Denizen Aged Rum Small Batch Merchant'S Reserve 8 Yr 86

Denizen blends small batch rums to craft a dynamic spirit ideal for those adventurers seeking an elevated cocktail experience without breaking the bank. Centuries ago, when merchants sailed home from their Caribbean trade routes, they would blend their aged Caribbean rums, and reserve the finest blends to sell throughout Europe as a "Merchant's Reserve". Denizen Merchant's Reserve is named after this time-honored tradition. Denizen Merchant's Reserve is a blend of small batch Caribbean rums including Plummer style Jamaican pot still rums and a rare component of Rhum Grande Arome from Martinique. The aged components are aged up to 8-Years in ex Bourbon barrels yielding unparalleled smoothness to rival the world's best sipping rums. Merchant's Reserve is the first historically accurate blend of rums used in Trader Vic's Mai Tai to be sold commercially. The Rhum Grande Arome component is produced at the Le Galion distillery in Martinique. This is the only high-ester molasses-based distillate produced in Martinique. According to rum cocktail historians, Trader Vic Bergeron used this molasse-based blend from Martinique in the 3rd iteration of his 1944 Mai Tai recipe.