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43,1%

Charles Merser & Co Rum Merchants Double Barrel

7.2/10Good 44 reviews ›

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Sip it neat and you get a fruity, cocktail-like nose, then vanilla, caramel and cask spice, with a woody, slightly nutty finish. One taster clocked a "soft hint of whiskey at the end." Several call it pleasant but easygoing rather than memorable — a good next step up from rum and cola without going full Jamaican funk.

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42.49 €incl. VAT

incl. VAT 70cl · 60.70 €/l

Total 52.44 € + 9.95 € shipping from NL

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How does Charles Merser & Co Rum Merchants Double Barrel taste?

From community reviews · summarized with AI

Soft, fruity vanilla-and-oak everyday sipper Well-liked as a soft, fruity everyday pour with vanilla and oak. A few tasters find it a touch forgettable and wish it had more punch than 43.1%.

Spicy Vanilla Tropical fruits Caramel Oak Peppery +7

Perfect for

People stepping up from rum and cola who like soft, fruity sippers

Less suitable for

Anyone wanting big ABV, high-ester funk or standout complexity

Experience level · Novice (2/5)

1 2 3 4 5

Style & occasion: Sweet & dessert Tropical & funky Sipping neat

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas

Flavor profile

Sweet & dessert

Caramel

Spice

SpicyVanillaPeppery

Wood

Oak

Dried fruit

Roasted & dark

Fruit

BananaLimeMango

Funk & ester

Vegetal & floral

Relative to this rum's strongest aroma family

Top aromas · nose & palate

Spicy · palate only

70%

Vanilla

60%

Tropical fruits · nose only

60%

Caramel

50%

Oak · palate only

50%

Peppery · palate only

40%

Young wood · palate only

40%

Banana · nose only

30%

Alcoholic · palate only

20%

Chili · palate only

20%

Lime · nose only

20%

Mango · nose only

10%

Pineapple · nose only

10%

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Buying advice

Is it right for you?

Yes, if you're after characterful, sweet, dessert-like rums for sipping neat.

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What does the community say?

7.2/10 Good

44 community reviews

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Rating distribution

6 selected written reviews

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Review by Nick Gerrard

Most helpful positive review

Nick Gerrard

Nov 202427 reviews

8.1/10

Strong aroma like a Jamaican rum, heavy on the dunder, but quite refined with it. Spicy and dry in the mouth with a caramel undertone. Finish is woody and nutty.

Review by 🇩🇪Dirk Lennhoff🇩🇪

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🇩🇪Dirk Lennhoff🇩🇪

Mar 20221 reviewsGermany

7.6/10

Surprisingly fruity on the nose, like a large fruit cocktail. Vanilla and barrel notes on the palate. First toffee and pastry on the finish, then woody again.

Review by Mathieu Visiere

Mathieu Visiere

Jan 202314 reviewsFrance

7.5/10

A good rum, pleasant in the mouth, lightly woody and vanilla-flavoured, with no added sugar or colouring.

Review by Jindrich Strobl

Jindrich Strobl

Nov 2023144 reviewsCzech

7.5/10

Very nice, full nose, full taste,soft hint of whiskey at the end

Review by Happy Oner

Happy Oner

Nov 2025188 reviewsCzech

6.2/10

Chce to víc abv

Review by Anonymous

Anonymous

Jan 202147 reviews

6.0/10

Vanilla mild full-bodied

Expert reviews

2 critics scored it, averaging 6.9/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.

Expert review by RumRock

RumRock

7.8/10

I have to admit, I didn't expect this, I do have my experience with this brand, but it's a very pleasant rum. But beware - it depends on who you are. Do you love high-proof and ester-rich rums, or agricole rums bursting with wildness, or do you only drink sweetened and sugary rums?

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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate

The Fat Rum Pirate

6.0/10

Though to be fair some "Premium" products struggle to do even that.......... Overall this is a nice blend of rum. However it is a bit "forgettable". It doesn't offer anything radically different. That said it is a good rum to make a step up from Rum and Coke. It's approachable...

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