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Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum
"A really nice blend" is the verdict most tasters land on. This Barbados-Guyana-Jamaica navy-style blend from Elixir Distillers leans on wood, burnt caramel, dark chocolate and coffee, with a little tropical fruit and a whisper of Jamaican funk when you give it air. Members love the value; a few find it thin, a touch boozy for 46.2%, and short on the finish.
The community says- Great value
- Chocolate and coffee
- Can taste thin
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How does Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum taste?
Aggregated from 412 community reviews.
Easy navy blend, chocolate and burnt caramel Most call it a well-balanced, easy navy sipper with great value. The honest catch: it can read thin, one-dimensional and a little hot, and the Jamaican notes come and go.
People wanting an affordable first step into navy-style rum
Anyone chasing complexity or a long, full finish
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How is Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.5 sits in the “Good” band. 71% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 2% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
81% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 412 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by BjörnNi 🥃
Most helpful positive review
The Jamaican comes out most clearly. Sweet good rum.
Review by heckto🥃
Most helpful critical review
So far I've only tried the Master Blenders Reserve from this brand and I already knew that the basic version couldn't keep up. Unfortunately, I like it even less than expected. The nose is still quite pleasant with a hint of caramel and fruit. Too tangy and not very complex on the palate. For me, it's just an average rum that's good for mixing at best.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A skilful blend in honor of the famous Tot, evoking the aromas of the various terroirs of the former British colonies. There's luscious, abundant fruitiness on exotic fruits, citrus and dried fruits, but also a good dose of sweet heaviness on caramel and burnt sugar, before rubbing shoulders with darker aromas of woody, roasted coffee and cocoa. There's a hint of esters reminiscent of Jamaican rums. The whole is well balanced. The palate is dry but delicate, with plenty of dark notes. Coffee, dark chocolate, tobacco, sweet spices (vanilla), smoky, roasted notes and greedy woodiness recall a profile that draws on Guyana. Although it loses some of its aromatic palette, it remains a well-crafted rum with well-integrated alcohol. The finish is of decent length, with an equally dark, sweet, gourmand profile. Wood, pepper, vanilla, chocolate and smoky notes dominate, followed by caramel and fruit (dried and tropical). It perhaps lacks a little energy on the long finish. A nice profile for a permanent rum, to reminisce about history, at an affordable price.
Review by Gregor
mega rum. Great value for money. Taste like butter cookies and without sugar. With lots of vanilla and caramel and no burn. The 46.2% is also quite good. It is harmonious and clean. You should have tried it
Review by Anonymous
Rather hard and strong. Notes are somewhat lost in high spirit note.
Review by Steve the Barman
All my Tastings and Scores are purely based on “Rums under £50”. I rarely look at Rums over £50 for my YouTube.
Review by Johan Larsson
I kind of hoped I would have liked it more given others review…but…hmmm. No. Too much booze and no juice. I wanna feel more finesse and things happening. A darkish tast with a promise of good stuff but alas…not for me. More like cheap boozy rum. Will tey again another day…might be the gloomy weather.
Review by Tim
One smells and tastes the share from Jamaica most clearly. Is that Worthy Park? Great nose that is very round. I just love chocolate caramel with banana :-) then maybe something from Guyana must be there? According to the manufacturer's info, there is also something from Barbados, but that goes down under the Guyana portion. Great blend!
Review by Sven Erbe
Not much on the nose and not much on the palate either. Unfortunately, the finish doesn't leave a lasting impression either. Not enough of anything, except the alcoholic one, which is sharp-edged and astringent. Not Forever remembered for me
Review by X-Savior
On The Rocks: On the nose we have mild fruit, floral and woody notes with mild spice and marshmellow sweetness. Taste has a strong immediate spice with delayed tingle with a general bitterness developing. Finish is long with a light burn and bitterness. Need to revisit this one once it has had time to breath… I feel it will be more refined in time. Mixed Pepsi Zero: Smells like Pepsi Zero. Taste is smooth with mild sweetness but no complexity with slight bitterness in the finish. Is is smooth and enjoyable mixed… but just ok. Need to revisit again after it has had time to breath.
Review by Jack M
Wasn’t sure what to expect but I really enjoyed this. Caramel and rubber.
Review by arno
Caramel, fruit confis, rond, toasté
Review by Werner10
A really nice blend. Price/quality is very good and easy sipper.
Review by Stefan Persson
Overall a quite soft navy styled rum. This 5yo rum from the Scottish IB Black Tot Rum is a blend of rums from Barbados, Guyana and Jamaica. The term “Black Tot” comes from, as most of you know, from the British tradition of giving sailors a daily ration of rum for almost 300 years. The last ration was served on July 31th 1970.
Review by Caroni.Martin
Hardly complex but therefore just cheap and possibly a very good starter or for the premium cocktail
Review by LukaŽiga
8:On the nose, the rum's navy profile comes across as soft and round. Gunpowder, iodine and copper are here, we notice smoky, roasted profile with burnt sugar, coffee, even Jamaican funkiness, notes of garlic!Soon exotic fruitiness comes in, the rum becomes woody, it is charred.Aeration gets us joined gunpowder and fruit. There is a harmony between full-bodied, fruity and now pastry aromas with baking spices and some herbal, and a hint of flowery notes. Almond, dried banana, resin and prune, with hints of quince paste, very dark cocoa, maybe chocolate and copper with nail polish are nicely balanced. 7,8:On the palate the first attack is syrupy, thick, powdery with caramelized burnt sugar and gunpowder, bit smoky, then nutty, coppery, slightly bitter and astringent notes, buttery and quite balanced.Pastry notes follow.The exotic fruits of the mid-palate are then clothed in cocoa and spices. 7,5:The finish is spicy, vegetal, buttery, caramel, resinous and with molasses, some red fruity notes as blackcurrant, raspberry and licorice in the end.. Edit:31.7.25, it gets better with bottle oxidation, an upgrade to 7.8, 7.3.26
Review by Anubis_CZ
Great strong navy rum, perfect like rum before stronger volume rums. This Is how should rum have Taste.
Review by HenryL
Delicious blend. Nice how the 5 percent Jamaica still comes through well. Superbly integrated alcohol. But perhaps a little too musty in parts, almost peaty. Edit: When I drink it first or directly after something milder like a Barbados rum, I really like it. After a sip of Hampden, however, it becomes musty on the nose and on the palate Guyana completely takes over, the otherwise beautiful Jamaican note is lost and turns a complex blend for the price into a much flatter thing.
Review by Paul Segui
At first nose it reminds me directly the Foursquare, it gives me a good desire but is more fruity. The alcohol doesn't smell too much, it doesn't seem aggressive. Pineapple, melon maybe. It has indeed a Jamaican side if you think about it but without the strong esters, it is very pleasant. If you let it open up you find warmer aromas like coffee, chocolate and it becomes quite pastry-like and appetizing! First taste = delicious! Blind I would have said that it is a mix between Foursquare and a Jam and it is! Fruity at the beginning then complex with sweet and spicy aromas.
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Expert review by Hogshead - Der Whisky Blog
Read full review →Very nice blend of the three different rum styles. In the nose dominates perhaps a little more the fruity ester of Jamaica so it is in the taste already spicy and still fruity sweet. Very positive to judge is that the blend is not re-sweetened. Does not need it also absolutely. Great flavor spectacle at a very attractive price.
Expert review by Le Blog À Roger
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Details about Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum
A Navy Rum from Multiple countries, bottled by Elixir Distillers of London, at 46,2%.
Community purchases
514 bottles logged by 452 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
40% opened, 98 emptied and repurchased.
What does Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum cost?
Community paid 32–53 €.
Current best price: 39.90 € – within the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
+7 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
514 purchased · 448 tasted · 250 wishlist · as of
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