Named after brand founder Frederick Louis Myers, the molasses-derived blend of up to nine rums has been produced since 1879.
Myers's rum uses "only pure Jamaican molasses" and is "produced from continuous and pot still distillation and is then matured for up to four years in white oak barrels".
In November 2018, Diageo sold Myers's Rum and various other brands to the Sazerac Company for $550 million.
[2] It was part of a deal that saw the UK-based group increase its focus on premium spirits.
[3] It was instead completed before the end of the year and encompassed the sale of 19 brands, including Myers’s Rum.