Mount Gay Rum |

Contents:

• 9 MOUNT GAY RUM COCKTAILS TO MAKE AT HOME
• THE TASTE: TIPS FOR SIPPG MOUNT GAY RUM
• MEET THE BARTENRS JET-SETTG TO BARBADOS FOR MOUNT GAY RUM’S ‘A TASTE OF HOME’ COCKTAIL COMPETN
• MOUNT GAY RUM
• DRK OF THE WEEK: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL
• A WHISKEY DRKER’S TASTG OF FOUR AGED MOUNT GAY RUMS

9 MOUNT GAY RUM COCKTAILS TO MAKE AT HOME

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. 5 oz Mount Gay Eclipse.

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.

THE TASTE: TIPS FOR SIPPG MOUNT GAY RUM

5 oz Mount Gay Black Barrel. 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.

2 oz Mount Gay XO. A new take on Barbadian punch, this unique quencher b the aromatic Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum wh spicy Falernum and h grapeu juice.

2 oz Mount Gay Black Barrel. 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.

MEET THE BARTENRS JET-SETTG TO BARBADOS FOR MOUNT GAY RUM’S ‘A TASTE OF HOME’ COCKTAIL COMPETN

Shake, stra, and fe stra to a chilled upe glass., @mountgaym.

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. Today, Mount Gay produc the majory of Barbadian m that is exported globally.

MOUNT GAY RUM

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. 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.

DRK OF THE WEEK: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL

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.

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

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