Merser Double Barrel Rum 70cl | A Masterful Blend of Caribbean Rums | Aged up to 12 Years | Multi-Award Winning Rum | 43.1% ABV

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Sophisticated, complex and suprisingly dry, it is excellent in an Old Fashioned, ideal over ice or on its own.

During the 18th and 19th century, London was full of blending houses that were sourcing the rums from the Caribbean via ships that were coming down the Thames River. In London, we expertly blend these rums together and finish them in wooden barrels for 6 weeks in batches of just 400 bottles.Merser Double Barrel brings together the finest Caribbean rums aged up to twelve years, before they are blended and rested for six months in London. Even if the profile tends to be more towards the light and woody Dominican Republic rums, I found that the Barbadian and Jamaican component additions add some nice vibrant fruit layers along with a bit more body, but not too much so it overtakes the overall easy-going style. And to make it slightly more confusing, at an online tasting last year it was stated that there’s rum from Guatemala in there too, with the components aged up to 8 years.

It may not be reproduced in any way whatsoever without Ocado Limited's prior consent, nor without due acknowledgement. The family based distillers, Hayman's, (who are best known for their gins) brought this heritage back to life. Merser Signature combines the finest rums from Barbados, Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Trinidad that have been aged for up to 8 years.The rum is a blended rum in London first for decades but starts with very young oak notes, adds in the almonds and then finishes with charcoal . These rums are blended together and left to rest in a marrying cask in London for a further period of six months before being bottled.

Discover this delicious versatile rum, sipped neat or over ice, mixed with premium ginger ale and cola or equally enjoyable in cocktails such as the Old Fashioned. It may not be reproduced in any way whatsoever without the prior consent of Waitrose Limited nor without due acknowledgement. Merser has recently launched Signature to their range, a smooth and layered balance of fine Caribbean rums aged up to eight years, harmonised and rested for six weeks in Scotch Whisky barrels in London. Merser Rum combines the finest rums from Barbados, Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Trinidad that have been aged for up to 8 years. The Duppy Share Rum is a blend of three-year-old Jamaican rum and five-year-old Barbadian rum, which is aged in ex-bourbon barrels.On the nose, you will find an alluring vanilla sweetness with flashes of vibrant tropical fruit and a wonderful toasty oak character. Nose 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.