A super rare 5 stars from me. It’s been ages since I’ve given anything 5 stars. You just get so jaded, and you really start to discern the good from the great to the “fucking wow!! “. This falls in the latter category. I had a 6ml pour last week while in the UK. A bit of background on this: It’s a piece of British navel history. For hundreds of years, the British navy supplied a daily ration to their sailors. This could be a mixture of any rum from the colonies : Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad, Guyana, etc. Sort of like an infinity blend over centuries. But this practice was stopped in 1970. The management deemed it high risk to have sailors drunk around billions of pound sterling worth of military equipment. This is where the entrepreneurial brilliant chaps from The Whiskey Exchange came in. They bought the last few barrels of this rum, at which point who knows how old it was , or its components. There’s components from 1800 to 1969 in that blend. Either way… this is freaking old. So: what’s it taste like? One of the top three spirits I’ve had in my life. That good. The aroma is totally different than any rum today, either be it the sweet sugar loaded mass market stuff or the super funky Jamaican ones. It’s slightly smoky, sherry infused Speysider. Taste is amazing. Blackberry, mango, a slight bit of smoke, a wee bit of Jamaican Habitation funk, creme brulee. It’s just amazing. Last I looked , this was $1000… which is outrageous…but put in context, its like having a BTAC , Macallan , or Pappy that has components from 1800. It would be bottled in Lalique crystal, with a price tag well into 5 digits. Top three spirit on my list so far…
Black Tot Last Consignment British Royal Navy Rum
About this bottle
The British Royal Navy's 300-year tradition of issuing daily rum rations to sailors ended on July 31, 1970, known as Black Tot Day. The remaining stock of rum was to be used only for Royal Weddings and other special state occasions. Forty years later, Specialty Drinks Ltd acquired the entire stock and bottled it as Black Tot Lost Consignment. It's a blend of various aged rums distilled and imported from the Caribbean.
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Very unique flavora. Definitely not something i could drink regularly. The finish has tastes of nutmeg and cinnamon, however, the age leaves a lingering taste of smoke and oak. It cannot be compared to any other rum.
Honey baked ham, dark and smoky, smooth, balanced, complex, etc. oldest thing I’ve ever had
Complex flavor. Burns a little. Some sour notes, but with sweetness
Smooth and slickery on tongue Heavy space scotch over tones.
гарядный крепкий ром
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