Myers’s Rum was part of a spirits portfolio sale a couple years ago, resulting in the iconic Jamaican rum now being part of the Sazerac conglomerate. The previous vintage was bottled in Canada where untold things were added to the bottle, the less said the better (and it’s all kind of unverifiable anyway). These were recently offered in 750ml *plastic bottles* (urgh!) and in a nice 1 liter round glass bottle ideal for use at bars.
One of the tidbits dropped at the Myers’s Rum seminar with Martin Cate earlier this month is that Myers’s is now bottled in Kentucky and those unmentionables are no longer part of the “blend.” Indeed the new bottle has a mention of Sazerac and also Kentucky on the back label, so we know this is the new blend. Plus, the iconic Myers’s flared glass bottle is back!
I wouldn’t say these strike me as wildly different, though the new blend tastes a bit heavier and there’s just a hint more of the traditional Jamaican funk in this blend. Perhaps there’s more pot still distillate now? Myers’s is still very mild and perfect for mainstream bars, but a 40% dark Jamaica rum without a bunch of sugar or additives means that it might be the best rum you’ll find at many bars worldwide. Better than those tasteless, coconut, or pirate rums, that’s for sure.
If it’s been a while, you might want to give the new Myers’s a fresh taste.
Sazarac’s version has a slightly different flavor than the Diagio version but that could be my imagination. If it is still is made in Jamaica why would it be different just because another company owns it? Just recently picked a bottle and it still tastes familiar, which means I still love it.
There were lots of rumors about additional ingredients being added to the Diagio version besides rum and color.
I drank Myer’s Dark Rum for years. The new batches are GARBAGE and belong in Plastic!
Respectfully disagree. I think it is pretty reasonable for what it is and definitely not garbage.
I drank Myers rum for decades and loved it. And I would kill for a bottle of Myers Rum Cream! But something changed. Not sure when or how but drink a straight shot of Myers and “it just ain’t the same!” No longer the same smooth dark flavor! Kind of a sharper slightly chemical taste…maybe it’s just me but I just can’t drink it anymore. It was mine for a while!! Nice memories…..