Black Tot Master Blender's Reserve Rum 2023

For Master Blender’s Reserve 2023, Master Blender Oliver Chilton looked to create a blend that is closer to the original Navy rum with a heavier mouth feel and rich notes of wood smoke, espresso and cacao. 

This 2023 blend begins with rum drawn from Black Tot's perpetual blend. Blender Chilton always looks to put his own spin on the blend, and this vintage includes casks selected from Trinidad, Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana and Grenada.

A higher proportion of the Guyanese rum was included in this year’s Master Blender’s Reserve, as the thick liquorice and muscovado in this type of rum helps recreate the unique flavour profiles the blend exhibited over half a century ago.

Producer's Tasting Notes:

Nose: Cooked blood orange studded with cloves blends with notes of ruby port and cinnamon.

Palate: Initially, flavours of liquorice sticks, toffee and cherry drops create a rich and full palate with orange marmalade cutting through.

Finish: Rum and raisin toffee and chocolate notes linger in the finish with hints at cinnamon and nutmeg.