Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum Finest Caribbean (2025 Blend)
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A solid stepping stone navy-style blend at 46.2% that drinks softly yet with character. RumX members get spicy caramel sweetness, milk chocolate, toasted wood and tropical fruit. Easy neat, great in classic cocktails, and broadly liked by the community as a lighter, more approachable take on Black Tot.
- Approachable profile
- Spicy sweetness
- Good value
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How does Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum Finest Caribbean (2025 Blend) taste?
Aggregated from 32 community reviews.
Soft navy-style spice and fruit A solid stepping stone navy-style blend at 46.2% that drinks softly yet with character. RumX members get spicy caramel sweetness, milk chocolate, toasted wood and tropical fruit. Easy neat, great in classic cocktails, and broadly liked by the community as a lighter, more approachable take on Black Tot.
Those building their palate who want an unsweetened, easy-drinking navy-style blend with caramel, baking spice, milk chocolate and gentle tropical fruit that works both neat and in cocktails.
Fans of very intense, high-ABV or heavy Guyana-driven navy rums looking for deep dark chocolate, heavy roast and a long finish.
How is Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum Finest Caribbean (2025 Blend) rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.5 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 96% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 32 ratings
Review by cigares
Un rhum gouté au GRF en 2025. Un nez de douceur caramélisée avec une belle amertume boisée et un côté rôti. L’entrée de bouche c’est acqueuse, puis des fruits compotés, un brin d’acidité et du bois. La finale est plutôt courte même si les arômes boisés/amers restent longtemps.
Review by LukaŽiga
7,8:On the nose, toasted/roasted wood notes with cocoa, cardboard, sweet molasses, roasted nuts, spicy, metallic patina, pineapple and banana, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, apricots, cherries and coconut arise, caramel, vanilla and leather, some iodine and tobacco. 7,4:On the palate, the attack is mild, coppery, sweet with roasted wood notes like milk chocolate, butterscotch, pastry, roasted nuts, spicy with cinnamon, fruity with toasted coconut, pineapple, litchi, like a marmelade, papaya and later orange peel and dried apricots, as on oxidation the rum becomes bitter, slightly dirty, and the molasses sweet with brown sugar. 7,1:The finish is rather short, bland, dry, the oak is roasted, spicy, bitter with metallic patina, the fruits tropical, citrus and the molasses slightly minty..
Review by Skyfly
Crosstasting Black Tot 2019 & 2025: Flatter than its predecessor. The dark notes of dark chocolate, roasted aromas and tobacco can no longer be tasted, but rather milk chocolate. Alcohol is even less present.
Review by zabo
A direct comparison of the BlackTot Blend from 2019 and the Blend from 2025. The BlackTot from 2019 is more woody and chocolaty in the foreground and the 2025 is more fruity, which is more present. Neither is bad for the price level, but neither is a real winner
Review by Jussi Piirainen
On the nose: Sweet notes from vanilla and caramel. Nice roasted woody notes. Taste: Sweet at first, but then it changes to more sour, spicy and darker notes. Woody, roasted. Chocolate notes. Spices like cinnamon and light black pepper. Fruit notes like papaya. Finish: Woody, spicy and roasted. Short-medium finish. Maybe my first Black Tot, so i cant tell how this rum is compared to others Black Tot blends. Price to quality is pretty good in my mind
Review by Eric Frechin
Entry-level navy-style bland from Black tôt. The whole is round and easy to drink. We can't really say that one origin really stands out.a few fruity Jamaican notes.it presents a little caramelized thickness and a little smoke.
Review by TheJackDrop
A new version of this blend, which I find easier to drink, less heavy and more fruit-forward, even if some of the markers of the old blend remain. Very pleasant. tasting at the whisky house lounge, quick note
Review by Master P
Unfortunately, compared to its predecessor, you can only smell and taste sweetness and a little vanilla. Unfortunately no fruitiness at all, which the predecessor definitely had. Quite suitable as an introduction to the world of rum and ok for the price.
Review by Christian Rudt
The new black tot entry-level blend 2025 compared to its predecessor. Less Guyana content for well-known reasons. Above all, this makes it softer and more palatable. I find that Barbados with FS is particularly noticeable here. There's also quite a bit of pineapple. It seems a little lighter but is not a bad choice for an introduction or simply a relaxed afternoon.
Review by DomM
More fruits and lighter notes versus the old release.
Review by Johannes
Compared to the Rx66, this is somewhat rounder, fruitier and not quite as bitter. A good blend!
Review by Rumbaer
Verkostet beim Rum Schnacker Club-Tasting 2026 Ich empfand seinen Geruch schwach ausgeprägt. Etwas Gewürz. Ansonsten würde ich es eher filigran beschreiben. Im Mund ist mehr los! Kokosnuss, ganz weich, leichte würzen, dann Milchschokolade. Bleibt lange im Mund.
Review by Jack M
Tasting side by side with a remaining sample of the previous blend. The first thing you notice is that the new blend is distinctly lighter in colour. On the nose and palate, the new blend has more high notes and clearly incorporates the Trinidad stone fruit type notes. I do prefer the original blend for its more Guyana dominated profile and richer taste.
Review by Claes Nilsson
Quite nice with spicy sweetness
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
"Elixir Distillers have really hit this one out of the ball park. It's an absolutely fantastic Navy styile rum which easily competes with the likes of Woods 100, Pusser's Gunpowder. It is a little less boozy at 46.2% ABV but it certainly doesn't compromise taste wise. A really good addition..."Read full review →
Expert review by The Dunder Hut
"Quite the change in style. The older one was a much heavier blend that was quite nice. Even though this aims to a much lighter profile which I tend not to seek as often. This surely works a bit better than in the old blend. Quite the improvement!"
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