Mount Gay Old Cask 1703 – Review – The Lone Caner

Contents:

• REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL RUM AND XO RUM (2020)
• REVIEW: MOUNT GAY RUM 1703 OLD CASK SELECTN
• MOUNT GAY XO - OLD VS NEW - RUM REVIEW
• MOUNT GAY RUM
• REVIEW: MOUNT GAY XO RUM – THE PEAT SMOKE EXPRSN
• MOUNT GAY XO
• REVIEW: MOUNT GAY 1703 XO RERVE CASK RUM
• MOUNT GAY OLD CASK 1703 – REVIEW
• RUM REVIEW: MOUNT GAY 1703
• MOUNT GAY 1703 X.O. RERVE CASK RUM
• MOUNT GAY
• MOUNT GAY 1703 OLD CASK SELECTN RUM

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.

Let’s taste (cludg a parison agast a 2008 vtage bottle of Mount Gay Extra Old). 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.

REVIEW: MOUNT GAY RUM 1703 OLD CASK SELECTN

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.

Mount Gay XO Rum (2020). We’ve reviewed most of the Mount Gay lp, but have fally gotten our mts on the top of the le: Mount Gay 1703 Old Cask Selectn. Mount Gay Extra Old at half the st or ls, but for somethg nt and celebratory, this is a h.

Mount Gay Rum 1703 Old Cask Selectn.

MOUNT GAY XO - OLD VS NEW - RUM REVIEW

Mount Gay XO is somewhat of an stutn the m world.

Dpe that, I remember thkg that Mount Gay XO was one of the bt ms I had ever had when I first tried . Sce that moment 2007, I’ve always had a bottle of Mount Gay XO my m bet.

But one of my very likely answers is Mount Gay XO. He started workg at Mount Gay 1991 and retired 2019.

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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. Old Mount Gay XOOak, vanilla, light bber, burnt oak is wonrful, ramel, raiss, cholate, bakg spic.

PalateNew Mount Gay XOOak, vanilla, tobac, light nut and a ton of u. Old Mount Gay XOA lot more wood spice. ConclnI’ve been drkg Mount Gay XO for a very long time and am therefore very faiar wh the taste profile.

At that price level I would have ntued buyg Mount Gay XO like I always have. SrOld Mount Gay XO – 82New Mount Gay XO – 79Click here for on the srg method. I did a quick search through the archiv of Malt and realized the one and only review of Mount Gay m was by Mark, last year.

REVIEW: MOUNT GAY XO RUM – THE PEAT SMOKE EXPRSN

Mount Gay Eclipse is the cheapt of the aged regular offergs.

The Mount Gay Black Barrel was released the UK 2014. The Mount Gay XO Rerve Cask is the premium regular offerg om the distillery. The Mount Gay 1703 is the distillery’s most premium regular offerg.

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Mount Gay Eclipse – review.

Mount Gay Black Barrel – review. Mount Gay XO Rerve Cask – review. Mount Gay 1703 – review.

Mount Gay is wily distributed as John right says, so you might fd a bottle lolly as well. The first of the re-posted reviews is for the very first m the advent, Mount Gay 1703 XO Rerve Cask Rum a wonrful m om Barbados. Review: Mount Gay 1703 XO Rerve Cask Rum.

REVIEW: MOUNT GAY 1703 XO RERVE CASK RUM

Tagged: 1703, Mount Gay, Rerve Cask, Review, XO. Barbados-based Mount Gay’s experiment is one of the most unual I’ve seen om the m world years. Mount Gay XO: The Peat Smoke Exprsn is a limed release wh jt 6, 120 bottl produced–only 1, 200 for the US.

Says Mount Gay master blenr Allen Smh, “For this. 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.

MOUNT GAY OLD CASK 1703 – REVIEW

Mount Gay XO Rum - The Peat Smoke Exprsn. Mount Gay XO. 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. 1703 Mount Gay Distilleri” embossed along the ont bottom of the bottle. 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.

RUM REVIEW: MOUNT GAY 1703

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. Mount Gay Extra Old or XO as they seem to have re-brand . For those the know Mount Gay Extra Old is often known as MGXO.

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.

MOUNT GAY 1703 X.O. RERVE CASK RUM

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 light of my imprsns wh this m I have also cid to revist Mount Gay Eclipse. Of the three ms I found Mount Gay to be the middle terms of u aroma’s. Tastewise I found the Mount Gay to be very nice and que easy gog spe the 43% ABV.

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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 | 1703 Master Select. A damned worthy entry at the top-end, showg Mount Gay is still a force to be reckoned wh the premium l.

MOUNT GAY 1703 OLD CASK SELECTN RUM

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The ial nose is of cnamon, nutmeg and a soft whiff of bananas (the Mount Gay signature), but when has sat the glass for another few mut, opens up like my wife’s arms when I e back om a long trip abroad, and I get that warm fortg whiff of ramel, burnt sugar and toffee ilg around subtle us and spic. Mount Gay has been officially makg ms sce 1703, and lost a ltle ground the premium market over the last s, but appears their long tradn of ms for the gnoscenti is no danger of disappearg anytime soon. Mount Gay 1703 Old Cask Selectn Rum Review.

Gay’s 1703 Old Cask Selectn. Blend om ms rangg age om ten to thirty years, the ntents of this bottle reprent some of the bt ms Barbados, assembled expertly at 43% ABV by Mount Gay’s Master Blenr Allen Smh. It’s nicely mached and adorned wh the Mount Gay crt.