Myers's Original Dark

I cannot believe this has been rated so poorly by so many. This is a good solid dark rum. It is the standard by which all dark mixing rums are measured. It is not contrived marketing hype like Kilo Kai. It was not created to out merchandise competitors like Kraken. This is real rum and has been for almost 150 years. This blows Goslings away. Smooth and deep with plenty of body. Some nice smoke and coffee notes with a bit of funk. Try it again rum ratings comrades. This deserves better. Every bit of an 8 for me.

Strong Jamaica stuff. Plantation guys won’t like this - it’s ruff, funky and boozy, but does A solid job in your favourite mix.

Not a favourite of mine and is usually a last resort if wanting a cheap and cheerful night. More like a treacle than a drink. Beggars cant be choosers

This a regular cabinet option since it's found nearly everywhere. Myers' is very heavy on the molasses taste, even compared to other Jamaican dark rums like Appleton Estates. That may be an asset or an issue, depending on your preference and the kind of drink you're mixing.

Not a sipping rum, but for price good to have. Pleasant aroma, chocolate, molasses, hint of funk. Neat is dry, burns a bit, flavor is interesting, but the burn obscures the details. Makes an interesting rum n come, good in punch. Overall it's decent for the price

The flavor is rather dry with the molasses being detectable but quickly overtaken by a marked oak flavor due to the barrels in which it was kept.

No fantastic rum. OK to drink, nothing special. Better mix

Do not try this neat, it is a mixer and nothing else.

It tastes ok. I wouldn’t go out and buy it unless like I said it was the best thing in the store.

I haven’t tried this neat but it works fairly well in a cocktail. Although for the price ($20 around me) you could probably do better. It shouldn’t really matter but the plastic bottle does make it feel cheap.