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Tonight I'm drinking the Black Tot Rum Rare Old Natural Cask Strength Demerara Rum, Aged 40 Years. I just cracked it. It is a fairly dark dram - holding it up to a light, it is opaque.

The nose makes me expect more molasses and sweet notes than I get on the palate.

The first thing that hits me is a bit of tannic astringency, but it quickly rounds out and the dark, demerara sweetness comes in on the finish. It is a dry sweetness, not at all syrupy or cloying.

It is warming and comforting, very easy to sip at 44.2% ABV. I'll have to side-by-side it with The Last Consignment.

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There are some auction sites which won't ship to MA, so I have to have them sent to a very kind friend in CT who is willing to accept shipments on my behalf. He's been holding a few for me for a while, and we were able to meet up today at WhiskyMentors in Canterbury, CT.

All told I brought home 14 bottles from auctions, and one I picked up while I was there. I'll break it up into separate posts.

The last whisky in the lot is an eight year old German Single Grain from Finch. I'd originally picked this up intending to use it at a German-themed tasting we did in October, but shipping delays meant it didn't arrive in time.

It wasn't all whisky, either.

I picked up a bottle of Don Julio Tequila 1942 because I like it and it was a good deal I spotted while bidding on other lots.

And the rest is rum.

I picked up four bottles of Black Tot Rum - a Finest Caribbean and three of four extant Master Blender's Reserve releases - 2022, 2023, and 2024. The 2021 is still out there. I was inspired to pick these up after seeing The Rum Revival talk about them on YouTube.

And, last but not least, while I was at Whisky Mentors, aka Canterbury Liquors, I picked up a store pick Mad River Distillers Double Barrel Rum - QS01 Reminiscent.

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