Full Review

Myers’s

Myers’s
Reserve Dark Rum

Category: Rum (Aged 3 years or less)

Date Tasted:
Country: Jamaica
Alcohol: 43%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$29

Myers’s
Reserve Dark Rum

Category: Rum (Aged 3 years or less)

Date Tasted:
Country: Jamaica
Alcohol: 43%
Golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of vanilla banana ice cream, butterscotch, and lemon curd with a velvety, dry medium body and a long finish displaying overtones of banana vanilla cream pie, cinnamon, and butterscotch. A very well made Rum for the back bar that is versatile and will play nicely in any standard Rum application.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: vanilla banana ice cream, butterscotch, and lemon curd
Taste Flavor: banana vanilla cream pie, cinnamon, and butterscotch
Smoothness Smoothness:
Finish Finish: Long
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A very well made Rum for the back bar that is versatile and will play nicely in any standard Rum application.

The Producer or Importer

Diageo North America

The Producer or  Importer
530 Fifth Avenue #4
New York, NY 10036
USA
1 646-223-2000

Their Portfolio

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93 Myers’s Reserve Dark Rum 43% (Jamaica) $29.00.
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90 Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind Flavored Vodka 35% (USA) $16.00.
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