Rum blending house Charles Merser & Co. hails from the Hayman family (yes, the same folks behind Hayman's Gin), and is London's first rum blending house in over a century! The rum itself is distilled in the Caribbean, but is blended in London. In keeping with the traditions set by London's merchant blending houses of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, there's no sugar or colouring to be seen here, just good old fashioned rum rested in oak.
The bottle represents more than meets the eye too, with the dimpled bottle representing the River Thames on which rum was transported, while the hound and post logo is a little nod to the days when most Londoners couldn't read, and would follow symbols to find their way to merchant houses. On that note, Merser literally means 'merchant' in Old English.
You can’t mistake that high ester Jamaican component, pineapples just jump out of the glass, followed by grassy vegetal flavours, orange peel and dark chocolate.
Creamy and elegant, with stone fruit to the fore and the Jamaican funk present but very much in the background.
Vanilla, coconut and chocolate.
Elegant, harmonious and distinctive.
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Very nice shape crisp proper rum ideal for neat drinking very enjoyable
Smooth and easy to drink. A great everyday rum!
This is exceptional rum and I’ve tried a few. Like whipped cream, honey and chocolate.
Really nice rum very refreshing fruity taste with a touch of vanilla. Good price and in my opinion just as good as the higher priced rums. Go treat yourself ?
I love this, sweet, full of flavour and a bit of fire to it, but all in a very natural way. I would put this in the same ball park as Mount Gay Black Barrel and Angostura..
