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Elixir Distillers of London Port Mourant Black Tot Rum Demerara Aged 40 Years 1975
Strictly a neat, slow-sipping pour — this is a 40-year-old Port Mourant Demerara at cask strength, and members drink it in a tasting glass, never mixed. The nose wins everyone over: raisins, prunes, dark cherries, tobacco and charred wood. The palate turns drier and much more bitter, heavy on oak and leather. Several tasters call it a touch thin for the age and "aged to death."
The community says- Raisin-prune nose
- Extraordinary long finish
- But: Bitter, tannic palate
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How does Elixir Distillers of London Port Mourant Black Tot Rum Demerara Aged 40 Years 1975 taste?
Aggregated from 17 community reviews.
Old Demerara: gorgeous nose, bitter woody palate Loved for its stunning-dark color and raisin-and-prune nose, but the palate splits people: bitter, oaky, and a bit thin. Many feel the wood has taken over.
Collectors of old Demerara who like dry, woody, tannic sippers
Anyone who wants fruit-forward Port Mourant or dislikes bitterness
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How is Elixir Distillers of London Port Mourant Black Tot Rum Demerara Aged 40 Years 1975 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.6 sits in the “Very good” band. 94% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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94% rate it 8 or higher. 10 selected write-ups from 17 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Christoph
Ingenious Navy Rum you notice the long maturation. In the tasting comparison, most found the Last Consignment better, I personally liked the 40Y due to the even stronger maturation that you notice clearly in comparison better. Less fruity, but woodier, mustier than the Last Consignment. Arr!
Review by cigares
Un nez intense boisé à l’extrême mais très sec. Quelques fruits secs et comme une impression de douceur ensuite. La première bouche est un peu faible puis l’amertume prend beaucoup de place. La bouche est moins complexe que le nez. L’amertume persiste en finale, puis diminue et la longueur est assez extraordinaire. Un très beau rhum à part peut-être la bouche trop amère.
Review by Jakob
Fantastic nose, unfortunately, the rum does not quite keep up on the palate. In the mouth, the rum - despite the very present bitterness - unfortunately seems a bit thin. Whether this is due to the proud age or the not quite so high alcohol content is difficult to judge. But I can not get rid of the impression that there was potential for more here.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Had a lovely 1975 tasting today so I had to bring some of my gold as well :-) This one has been hyped way too much and the price far from matches the quality. In my opinion this rum has been aged to death.
Review by DomM
Very special bottle indeed. The high age is very much noticeable and defining for this PM. While I think this is very enjoyable, I can understand any notion claiming this to be over aged.
Review by Oliver
Guyana Concentrate. Liquid history. 🤯Slightly too bitter for a top rating.
Review by Johannes
The nose is very spicy with lots of vegetable broth and wood. On the palate, a lot of bitterness and wood, very little typical Port Mourant DNA. Unfortunately, a bit thin to it.
Review by Martin Švojgr
The color is terribly dark, the bottle is not even a hint visible. It's one of the darkest uncoloured rums I've ever had. It smells lovely, I really enjoy the smell and personally it evokes the smell of raisins - sultanas when the bag is newly opened. Lovely smell of raisins, plums, fruitiness. It makes it all the more different to drink. The sultanas on the palate turn bitter and woody. The fruitiness fades and the woodiness, bitterness, leather, tobacco, dark chocolate, burnt caramel come in. The taste has the mustiness of old rums as we know it from LastConsignment, just what old rums can do. A really long tail of burnt caramel on the finish. I really like it.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Little it watery and too much tanins. The colour is amazing - the best I see in rum world
Review by Christopher Morrison
Nose: Jamaican musk, charcoal, nutmeg spice, light caramel dried fruit. Taste Woody but not bitter, with notes of coffee, toast, eucalyptus and menthol on the finish. Persistent mentholated freshness on the finish. Very austere profile, it's good but you have to like woody profiles. It lacks a fair amount of complexity, given the product. It also lacks gourmandise for me. I prefer what the rum leaves in the mouth rather than the attack (fresh menthol caramel dry fruit).
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →The nose perhaps led me to expect more from the rum. It's still pretty good but sadly not the Velier beater I was hoping for. Still for anyone looking at spending £1500 on a bottle they should have a rough idea what to expect and are likely not buying it...
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Details about Elixir Distillers of London Port Mourant Black Tot Rum Demerara Aged 40 Years 1975
A rum from Guyana, bottled by Elixir Distillers of London, at 44,2%.
Port Mourant closed in 1955. So why does this bottle exist? The RumX guide →
Community purchases
12 bottles logged by 11 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
8% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What does Elixir Distillers of London Port Mourant Black Tot Rum Demerara Aged 40 Years 1975 cost?
Community paid 1,369–1,715 €.
Current best price: 1443.60 € – within the typical community range.
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