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Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum Master Blender’s Reserve 2023
Sip this neat and give it ten minutes in the glass — that's when the dark chocolate, roasted coffee, dried fruit and leather really open up. It's a navy-style blend with strong Guyana character, woody and faintly bitter, with cocoa and spice on a long, dry finish. Several tasters rate the 2023 just under the 2021 and 2022, but most still find plenty to enjoy.
- Cocoa and coffee
- Well-integrated alcohol
- Long dry finish
+10
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How does Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum Master Blender’s Reserve 2023 taste?
Aggregated from 106 community reviews.
Woody, chocolate-coffee navy blend, dark and dry Well-loved navy blend, chocolate-and-coffee with a woody, slightly bitter edge. Many rate the older editions higher and a few find the bitterness or tannins overdone, but the alcohol's well integrated.
People who like dark, woody navy blends with cocoa and coffee
Anyone put off by bitterness and dry tannins
How is Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum Master Blender’s Reserve 2023 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.3 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 99% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Filip Heimerle
Trosku slabsi black tot nez predchozi varianta 2022 a 2021. Ty byly vice technicke. Tato je vice sladsi, ovocnejsi po cherry nebo po jinem sladkem letnim ovoci. Za cenu 4000 to ale upl e nestoji......
Review by Jack M
Tasted at UK RumFest. Strong Guyanan influence comes through which I really enjoy. I thought it was a well balanced navy rum and actually one of my highlights for the RumFest, particularly as, though it isn’t cheap, it isn’t so expensive that I’d feel frivolous opening and enjoying a bottle.
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 Rowald Sweet Empire
One of the best navy blends out there. Every years edition is different yet great.
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.
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
Hier ein sehr leckerer Black Tot aus dem Jahr 2023. Riecht schon sehr Leder und ein bisschen Klebstoff. Aber auch tropische Früchte wie Ananas und Mango sind leicht zu erkennen. Gefällt mir sehr gut und zu empfehlen.
Review by And a bottle of rum
Perhaps the most challenging one regarding the rest of MBR releases. It is bold, woody, spicy and punchy, but on the other hand most Guyanese. It’s second, after 50th anniversary, my favourite release, nevertheless the best MBR for me so far (2021-2024). I appreciate the uniqueness of wood in this particular edition.
Review by Stefan Persson
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 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 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 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 Vincent D
I love these leathery profiles, with the bitterness of coffee and mocha. We find all this in this rum, with discreet fruitiness and woodiness. Alcohol a little too present. Interesting length.
Review by Lot-NAS
The nose I don’t really like, it reminds of overripe fruits but not in a good estery way. The taste is great, really complex and balanced with good integrated alcohol. The finish is sweet with some spices and a slight bitterness. Overall a nice drop but I am not sure if it’s worth the price. Edit: Looking at my notes I preferred the previous bottlings a little bit.
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 BTHHo 🥃
Taste of chocolate, coffee and raisins as well as ripe banana. Long aftertaste of cinnamon and nutmeg spices together with cocoa.
Review by ordogh
I was pretty curious, because i loved the 2021 edition. It is very similar, but still different. I found the smell a bit too woody and lacks some extra details. The taste is similar, it’s a very good rum, nicely blended, but I find it not so complex as the 2021 edition.
Review by Eric Frechin
J ai goûté côté à côte le 2022, 23 et 24. Ma préférence va au 23 pour sa complexité un peu plus ressentie que dans le 22. Je lui ai trouvé en plus de la trame classique du boisé choco torréfié , des notes d orange, et des épices comme la muscade
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 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.
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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.
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20% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What does Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum Master Blender’s Reserve 2023 cost?
Community paid €101–€160.
Current best price: €113.73 – within the typical community range.
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