Black Tot Rum Master Blender's Reserve 2022

GUYANA BLEND COMPONENT
Guyana has historically been one of the world's leading producers of molasses and rum, and it was undoubtedly the heart of the Navy Rum blend. Despite the consolidation of its many distilleries, Guyana's historic stills have survived and continue to make a variety of rich and flavorful rum brands at Demerara Distillers. The Guyana Component breakdown below includes 29% of the final Master Blender's Reserve 2022 blend.

7%
30 YO (CONTINENTAL)
DEMERARA DISTILLERS COLUMN

23%
2 YO (CONTINENTAL)
DEMERARA DISTILLERS COLUMN

24%
18 YO (3 TROPICAL, 15 CONTINENTAL)
DEMERARA DISTILLERS COLUMN

46%
7 YO (5 TROPICAL, 2 CONTINENTAL)
DEMERARA DISTILLERS POT/COLUMN

BARBADOS BLEND COMPONENT
The birthplace of molasses rum in the Caribbean. Barbados is known for its elegant and balanced blends of pot & column still rums, with notes of tropical fruit, vanilla and coconut. The Barbados component breakdown below includes 25% of the final Master Blender's Reserve 2022 blend.

11%
19 YO (4 TROPICAL, 15 CONTINENTAL)
MOUNT GAY POT/COLUMN

27%
16 YO (14 TROPICAL, 2 CONTINENTAL)
FOURSQUARE POT/COLUMN

62%
7 YO (5 TROPICAL, 2 CONTINENTAL)
FOURSQUARE POT/COLUMN

JAMAICA BLEND COMPONENT
Jamaican distilleries, such as Hampden, are classically heavier style pot-still rums and use longer fermentation times, as well as wild yeast strains and the addition of dunder in their molasses ferment to create signature big, funky flavours. The Jamaica component breakdown below includes 7% of the final Master Blender's Reserve 2022 blend.

18%
27 YO (24 TROPICAL, 3 CONTINENTAL)
NEW YARMOUTH COLUMN

17%
27 YO (23 TROPICAL, 4 CONTINENTAL)
CLARENDON ESTATE POT

11%
23 YO (CONTINENTAL)
LONG POUND POT

17%
24 YO (22 TROPICAL, 2 CONTINENTAL)
CLARENDON ESTATE POT

10%
24 YO (CONTINENTAL)
CLARENDON ESTATE POT

27%
22 YO (CONTINENTAL)
VARIOUS POT/COLUMN

TRINIDAD BLEND COMPONENT
Trinidad's most famous rums all originated​​ from distilleries established in the 1900s with Caroni and Distillers. The former made a heavier style column of still rum (no longer in use) and was a core component of the original Navy Rum blend while the latter is a lighter, cleaner style and is responsible for continuing the heritage of trinidad rum today. The breakdown of the Trinidad component below includes 22% of the final Master Blender's Reserve 2022 blend.

7%
24 YO (CONTINENTAL)
TDL COLUMN

7%
24 YO (13 TROPICAL, 11 CONTINENTAL)
CARONI COLUMN

21%
12 YO (10 TROPICAL, 2 CONTINENTAL)
TDL COLUMN

21%
12 YO (10 TROPICAL, 2 CONTINENTAL)
TDL COLUMN

44%
10 YO (8 TROPICAL, 2 CONTINENTAL)
TDL COLUMN

PERPETUAL BLEND COMPONENT
Each year, Black Tot sets aside a portion of last year's limited edition Master Blender's Reserve blend to use as the basis for their next year's Master Blender's Reserve. As such, the 2022 release has a portion of a perpetual reserve consisting of the 2021 release (finished in sherry casks) and some original British Royal Navy rum. The Perpetual Reserve component breakdown below includes 17% of the final Master Blender's Reserve 2022 blend.

96%
PERPETUAL RESERVE - MASTER BLENDER'S RESERVE 2021
SHERRY CASK FINISHED

4%
PERPETUAL RESERVE
ORIGINAL ROYAL NAVY RUM BLEND

Guyana - Barbados - Jamaica - Trinidad - United Kingdom

Dark

54.50%

English style