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Long Pond & Monymusk Myers's Original Dark
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Most people land in the same place: this is a mixer, not a sipper. The nose gets real love — heavy molasses, dark fruit, gingerbread — but neat it turns thin, hot for 40%, and slides into a smoky, bitter-chocolate finish some find too much. In cola or a Mai Tai it does its job well as a cheap, molasses-forward Jamaican workhorse.
The community says- Intense molasses nose
- Keep in mind: Thin, watery body
- Keep in mind: Hot for 40%
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How does Long Pond & Monymusk Myers's Original Dark taste?
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Molasses-heavy Jamaican mixer, not a sipper Widely used as a Tiki and cola mixer rather than a neat pour. Great nose and value; thin, smoky and a touch hot on its own.
Aroma profilePeople building Mai Tais, Dark 'n' Stormys and rum-colas on a budget
Anyone wanting a smooth neat sipper
Style & occasion: Mature & oakyCocktails & mixingSipping neat
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Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after characterful, mature, oaky rums for cocktails. Of 145 rums from Jamaica in this style with at least the same score that ship to you, none is cheaper.
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What does the community say?
124 community reviews
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Review by Onkel_Ig
Most helpful positive review
A completely misunderstood rum that is unfairly criticized a lot. It’s not made for sipping neat!!! Sure, you can do that and you’ll be disappointed—too intense on molasses, roasted notes with only a few fruity hints. But if you put it in a cocktail, the Meyers really hits hard ❤️ It’s one of my absolute favorites when it comes to mixing and will always have an honorary spot in my bar. So many rums get lost when mixed, but the Meyers is always present and has already significantly elevated so many drinks. Alongside Smith & Cross, it’s one of my absolute favorite cocktail workhorses. My conclusion: Absolutely recommended for cocktails, not for sipping neat.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful critical review
12.11.2022 Going through samples at home. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Round, light wood, caramel, spice, fruits, lightly sweet, plum, dried fruit. Palate Light wood, medium sweet, fruits, dried fruit, light citrus, caramel, light prunes, light medicinal. Finish Medium long, wood, fruits, light citrus, light medicinal, light caramel, faint herbs.
Review by Stefan Persson
Bought me some bottles cause I couldn’t find Goslings to a competitive price cause I needed some dark rum to make Dark ‘N’ Stormys during the quite short Swedish summer. Tasted it first neat against Goslings Black Seal. Myers’s was then a clear winner because of nose and finish. When making the Dark ‘N’ Stormy contest I think it’s up to one and each of us to decide. When using Myers’s you get much more rum feeling mostly because of the finish. I prefer Myers’s but Goslings is also great so I think it’s all about personal opinion and taste.
Review by Gregor
Very solid price-performance ratio. Clean no missing tones. Very dark. However, I find the alcohol strength and complexity a little lacking. Well suited for mixing. However, it is not a must-try
Review by zabo
One of my favorite mixers at CubaLibre. It's quite simple on its own. But while others poured Havana3 into the CubaLibre, I preferred this one. Edit, I stick to it, this rum will always be something special, as it accompanied me faithfully through my CubaLibre intoxications in my youth.
Review by Timo Groeger
Day trip Bielefeld April 2025. Pub faces Restaurant & Bar. A rum I would never buy in my life. Spicy and alcoholic on the nose. On the palate also very alcoholic, also smoky and woody. Dark chocolate and coffee are also recognizable.
Review by Rumpalumpa
great value here. I paid 15€ for a liter. gives clear jamaica notes and molasses, which also was most present on the palate. Obviously it's not meant to be sipped but mixed, and in those cocktails who aks for such a molasses powerhouse, it works really well.
Review by TheJackDrop
So it's really the last drink of the evening, you go to pay and find something you've never drunk behind the bar: let's go for it. Frankly, it's enough to make a pancake batter or a cannelé, but no more. Still, there are a few nuances of taste that stand out, like a salted butter caramel with prunes!
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
"Drinkable" is a great word for this rum. It's got an okay nose; gingerbread and dark fruits, and the palate isn't bad with dark chocolate and pleasant musky notes, but it soon leads into a finish that is far too smoky for my taste and really ruins the experience.
Review by Rum N Bass
Excellent for the price
Review by Tom Buteneers
It's what you pay for 🤷♂️ I kept coming across it in recipes for tiki drinks, so for that I bought it.
Review by Christian Lopez
I'm not impressed by this rum, maybe because I'm used to Venezuelan rums. But it's definitely not very round and the chemical note is very high. Jamaican rums are incredible, but not this one, although within its category it is interesting.
Review by Nivius
This sacrilege is from the time when I only understood just enough about rum to know that you need a Jamaican rum for a proper Mai Tai and for that it serves its purpose. You can't drink it neat - to put it in the words of Horst Lüning: 'Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr' 😂
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
absolute entry level in jamaica range, a little thin but for a 18€ rum and to make uncomplicated drinks absolutely fine.
Review by Kelvin Peeters
Good rum and also for cooking
Review by Jakob Deiner
Can be drunk neat, less bitter notes than Goslings Dark Seal or Planteray Original Dark. Like probably all dark rums, but probably not the main purpose. Mule not quite at Goslings level, but for about half the price a really good 'daily'. Purely by smell probably one of my favorite rums, insanely intense. Drinks: - Neat: 3/5 - Rum Cola: 4/5 - Rum Mule: 4/5 - Rum Punch: 4/5
Review by Pandemonia
Burnt, charred and toasted with a hint of leather was all I got from this one. I've had quite a few cocktails with this rum without complaints but I think it will be some time before I sip it neat again...
Review by Leslie Haigh
I can sip it neat but it's best with cola
Review by C Ap Adam
Nose: Besides the punch of molasses I get funky fruit (brown bananas and tinned prunes), whiffy industrial notes followed by sugarcane, floating in a serious noodle broth. It reminds of Jamaican ginger cake, a treat from my youth I have almost forgotten with age for no good reason. Being my second Jamaican rum ever, this is too a shock to my system. Mouth: It loses some steam on the tongue, which sees it thin out to smoky treacle, ginger spice (quite hot!) and bitter dark chocolate. I'd say Original Dark is quite delicious and drinkable, though the inescapable truth is that it is a mixer. Finish: It loses structure and ends a little watery with a bitter menthol taste. Impression: This bottle, much like the Rumbar Silver, will empty quickly as a mixer, but sipped neat has been a blast. A great experience and step further into Jamaica.
Review by Golden Hind
You expect something sweeter and rounder than it delivers. Good for mixology.
Review by Schnapsschuesse
Lots of molasses, right up to assotiations of beet syrup. Overripe fruit basket with a wild mixture of roasted aromas. Spicy for the 40%, surprisingly dry, heavy and roasty. A little buttery in places, but mainly molasses. Absolutely nothing for me in this form, but: with acidity it blossoms, with Orgeat it combines as if made for it. A great standard for everything to do with Mai Tai!
Review by wrighty03
Distinctly Jamaican, woody, tiny bit fruity, good.
Review by Ralf Simon
Tasty but unfortunately the alcohol is too poorly integrated.
Review by Émile Shevek
Typical Jamaican notes, full-bodied, from mixing
Review by MaddenC11
Cinnamon and vanilla on the nose, notes of molasses and burnt sugar. The flavor is very weak and the finish is short. Maybe a decent mixer but certainly not a sipper.
Review by Anonymous
Good mixing rum for great price. Not a fan of cheap plastic bottle but probably helps with affordable price
Review by Kieron Wood
Love this with Pepsi max lime that brings out the flavour This is a blended Jamaican that I adore and is multi functional for cocktails ...dosed to high heaven but still a delight
Review by Max13
I can see why it compliments the rum blend. Very slight funk, some additional flavors but it does come with a slight burn. Great mixer in small quantities?
Review by Goodoboy30
Tasted neat, not horrible. It's way better mixed. I tried it in Coke, so much better.
Review by 三浦 圭
The aroma has a strong peculiar character, so drinking it alone will clearly divide preferences. Better to use it for baking or fruit infusions.
Review by Anonymous
Both of us recoiled at it straight. Not a fave
Review by cola-rum trinker
delicious....my favorite rum with black sherbet from pepsi or sinalco....can be drunk well...not booze
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
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What does Long Pond & Monymusk Myers's Original Dark cost?
Community paid 10–25 €.
Current best price: 13.90 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 18 €. Price history with 13 auction results in RX+ ›
+22 additions in the last 3 months.
Additions per month over the last 12 months; dark bars: the last 3.
332 purchased · 133 tasted · 33 wishlist · as of
Details about Long Pond & Monymusk Myers's Original Dark
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Jamaica, distilled by Long Pond & Monymusk, at 40%.
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