There's nothing subtle about Myer's Dark Jamaican Rum - the name says it all. A quick whiff of the bottle will tell you that it's heavy, cool, and smells of copper and oak. This is rum, and it tastes like it. The grocery store is full of rums I'd never drink straight, not even in cases of direst adversity. But then, most grocery store rums are white. Or spiced. Or flavored. Myer's, however, is rum. Uncomplicated and unapologetic.

Fine for mixing, superb for cooking, and, in a pinch, decent in the mug.

1 liter bottle $28.99
1.75 liter bottle $36.99

It is a blend of full-flavored traditional pot still rums and lighter character modern column still rums. These rums are aged separately in oak barrels and afterwards hand-blended to produce a fine, medium-bodied golden rum. This rum has a fuller nose and taste than Puerto Rican gold rum which is made only from column stills, however Appleton Special Jamaica Rum is mild and smooth; it won't overpower cola or your favorite mixer and it is incomparable in coladas.

1.75 liter bottle $33.99

Dark, brooding, mahogany hue with a rich bold, spicy character and rounded, smooth, warm nutmeg and orange flavours.

Dark, brooding, mahogany hue with a rich bold, spicy character and rounded, smooth, warm nutmeg and orange flavours.