Drk of the Week: Mount Gay Black Barrel - Imbibe Magaze

Contents:

• MOUNT GAY, OFFICIAL RUM OF COWES WEEK
• THE ESSENTIALS OF MOUNT GAY BARBADOS RUM
• MOUNT GAY
• MOUNT GAY UNVEILS A NEW CHAPTER FOR THE BRAND IN 2020
• MOUNT GAY: STRETCHG THE ENVELOPE OF RUM EXPRSNS
• DRK OF THE WEEK: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL
• MOUNT GAY RUM
• 9 MOUNT GAY RUM COCKTAILS TO MAKE AT HOME
• MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTRE

MOUNT GAY, OFFICIAL RUM OF COWES WEEK

MOUNT GAY, OFFICIAL RUM OF COWES WEEK. While perfectly enjoyed neat, the plex flavours of Mount Gay ms blend exquisely to cktails.

THE ESSENTIALS OF MOUNT GAY BARBADOS 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. The spirs world lov s superlativ, and Mount Gay n claim one of the most veted.

20, 1703, Mount Gay is the olst ntuoly operatg mercial m producer the world. 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.

MOUNT GAY

Today, Mount Gay produc the majory of Barbadian m that is exported globally. Back 1747, John Sober purchased the plantatn and distillery that would e to be known as Mount Gay.

That name me om Sober’s iend, Sir John Gay Alleyne, who would eventually manage the m bs.

MOUNT GAY UNVEILS A NEW CHAPTER FOR THE BRAND IN 2020

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. Mount Gay -ferments lol and imported molass.

The proprietary yeast stra is based off a ptured wild yeast, which Mount Gay’s team then bred for nsistency. You’ll know a Mount Gay fan when you see them.

MOUNT GAY: STRETCHG THE ENVELOPE OF RUM EXPRSNS

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. You n’t buy one — at least not directly om Mount Gay.

DRK OF THE WEEK: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL

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. 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.

MOUNT GAY RUM

Like all tropilly produced spirs, Mount Gay ag nearly three tim as quickly as spirs barrel-aged oler climat. And there’s a whole lot of m agg Mount Gay’s four wareho. It would be impossible to dive to the history of m whout mentng Mount Gay Distillery, the world’s olst nng m distillery, tablished 1703.

That small distillery grew – diggg a well, plantg sgle-strand fields of ne, and expandg towards a larger future – unr the learship of Sir John Gay Alleyne. “Two important eds om 1654 and 1703 state that m was already beg produced on the dat at our Mount Gay tate, makg Mount Gay the olst nng m distillery, ” explas Mount Gay Rum Master Blenr Tdiann Branker. Mount Gay pris self on herage and s rich history that stretch across centuri and through each blend.

Today, Mount Gay ss atop four re blends: Eclipse, Black Barrel, XO, and the 1703 Master Select.

9 MOUNT GAY RUM COCKTAILS TO MAKE AT HOME

Each of the blends is steeped Mount Gay history, and each is ma wh properti unique to Mount Gay and the island of Barbados. “Mount Gay is like a sgle malt wh m, ma pletely Barbados om fermentatn to bottlg.

Usg their own private well, Mount Gay draws this water through to power s productn procs.

MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTRE

“The terroir of Barbados is unparalleled and has a signifint fluence on Mount Gay m, ” adms Branker.