little less sexy. Finish: coffee, dark chocolate, pleasant woody notes in the foreground, unfortunately replaced by a bitterness and tannins that are less to my taste, and which linger a little too long on the palate. I'd like to say that all the ingredients were present for an excellent moment, but the overwhelming finish cut me off a little. Without it being a failure, or bad, this bitterness and these tannins upset my opinion a little. NB: I'd encountered these notes before in older Guyana rums (20-30 years), and they'd already left me with this memory. I guess it's just not my style.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
One of the best navy blends out there. Every years edition is different yet great.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
08.03.2024 Tasting with Romhatten. Retasting and I still like it a lot. --------------- #4281 06.10.2023 finally got the new one and tasting 2021 - 2022 - 2023 side by side. This one is really close to the 50th Anniversary release. Medium intense profile with well integrated wood. The nose is well rounded, the palate nicely balanced with a perfume touch. The finish is medium to long and dry. I like the light medicinal note in the profile. Draws really nice curtains in the glass. The empty glass has light varnish, chocolate and faint leather notes.
Review by Thunderbird
A nice blend with fruit, spice and chocolate... a little artificial flavoring disturbs the flavor harmony a bit though!
Review by HenryL
The nose is clearly woodier and toastier than I remember from the previous bottlings. In the mouth, however, I like it much better. It is much fruitier and more multi-faceted here. As always with Black Tot, a successful blend, but I remember its predecessors as being somewhat better
Review by Johannes
I like it very much! I'm creeping out Worthy Park in particular. Will have to taste against the previous ones soon....
Review by Christian Rudt
Less fruity than the 2021, a little stronger than the 2022 and overall much more on the dark side. I liked it from the very first sip in Berlin. And it's so incredibly worth leaving the glass for a while.
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Details about Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum Master Blender’s Reserve 2023
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Multiple countries, bottled by Elixir Distillers of London, at 54,5%.
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55 bottles logged by 48 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
21% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What does Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum Master Blender’s Reserve 2023 cost?
Community paid 101–151 €.
Current best price: 113.73 € – within the typical community range.
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