Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum
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A solid stepping stone into navy-style blends: moderately strong at 46.2% with no added sugar. RumX members enjoy its caramel, dark chocolate, roasted coffee and tobacco with subtle fruit. Works neat or in cocktails and is widely praised for value.
- Great value
- Roasted chocolate notes
- Beginner-friendly navy
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How does Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum taste?
Aggregated from 409 community reviews.
Accessible navy-style chocolate‑caramel sipper A solid stepping stone into navy-style blends: moderately strong at 46.2% with no added sugar. RumX members enjoy its caramel, dark chocolate, roasted coffee and tobacco with subtle fruit. Works neat or in cocktails and is widely praised for value.
Those building their palate who want an affordable, unsweetened navy-style blend with caramel, dark chocolate, roasted coffee and a hint of Jamaican character for sipping or cocktails.
Drinkers seeking big funk, cask-strength intensity or very complex long finishes; also not ideal if you prefer obviously sweet, dessert-style rums.
How is Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.5 lands squarely 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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Based on 409 ratings
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 BjörnNi 🥃
The Jamaican comes out most clearly. Sweet good rum.
Review by heckto🥃
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 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 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 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 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 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 Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
It did not impress me at all. Disappointing. Too much alcohol and anonymous aromas. It remains a pleasant after-meal rum, but uninteresting for tasting at a certain level. I expected more from a well reviewed rum...I probably failed to understand it.
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 Jack M
Wasn’t sure what to expect but I really enjoyed this. Caramel and rubber.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
well balanced - reasonable price 👍🏻
Review by Werner10
A really nice blend. Price/quality is very good and easy sipper.
Review by Rumpalumpa
A really successful, complex multi-island blend. However, the molasses is a little too dominant for me. And there's a peaty, bitter note in the finish that I don't like. On the other hand, very nice!
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Expert review by Hogshead - Der Whisky Blog
"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."Read full review →
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