9 Thgs You Should Know About Mount Gay Rum | VePair

Contents:

• REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL RUM AND XO RUM (2020)
• 9 THGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MOUNT GAY RUM
• MOUNT GAY XO
• MOUNT GAY XO TRIPLE CASK BLEND RUM
• MOUNT GAY XO - OLD VS NEW - RUM REVIEW
• MOUNT GAY
• MOUNT GAY XO RERVE CASK RUM
• MOUNT GAY XO RUM
• MOUNT GAY XO PEAT SMOKE
• MOUNT GAY XO TRIPLE CASK BLEND
• MOUNT GAY
• REVIEW: MOUNT GAY XO RUM – THE PEAT SMOKE EXPRSN
• 9 MOUNT GAY RUM COCKTAILS TO MAKE AT HOME
• MOUNT GAY 1703 XO RERVE CASK RUM
• MOUNT GAY 1703 X.O. RERVE CASK RUM
• REVIEW: MOUNT GAY XO CASK STRENGTH RUM
• MOUNT GAY RUM PRIC AND BUYER’S GUI
• MOUNT GAY BARBADOS GOLN RUM XO 70 CL GIFT SET, TRIPLE CASK BLEND
• A WHISKEY DRKER’S TASTG OF FOUR AGED MOUNT GAY RUMS
• MOUNT GAY XO: REVIEW AND TASTG NOT
• MOUNT GAY TRIPLE CASK BLEND X.O. RUM
• MOUNT GAY BARBADOS GOLN RUM, XO TRIPLE CASK BLEND, 70CL
• MOUNT GAY: STRETCHG THE ENVELOPE OF RUM EXPRSNS

REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL RUM AND XO RUM (2020)

Mount Gay’s Black Barrel and XO Rum exprsns have both been around for some time — Black Barrel is the newbie, released origally 2013; XO was rebrand om s origal “Extra Old” some time around then too — but 2020 the Barbados-based distillery revamped both of the venerable bottlgs.

(The were unveiled at an event lled the Mount Gay Brand Ret — signed to “embrace transparency wh an -pth look to the brand and s premium liquids. Mount Gay Black Barrel is an all-new blend which “featur an olr selectn of ms, movg to a blend of three to seven-year-old ms as opposed to the prev two to seven years, wh a higher ntent of double distilled pot still ms. Mount Gay XO has been “enriched wh a broar palette of ms selected, dividually aged three different sks – Amerin Whiskey, Bourbon and Cognac – for five to 17 years, rather than the prev eight to 15 years.

Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum (2020) – I’ve no olr bottlg of this for parison, alas, but based on memory and my old tastg not, the soul of Black Barrel hasn’t changed. Mount Gay XO Rum (2020) – While there’s olr stock the blend now, I thk the key thg to note is that the old Extra Old started at 8 years old, while the new XO starts at a mere 5. Contrasted wh the rich not of ffee, cholate, and tobac found my 2008 vtage bottlg of Mount Gay Extra Old, and there’s really no parison.

9 THGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MOUNT GAY RUM

If you’ve ever spent time around a mara, chanc are you’re faiar wh Mount Gay, a m that striv to mata a ep relatnship wh the sailg muny. Whether you’re faiar wh Mount Gay or not, here’s everythg you need to know about a brand that’s been distillg m for more than three centuri.

MOUNT GAY XO

The team at Mount Gay strongly spects productn was gog on even earlier, and has recently unvered a ed om 1654 that might seal the se. Back 1747, John Sober purchased the plantatn and distillery that would e to be known as Mount Gay.

MOUNT GAY XO TRIPLE CASK BLEND RUM

That means the island has lots of unrground water, a key element what mak Mount Gay unique and why the Brish cid to foc sugarne and m productn here the 17th century. Hundreds of years ago, Mount Gay uld rely on the molass om lol sugar ne for all of s needs, but that’s no longer the se as there simply isn’t enough available land anymore. The proprietary yeast stra is based off a ptured wild yeast, which Mount Gay’s team then bred for nsistency.

Mount Gay has been closely lked to the world of sailg for s, as symbolized by s red (often worn-out pk) logo-bearg hat. Mount Gay’s current master distiller, Tdiann Branker, is the first woman to n thgs the distillery’s history. Followg a five-year apprentichip unr Mount Gay’s prev master distiller, she took on her current role.

MOUNT GAY XO - OLD VS NEW - RUM REVIEW

Clean and clear Mount Gay Silver is the brand’s entry-level m, but grab while you n, bee ’s beg removed om the Amerin market. Like all tropilly produced spirs, Mount Gay ag nearly three tim as quickly as spirs barrel-aged oler climat. When I began explorg ms, Barbados Mount Gay XO was one of the first “sippg” ms I explored and studied.

One of the first ms I was aware she had changed was Mount Gay XO, and I was cur to see how well held up to the origal blend that was such an sential part of my m foundatn. When I thk of the origal Mount Gay XO and the new versn, there are ed some big differenc the profil. Sce releasg this product, Mount Gay has released an updated versn of Black Barrel, as well as several other highly limed and unique bottlgs that have garnered the pany que a b of attentn.

MOUNT GAY

Consirg the other releas, Mount Gay XO is a proper rnerstone of the le, reflectg Tdiann Branker’s visn for the future of the brand and worthy of the attentn has earned. Although the new XO has the characteristic Mount Gay, unsweetened m flavor of the old XO, this new versn has no punch and the flavor sort of di on the palate rather than lger. Dpe that, I remember thkg that Mount Gay XO was one of the bt ms I had ever had when I first tried .

MOUNT GAY XO RERVE CASK RUM

It’s very clear that the master blenr posn changed hands, as there is a noticeable difference the general taste profile at Mount Gay. NosgNew Mount Gay XOHeavenly bo of u and oak, old barn wood, hay, marzipan, buttery, m n rais ice-cream, tobac.

ConclnI’ve been drkg Mount Gay XO for a very long time and am therefore very faiar wh the taste profile. The pany produc a variety of ms, cludg Mount Gay Eclipse, Mount Gay Extra Old, Mount Gay XO, and Mount Gay Black Barrel.

MOUNT GAY XO RUM

Mount Gay m has won numero awards over the years, cludg the prtig Grand Prix d'Honnr at the Internatnal Rum Conference. Unr the new French ownership, Mount Gay enjoyed a wi distributn work and, nsequently, beme rapidly moreShow all(7)£0. 52 Aquav Mac Nair's Exploratn Rum Jamai Non-PeatedMac Nair's Exploratn Rum Jamai PeatedMalfy G Con Arancia 70clMalfy G Origale 70clMalfy G Rosa 70clMalfy Limone GMalibuMandare NapoleonMarascho Gabriel BoudierMartell VS CognacMarti Bian Marti Extra Dry VermouthMarti FieroMarti RosatoMarti Rosso Matalem 10 Year Old RumMatalem 23 Year Old Gran Rerva RumMatalem Gran Rerva 15 Year Old RumMatalem Solera 7 Year Old RumMaximum Brandy JerezMay Loag Irish G Dragonu FlavourMazowiecka Zytnia Rye VodkaMerlet Blackcurrant Creme De CassisMerlet Chevsac Pe BlancMetaxa Brandy 12 StarsMethod & Madns GMidori Melon LiqurMidori Melon Liqur 100cl Mikkeller Black Oloroso CaskMikkeller Cra Dry Hop VodkaMikkeller Sime Dry Hopped VodkaMil GMke Irish GMke Sloe GMisti Speziale Absthe Elixir Vae BlancheMixer Conut PureeMixer Mango PureeMojo Gabriel BoudierMon Agave SypMon Caramel Syp 100clMon Conut Syp 70clMon Cucumber SypMon Elrflower SypMon Elrflower Syp 25clMon Hibisc Syp 70clMon Passn F Syp 25clMon Pear SypMon Roasted Hazelnut SypMon Roasted Hazelnut Syp 100clMon Salted Caramel Syp 100clMon Strawberry Puree 100clMon Strawberry Syp 25clMon Sugar Cane Syp 25clMon Vanilla Syp 100clMonkey 47 Barrel Cut 50clMonkey 47 GMonkey 47 Sloe G Monte Alban MezlMonte Cristo 100 Year Old Gran Rerva BrandyMonte Cristo 50 Year Old Brandy Monte Cristo Gran Anejo 12 Year Old Rum 70clMonte Cristo Gran Rerva BrandyMontelobos Ensamble MezlMontelobos Mezl Espad JovenMór G Easter Egg Set Mór London Dry GMór Mi G and Tonic Gift SetMór Peapple G 50clMór Peapple G 70clMór Pri GMount Gay Eclipse RumMount Gay XO RumMourne Dew Kilbroney GMourne Dew Rostrevor Ruby GMourne Dew Wild Mourne Rose Irish VodkaMoutai Flyg FairyMoutai Prce Mozart Black Cholate LiqurMozart Dry Cholate VodkaMozart Gold Cholate LiqurMozart Strawberry Liqur 50clMozart Whe Cholate Liqur 50cl Mozart Whe Cholate Liqur 70clMr Black Cold Brew Coffee Liqur 50clMr Black Cold Brew Coffee Liqur 70clMr L's Pa ColadaMr L's Pornstar MartiMr L's Whiskey SourMuff Liquor Company Craft VodkaMuff Liquor Company Potato GMuldoon Irish Whiskey LiqurMulroy Bay Irish G Mgrave 11 Botanil GMgrave Pk GMtard Liqur Gabriel BoudierMyer's Rum Origal Dark 100clMyers Rum 1 LreMyers's RumNardi AmaroNardi Amaro 1 LreNardi Bter LiqurNardi Grappa Bian 35cl Nardi Grappa Riserva 15 Year OldNardi RabarbaroNardi Rabarbaro LiqurNardi Rosso LiqurNikka Coffey GNikka Coffey VodkaNo.

He was the one who renamed distillery name om 'Mount Gilboa’ beg actually rived om a nearby hill to 'Mount Gay' beg rived om the surname and gratu for his skillful manager John Gay Alleyne. Thirty years ago, Rémy Mart (now Rémy Cotre) bought the rights to the Mount Gay brand, but at that time whout the ownership of the means of productn. RC has abandoned here the sire to maximize short-term Gay XO was created by master blenr Jeremy Edwards 1994 and unr the label 'Extra Old'.

After him me great but also most Allen Smh and last year Tdiann Branker was troduced first female master blenr at Mount Gay as well as first Barbados. To produce this unique batch of only 6, 120 bottl, Allen Smh, the former Mount Gay Master Blenr, refully selected and bed lumn and spot still ms; matured for 8 to 15 years Amerin oak barrels. Mount Gay XO: The Peat Smoke Exprsn is a limed release wh jt 6, 120 bottl produced–only 1, 200 for the US.

MOUNT GAY XO PEAT SMOKE

Ultimately, Mount Gay has done a solid job at meldg two divergent experienc, and fans of both high-end m and Islay Stch are enuraged to give a try.

Here at Thirsty, beg told we drk like pirat is a total pliment, pecially when we are dulgg wh Mount Gay Rum. The swashbucklg spir is produced Barbados, the easternmost island of the Wt Indi; the olst survivg ed for the pany is om 1703, makg Mount Gay Rum the world’s olst mercial m distillery. So while we n’t exactly island explore or sail the high seas durg a global panmic, we round up 9 Mount Gay Rum cktail recip to brg the spir of Barbados to your home bar.

This cktail ptur the sence of the famo beach featurg Mount Gay Eclipse, which boasts not of vanilla and banana wh unrlyg not of ramel, summer u, and spice. Mixed wh lime, grenade, and fun othy egg whe, the drk is based wh Mount Gay Black Barrel, which boasts not of wood and butter balanced wh dried u and spic.

MOUNT GAY XO TRIPLE CASK BLEND

Inspired by the tradnal Barbadian punch, this cktail b the robt and bold Mount Gay Black Barrel wh zgy flavors like grapeu, gger, and green mt tea. A new take on Barbadian punch, this unique quencher b the aromatic Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum wh spicy Falernum and h grapeu juice. Mount Gay’s take on the classic b s light and oaky Eclipse Rum wh sugar syp, lime juice, and water.

Drk like a lol and mix yourself this warm yet sour Mount Gay Black Barrel-based libatn boastg vanilla, almond, and lime flavors. Evince dated to 1667 dit that there were stills e at the se which would bee the Mount Gay Plantatn. To highlight their unique place history Mount Gay clus the year 1703 on every bottle of m which they currently produce.

MOUNT GAY

The Mount Gay XO Rerve Cask rri a rich ppery hue when poured to the glass, and when that glass is swirled the crt which forms on the si of the glenirn begs to drop thick leglets which fall slowly back to the m below. Note: the pric are US Dollars, and for the US market, if you are outsi of the US, the pric may vary; we will, however, clu lks to the bt place to buy your ial bottle of Mount Gay  your untry.

The most monly bought bottle of Mount Gay Rum is the Mount Gay Eclipse Rum and sts $20 for a bottle of 750ml.

The most expensive bottle of Mount Gay Rum is the Mount Gay Rum XO, and sts $58 for a bottle of 750ml. Now that you have the simplt answer to the simplt qutns, below you’ll fd the pric and siz of the entire range of Mount Gay Rum, their siz, pric, and later on, a buyer’s gui. NumbersNamPrice (750ml)1Mount Gay Rum Eclipse$202Mount Gay Rum Black Barrel$423Mount Gay Rum XO$584Mount Gay Rum Silver$20.

REVIEW: MOUNT GAY XO RUM – THE PEAT SMOKE EXPRSN

This crisp and aromatic variant is an exprsn specially created by the distillers at Mount Gay Rum. This m is a limed edn of the Mount Gay le, and this m is a blend of ms distilled tradnal lumn stills. Created by Mount Gay Distilleri Barbados, the m is claimed to be the world’s olst mercial m distillery.

Mount Gay Rum is created g water that has been filtered through natural ral and then mixed wh molass.

9 MOUNT GAY RUM COCKTAILS TO MAKE AT HOME

Mount Gay Rum has historilly been associated wh sailg, and sailors have always preferred this particular m as a drk.

Mount Gay Shot: This is one of the most non-tradnal ways to have m, but who is here to judge, right? Product scriptn Mount Gay XO, the first XO the m tegory, is asmall-batch blend of refully selected mature ms.

MOUNT GAY 1703 XO RERVE CASK RUM

Lucy at the northernmost tip of the island, every bottle of Mount Gay is produced much the same way as was back 1703.

Usg pure, ral-filtered water, the ft molass and tradnal pper pot and pper lumn stills, Mount Gay ntu s legacy of the signature Barbados style, as expertise, history and craftsmanship e together one of the most sought-after ms on the pla.

Thanks to the folks om Mount Gay Rum, who generoly forward some sampl our way, I was able to nduct an illumatg, four-bottle horizontal tastg om the world’s olst mercial m distillery, wh bottle pric rangg om the affordable ($20) to the nt ($150).

MOUNT GAY 1703 X.O. RERVE CASK RUM

Note that this tastg we’ve chewed the venerable Mount Gay Silver, which is an unaged m, and skipped straight to the first entry the distillery’s aged seri, Eclipse. Although I’m often happy to drk bottom-shelf whiskey neat, the thner body and rougher edg of Eclipse ( parison wh the olr bottl om Mount Gay) means I see this stuff as more appropriate for mixg. No product the Mount Gay lp mak the brand’s marketg and mographic tentns so clear as Black Barrel, which all but screams “I am a m for whiskey drkers.

” This one is fished ed bourbon barrels, and is bottled at a slightly higher strength than the Eclipse, 43% ABV (86 proof)—which is also the proof of Mount Gay XO Rerve and Mount Gay 1703 Master Select.

Mount Gay XO, the Extra Old exprsn om the revered Mount Gay Distillery, is a masterful blend of ms aged between eight and fifteen years. As you pour yourself a genero measure of Mount Gay XO, your sens are immediately ptivated by s ep, amber hue, remiscent of a goln Caribbean sunset. The rich plexy of Mount Gay XO lends self betifully to a variety of food pairgs, enhancg both the spir and the acpanyg dish.

REVIEW: MOUNT GAY XO CASK STRENGTH RUM

The XO notatn on the Mount Gay is pretty standard across the m and spirs dtry to note an aged spir (whout actually notg how old is! As the Mount Gay Distillery is the olst official distillery the world tablished 1703 as the label not, I don’t thk we need to worry too much about the herage and thenticy of the ntents of this Extra Old m. The master blenr at Mount Gay is the shape of Allen Smh who has been wh the distillery over 20 years.

Mount Gay have recently re-brand their bottl and troduced a few new l the shape of Black Barrel and a few limed edn sk fish edns have also appeared.

The new prentatn of the Mount Gay Extra Old Cask Rerve Rum is keepg wh the Eclipse (Mount Gay’s entry level offergs). Like the Eclipse the MGXO has Mount Gay Distilleri etched to the glass of the bottle, as pictured. In terms of prentatn is a two horse race between Seale’s odd ball offerg and Mount Gay’s more ntemporary approach.

MOUNT GAY RUM PRIC AND BUYER’S GUI

It clus a tastg of 3 Premium Mount Gay exprsns that are perfectly paired wh an assortment of gourmet cholate. Come to the se where Mount Gay has distilled m for over 300 years to disver how Barbados beme the birthplace of m and how Mount Gay’s foc on qualy has ma the olst, ntuoly nng m distillery the world. Get a hands on experience wh Mount Gay as you taste our extensive portfol, learn about our history and craft your very own cktails.

MOUNT GAY BARBADOS GOLN RUM XO 70 CL GIFT SET, TRIPLE CASK BLEND

{"id":2124842532975, "tle":"Mount Gay XO Rerve Cask Rum", "handle":"mount-gay-xo-rerve-sk-m", "scriptn":"\u003ch2\u003eRum: Mount Gay XO Rerve Cask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis premium sippg m earned Gold medals for the Super-Premium m tegory at the 2014 and 2015 Rum Masters. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 750mL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProof:\u003c\/b\u003e 86 (43% ABV)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrig:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbados\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/b\u003e Mount Gay Distillery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!

A WHISKEY DRKER’S TASTG OF FOUR AGED MOUNT GAY RUMS

\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMount Gay XO Rerve Cask Rum Tastg Not\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNose:\u003c\/b\u003e Perfect balance of ripe banana and toast, followed by vanilla, pastry and warm spice.

\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDistillery Informatn\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMount Gay Distilleri Ltd. The olst survivg ed for the pany is om 1703, makg Mount Gay Rum the world’s olst mercial m distillery. The current majory shareholr of Mount Gay Distilleri sce 1989 is Rémy Gay Rum is sold 110 untri, and s primary export market is the Uned Stat of Ameri.

MOUNT GAY XO: REVIEW AND TASTG NOT

5 - 50% ABV)", "Type_Rum", "weight"], "price":16499, "price_m":16499, "price_max":16499, "available":te, "price_vari":false, "pare_at_price":null, "pare_at_price_m":0, "pare_at_price_max":0, "pare_at_price_vari":false, "variants":[{"id":20024105468015, "tle":"Deflt Tle", "optn1":"Deflt Tle", "optn2":null, "optn3":null, "sku":null, "requir_shippg":te, "taxable":false, "featured_image":null, "available":te, "name":"Mount Gay XO Rerve Cask Rum", "public_tle":null, "optns":["Deflt Tle"], "price":16499, "weight":5443, "pare_at_price":null, "ventory_management":"shopify", "bar":null, "requir_sellg_plan":false, "sellg_plan_allotns":[], "quanty_le":{"m":1, "max":null, "crement":1}}], "imag":["\/\/\/cdn\/shop\/products\/"], "featured_image":"\/\/\/cdn\/shop\/products\/", "optns":["Tle"], "media":[{"alt":"Mount Gay XO Rerve Cask Rum - ", "id":1875879395439, "posn":1, "preview_image":{"aspect_rat":0.

743, "height":1060, "media_type":"image", "src":"\/\/\/cdn\/shop\/products\/", "width":788}], "requir_sellg_plan":false, "sellg_plan_groups":[], "ntent":"\u003ch2\u003eRum: Mount Gay XO Rerve Cask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis premium sippg m earned Gold medals for the Super-Premium m tegory at the 2014 and 2015 Rum Masters. The abundance of molass bed wh the culary genuy of early settlers and, of urse, their legendary thirst for alhol lead to this unique disvery the productn of spirs:Sir John Gay was a rpected lear and bsman who worked tirelsly service of the island of Barbados.

A iend of Sir John Gay’s, the ntrarily named John Sober, hered a then-unknown distillery and had asked for Sir John’s help managg . He refed the distillatn procs and began producg a noticeably superr product that we know today as Mount Gay Rum. When she arrived at Mount Gay 2011 as Qualy Assurance Manager, she was certaly not thkg that she would one day take the helm as the first female Master Blenr of Mount Gay distillery, the olst ntuoly nng m distillery operatg sce 1703.

MOUNT GAY TRIPLE CASK BLEND X.O. RUM

She embodi a natural cursy, diligence and great profsnalism that guarante a prospero future for Mount Gay. Tdiann’s pure enthiasm giv her the sire to create, explore new ias, and tablish a productive dialogue that is le wh Mount Gay’s ambn for many years to e. Mount Gay své my staví nejen na jedečné a léta šperkované receptuře, ale převším na procu raface crové třty.

MOUNT GAY BARBADOS GOLN RUM, XO TRIPLE CASK BLEND, 70CL

Mount Gay 1703 Master Select se tyčí na špičce všech likátních mů, které stejnojmenný lihovar vyrábí. Pokud jste ale chytli slu na nějaký ten exotický koktejl, můžete Mount Gay přimíchat do daiquiri nebo cuba libre. The Mount Gay distillery dat back to 1703, and is today the olst ntuoly functng m distillery the world.

MOUNT GAY: STRETCHG THE ENVELOPE OF RUM EXPRSNS

John Sober purchased the operatn 1747, om William Sandiford, and appoted a tsted iend, John Gay Alleyne, to manage . Mount Gay has now embarked on a signifint expansn that will see produce s own molass om s own sugarne fields and release specific Barbadian molass bottlgs of m. The persistent tra wds, pecially at the north end of Barbados where the Mount Gay distillery is loted, n be relied on for olg the fermentg molass and dissipatg the heat generated.

Mount Gay’s ms are typilly a blend of pot and lumn distilled ms, wh higher end exprsns receivg a greater proportn of pot still ms their blend.

Mount Gay’s top tier of ms clus Mount Gay XO (Extra Old), Mount Gay Black Barrel and Mount Gay 1703, s top ranked specialty bottlg. A lower priced tier clus Mount Gay Silver Eclipse, Mount Gay Eclipse Black, Mount Gay Eclipse and Mount Gay Special Rerve. In addn, takg a page om Stch whisky producers, Mount Gay has been experimentg wh exotic sk fish, maturg their ms for one or more years sks that prevly held other liquids, typilly sweet and fortified w, like port or peated whiski.