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Myers’s Rum Very Rare Signature Origin Collection The Guyana Blend
While visiting one of the shops in my area, I came across this rum along with the regular Myers’s rum and a single barrel selection the store did with the Sazerac Company. The Sazerac Company acquired Myers’s rum and several other companies from Diageo in 2018 and has been working to raise the profile of this historic brand. While researching this product, I discovered there is little on the internet and nothing on the companies’ websites about this rum. What little can be gleaned about it is on the front of the bottle. “A true representation of Guyana rum for its completeness and density while delivering a lengthy finish that will stand the test of time.” I contacted the PR company that works with the Sazerac Company and was told, “
The idea behind this expression was to honor Myers’s history/heritage of sourcing the best rums from around the world to showcase how rum sourced from a single origin impacts a rum’s flavor.” The rum is bottled at 41.5% ABV.
Appearance
The bottle is a hefty, short-necked 750 ml custom design that is sealed with a wooden cap that holds a synthetic cork to the bottle. The top of the cap is embossed with “Fred L Myers’s World’s Finest Rums.”
The rum holds a dark pine amber color in the bottle and lightens to a golden amber in the tasting glass. Swirling the liquid created a medium band around the glass that beaded up and released a couple of waves of fast-moving legs before thickening and releasing one final wave of slow-moving legs.
Nose
The aroma of the rum begins with a pop of pepper and raisins, followed by notes of vanilla and roasted nuts, rounded out by a strong aroma of overripe bananas.
Palate
The flavor of the rum leads with a burst of warm alcohol and a sweet, peppery entry, followed by notes of raisins, honeyed bananas, toasted walnuts, almonds, dark roast coffee, cinnamon, and cardamom. A light mineral rich astringency forms as the spice notes settle and the wood tannins increase, creating a medium-dry finish.
Review
I found this rum interesting, and while certain parts of the aroma and flavor profile reminded me of other rums I have experienced from Guyana, some aspects of it were new. I do not recall a rum from Guyana that has parts of its flavor profile that remind me of banana bread, and while far from unpleasant, it was a tad surprising all the same. Adding a bit of water was problematic. While it helped open the aroma up, the flavor profile fell apart, bringing out some heavy notes of acetone and unpleasant astringency. Overall, as a neat sipper, I found this rum to be a unique exploration of a rum sourced from Guyana, and I can see how anyone who likes products from this region would enjoy this rum. However, this rum left me with a lot of questions that hopefully the Sazerac Company will reveal in time. A couple that come to mind: Is this a one-off or are we going to see other single-origin rums from around the world? Why was Guyana the first one, when Myers’s rum has been a brand known for using Jamaican rums? I guess we will all find out in due time.
