Black Tot, Master Blender's Reserve 2022
Black Tot's Master Blender's Reserve 2022 is blended from rums of Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad. Master blender Oliver Chilton draws on historical rum styles, folding in Black Tot's perpetual reserve carried over from the 2021 edition. The blend is then layered with precious flagons of original Royal Navy rum from 1970. The result marries 50-year-old naval heritage with the best of the modern Caribbean.
Nose
Dates, black cherry, hazelnut praline
Palate
Berry compote, black cherry, dark coffee
Finish
Dried fruit, berry compote, dark coffee
This is a wonderfully balanced rum, which showcases rich and decadent notes of toffee apple and butterscotch, and moves into honey-soaked baklava on the nose along with light Jamaican funk and a hint of estery. The palate links into the nose with more elements of dried fruits, figs, dates, and overripe banana. The finish gives a lingering black cherry. dried fig, and dark chocolate followed by a dusting of coffee grounds.
