Black Tot 2021 Master Blender's Reserve Rum 700ml (ABV 54.5%)

Black Tot Master Blender's Reserve is inspired by the philosophy of Royal Navy rum blending. It displays a wonderful range of origins - from Guyana, Trinidad, Jamaica, Barbados, Australia, Black Tot's 50th Anniversary Rum and the Royal Navy world blend.

Nose - Cinnamon sticks, cooking in brown butter, with nutmeg and cloves. Overripe mangoes and baked bananas, with dusty dark chocolate. More citrus notes build in the glass - satsumas and freshly squeezed navel oranges blend with juicy nectarine and cooked honey. In the background, a dense oily note complements the zesty flavours and merges with herbaceous notes of mint and lemon thyme.

Palate - At first, a huge hit of concentrated orange and mango juice, with fresh mint and golden brown caster sugar. The sweetness evolves into milk chocolate and salted caramel, while the fruit seems to become denser, bringing in flavours of guava and passion fruit. Another sip brings orange blossom, balanced by runny honey.

Finish - Clementine and mandarin make up a citrus salad, evolving with a pleasing dryness reminiscent of thyme and oregano. Right at the very end, a hint of diesel oil.