Black Tot Finest Carribean 5-Year

Banana greets the nose and is the overwhelming flavour of the palate. The blend of rums in this navy blend gives it complexity, but this is lost in the strong banana and hot finish unfortunately. I've no doubt that the longer aged releases from this make would be superior and I'd be very interested to try them. For this one though, I'd prefer other navy blends. UPDATE: after trying a bottle from a family member, I'm warming to this rum. This bottle is not as banana forward as the sample I tried earlier. It is a fairly light rum, but has some depth to it from the blends which adds complexity. It is more Bajan than I remember my first tasting, and less Jamaican.

46,2% abv
Spicy, burnt coffee, chocolate and chilli on the tongue.
Cherries, raspberry and rotten pineapple on the nose

Nose is is smoky with esters and burnt sugar
Mouth with Tabacco and more smoky feeling, bit of cocoa
Short ending
Overall nice/ok

Navy style, close to an aged pussers. However, aged pussers is way better.

Nice taste and not so strong, even with 46.2⁰, a little sweetness on first taste

Aroma is light wooden. Taste is complex with combination of wood, earth and fruit. Aftertaste is average and a bit bitter.

Zpočátku mě vůně dost odrazovala, ale nakonec po chvíli vyvětrání je to lepší. V chuti převládají typické ovocné tóny, ale je cítit i káva, která mi osobně moc nesedí. Závěr dlouhý, jemný... I tak jsem rád, že jsem měl možnost ochutnat.

The best parts of guyana, jamaica, and barbados are not here, but we do have them. One can discern the different styles blended in.

Flavors of molasses, licorice, pepper, brown sugar with a buttery mouth feel.

It's not bad. I recommend it neat, with a little lime or in a Pain Killer cocktail.

Black Tot rum is a "Navy style" blend of Caribbean rum from Guyana, Barbados and Jamaica by Elixir Distillers. It's presented at a respectable 46.2% ABV.

On the nose we have ginger, honey, line zest, grapefruit, oak, vanilla, light strawberry and cherry.

The palate brings some vanilla, and the light strawberry comes through with some oilyness.

The finish is medium in length and has pepper, clove, walnut, oak, mint and is slightly drying.

A light golden colour, cinnamon and orange smell with a hint of tobacco. Good flavour with the fire on the the throat. Left it on the shelf for a while, poured the last glass and the tobacco is now the strong smell with the cinnamon in the background.