Black Tot Historic Solera Rum

Profile: The Black Tot Historic Solera Rum at a glance

• Solera Rum on a new level: Black Tot Historic Solera
• Black Tot Finest CaribbeanRum - Guyana, Barbados & Jamaica Premium Blend
• A genuine rum: No added sugar, no cold filtration & without coloring
• The Historic Solera is best enjoyed neat and in strong, rum-focused cocktails

Portrait: What makes the Black Tot Historic Solera Rum special.

With Black Tot, the Elixir Distillers transform historic Navy Rum into an experience for modern palates. Now the independent bottler is also taking Solera Rum to a new level.

The Black Tot Historic Solera is a full-bodied and elegant rum for connoisseurs and Foodie. After maturation in former Bourbon Casks and Casks flavored with Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso Sherry, the team around master blender Oliver Chilton develops the fine blend of Guyana, Barbados and Jamaica rum into solera sherry casks.
What's special: Unlike usual, these Casks are originals and were used in Jerez for up to 70 years before being sent to Scotland were brought. The Elixir Distillers now combine Caribbean rums of different ages using their in-house, three-stage Solera process. The younger rum interacts with the concentrated essence of older varieties and acquires fuller properties with each step. This continuous marriage results in a rum with remarkable depth and character.

Tasting Notes: This is how the Black Tot Historic Solera Rum tastes like

• Nose: a luscious blend of figs, plums, chocolate and caramel, accompanied by warming spices
• Palate: rich, velvety textures envelop notes of dark chocolate and a subtle undertone of coffee
• Finish: a hint of citrus brightens the experience alongside notes of ripe tropical fruit, leading to a pleasantly dry finish with lingering spices and dried fruits

What is the Black Tot?

Official rum rations have been offered throughout the British fleet since 1731 .On the long crossings, the sugar cane schnapps simply lasted longer than wine, beer or water, which was particularly fast spoiled.
The Navy bought mainly rum in English ports - and became an involuntary blending pioneer.
The rum was acquired in Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana and later Trinidadbut also from other countries when supplies required it. A total of around 18 million liters of this “world blend” was available in wooden vats at any time.
Almost 250 years of technical developments later, the navy was a different place - and drinking alcohol on board was much more dangerous. On July 31, 1970, the seafaring custom was ceremoniously ended.
The last ration of rum was given out on board the ships at 6 glasses for the morning watch (11 a.m.).
This day went down in history as Black Tot Day of British seafaring.

With this “funeral” (in fact, some sailors wore mourning clothes) of the official rum ration (the so-called “dead”) in the British Royal Navy, an era came to an end. But: “Black Tot Day” was born - a rum holiday.