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Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum Historic Solera
Sherry runs the whole show here — raisins, prunes, figs and red-wine notes, with caramel and a touch of vanilla underneath. Several tasters say it drinks more like a sherried whisky than a rum; the Caribbean blend of Guyana, Barbados and Jamaica ends up playing support. It's soft, a little sweet and very drinkable at 46.2%, though a few find the sherry too dominant and the body a bit thin.
The community says- Rich sherry notes
- Very drinkable
- But: Sherry dominates
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How does Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum Historic Solera taste?
Aggregated from 74 community reviews.
Sherry-driven, soft sipper more whisky than rum Opinions split on the heavy sherry hand: fans of sherried whisky love it, while rum-first drinkers can't find much rum under the oloroso and PX. Easy but one-dimensional.
sherry-cask lovers and new sipping-rum converts
anyone here for the rum, not the sherry
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77% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 74 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Aussierumfan
Most helpful positive review
It's not a bad everyday sipper, a bit one dimensional is about my only critique. Very sweet on the nose and palate, with the sherry influence very clear, which for me isn't a bad thing. Fruits, caramel and some wood influence
Review by zabo
Most helpful critical review
Edit: Tasted again in the Flower of Hawaii in the Jet Pilot, but I was just as unconvinced by it as I was with cola, unfortunately. Well, to be honest, it wasn't really my favorite and will probably never be one of the BlackTot things. I think the finish is very present and ruins a lot here.
Review by Timo Groeger
Kneipe The Rumah Rotterdam April 2026. Kann man mal machen diesen Rum, ist halt nix besonderes, aber preislich völlig übertrieben. Ist sehr fruchtig dieser Rum, etwas Holz und eine leichte Süße sind auch erkennbar.
Review by Johannes
Relatively sweet. Red wine/sherry notes clearly dominate.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4876 Whisky Live in Paris 27.09.2024-30.09.2024. Another great event meeting a lot of RumX new and old friends. This year three weren't as many new releases as in 2023, but I still had a great time. Nose Round, light wood, fruity, light ester, banana, light caramel, faint coffee, faint smoke, light orange. Palate Balanced, light wood, faint roasted, round, clove, light licorice, faint leather, fruits, light orange, dried fruit, light ester. Finish Medium long, round, fresh, balanced, fruits, light wood, faint caramel, light coffee. This is solera done right in my mind. If you try it without knowing it's a solera you'd never guess that it is. I'd say it's between the standard version and the 50th Anniversary taste wise.
Review by Paul Christiaens
Verdict: I wouldn't say this is very balanced, but as an everyday sipper it's quite OK! It's quite sherry (or pajarette) driven, but smooth and velvety. 78 points Nose: interesting oxidised note after pouring. Sour grapes and even some meaty oxtail notes. It was almost as if pajarette was used. It settles quickly enough, for red fruit, dried fruit (prune), molasses, wood, and dark chocolate. It's rather like a sherried whisky. Palate: more of the sweet stuff: raisins, prune, leather, wood. Yet I do have the feeling that pajarette was used, also here. Does it matter? No, it tastes great! Dark chocolate, honey. Finish: moderate, a bit of fresh fruit here (orange), like in Pimm's cookies, raisin, prune, leather, honey and chocolate.
Review by Chrischi78
In der Nase schwer einzuordnen, eher nicht mein Fall. Am Gaumen typischer Black Tot, aber der PX-Sherry dominiert zu stark. Ich mag PX, doch hier kippt die Balance. Für den Preis okay, aber kein Muss!
Review by Rum Watcher
Quite sweet, but that was to be expected. Can be drunk well, even if I smelled and tasted a little "New Year's Eve" - although bystanders didn't notice this, perhaps my nose was just a little too closed. Not overpowering and also quite common in sherry maturations, but certainly not everyone's cup of tea. Tasted at the Spirit in the Sky Festival in Brussels 11/2024
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Historic Solera und die verwendeten Länder Barbados, Guyana & Jamaica kommen hier definitiv voll zur Geltung. Die Sherry Fässer sind klar erkennbar, dennoch wirkt der Rum Blend angenehm trocken und nicht zu süß. Alle Länder sind grundsätzlich erkennbar wobei Guyana (Diamond?) hier mit der Lakritz und Kaffee, Piment Note für mich den Ton angibt. Jamaica (Worthy Park?) wiederum gibt leicht säuerliche Noten und Muskatnuss und Banane dazu. Barbados (West Indies?) unterstreicht die Noten und bringt die Balance mit. Überraschend gelungener Blend der historisch sowohl aufzeigt wie die Navy rums früher geblendet hat als auch wie Sherry Fässer früher eine enorm hohe Rolle gespielt haben. Insgesamt ist er mir aber dennoch etwas zu dünn und wässrig. Da hätten 4-10% mehr Alkohol sicherlich noch einiges mehr rausgeholt.
Review by Roberto Ross
I poured a measure of Black Tot Historic Solera today. This rum, born of a blend comprised of Guyana's robust heart, Barbados's subtle grace, and Jamaica's wild funk, then aged in a Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso Solera system, emerges as a very pleasing spirit. The nose assaults with bold sherry, figs and plums. Flanked by chocolate and caramel, and a hint of coffee. On the palate, richness prevails and the sherry's grip tightens; a brandy-like character emerges too. Dark fruits meld with oak creating a chewiness neither overly sweet nor harshly austere. The finish leaves echoes of fruit and spice. A purist may find the barrel influence here too overpowering, however, this rum stands firm with enough complexities to intrigue, whilst still remaining approachable. It’s earnt its place in the collection. Cheers!
Review by Eric Frechin
La finition sherry- oloroso peut-être intéressante pour les amateurs de rhums avec vieillissement système solera. J avoue que c est pas vraiment mes préférences. Un nez fruits secs. caramel. fût La bouche est plus marquée et orientée rhum hispanique. Le blend presente en plus du raisin sec-figues-caramel des tons d orange , vin.
Review by Jack M
Quickly tried at UK RumFest. It didn’t really work for me. Particularly after having some fantastic rums and the MBR 2023 just before, I really was underwhelmed (even given the reduction in price). It is a little sweet and one dimensional. I’d pick the cheaper standard blend over this sherry solera blend.
Review by TheJackDrop
Quite full-bodied, with caramel and sherry. The English Pusser's style comes through strongly. There are also coffee notes, woody notes, a little monolithic, but good. For fans of entry-level El Dorado, this should please you.
Review by DutchRumPirate
I can't quite place the aroma on the nose; I'm not particularly fond of it. It tastes like a real black tot, but the sherry/PX cask flavor comes through clearly. I love PX, but it's too dominant. And with PX, that balance can easily get out of whack. In this case, it's leaning towards a bit too much. A reasonable sipper for the price/quality ratio. Maybe I'll try it another time.
Review by Rum man
A great accessible rum from Black Tot. You can still taste the regular BT in this sherried version. They took that regular version and aged it for 2 years in ex- sherry barrels before putting it into their solera system for an additional 3 years. So yes, you definitely get a lot of sherry influence but it is not overdone in my opinion. I reckon those first two years give the color and the basic sherry notes whereas the solera system brings in the depth in flavor. In general I mostly get vanilla (weirdly enough) and red fruits but every now and then it gives you a small sample of something else like rubber, chocolate, tobacco or spice.
Review by Carl-Johan Thulin
Jag upplever den ganska blek. En god rom men jag får verkligen leta efter smakerna där sötman dominerar.
Review by paulgi86
Sample 2 of 3 from UK Brand Ambassador and, for my palate, WAY more lovely than the Finest Caribbean Rum! I do love a Sherry Cask whisky and this just reminds me (and almost tastes like) a Sherry cask whisky - all those lovely Sherry notes of dried fruits, stewed fruits, jammy fruits, slight oaky tannins (not the strongest tannins flavour I’ve experienced which I approve of!) although caramel and the tiniest touch of vanilla eventually creeps through! I believe the rum is in there however, to my palate, it’s very much playing a supporting role to the Sherry cask flavours - raisins, prunes, figs, cherries even alongside the sweetness of the rums blended in. To my palate, this feels like every Sherry cask they used for this blend was VERY fresh casks indeed and great quality for something that is core range. What’s weird is that the finish is WAY shorter than the Finest Caribbean Rum bottling - Medium Short (not quite medium but slightly longer than Short!). In fact I would argue the finish primarily is on my palate rather than the throat. This is VERY drinkable and quite crushable a bottling! My heart says to score it an 8/10 purely based on flavour however I can barely pick out any rum notes because the sherry notes are so dominant (in the whisky world, it’s pretty much Sherrybomb territory, which is mad for a 46.2% ABV rum!) So I’m gonna score it a respectable 7.5/10 I WILL be buying a bottle of this
Review by Tom 1968
Karibischer Blend im Solera Verfahren, welcher weiter in Schottland gereift (Oloroso & PX Fässer) und in Flaschen abgefüllt wurde. Die 46,2% sind wirklich gut eingebunden. Ein trockener dennoch leicht süßer Rum mit ein wenig Komplexität. Die bereits verwöhnte Nase wird später vom Gaumen auch nicht enttäuscht. Fazit: Wenn die Flasche leer ist, kaufe ich eine Neue :-).
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
10/10/2025: S9T1 (special casks tasting) @ TasTToe. The Sherry maturation is very dominant with this rum. You get a "dirty" oxidized note both on the nose and palate due to the Sherry influence. Not my favorite to be honest.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →There is maybe also a hint of darker fruits as well – Blackberries and some Plums. I would say overall this is a slightly sweeter and less challenging version of the Finest Caribbean. Lighter overall in profile and a little more approachable. I personally don’t enjoy it quite as much...
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Details about Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum Historic Solera
A Navy Rum from Multiple countries, bottled by Elixir Distillers of London, at 46,2%.
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26 bottles logged by 26 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
23% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
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Community paid 49–75 €.
Current best price: 60.27 € – within the typical community range.
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