Mount Gay XO - Old vs New - Rum Review

Contents:

• MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL RUM REVIEW
• REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL RUM AND XO RUM (2020)
• 9 THGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MOUNT GAY RUM
• MOUNT GAY RUM
• RUM REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL
• MOUNT GAY ECLIPSE REVIEW
• MOUNT GAY XO
• MOUNT GAY THE PX SHERRY CASK EXPRSN RUM REVIEW
• REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL RUM
• MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTER
• MOUNT GAY
• MOUNT GAY ECLIPSE RUM, 750 ML, 80 PROOF
• REVIEW: MOUNT GAY MASTER BLENR SELECTN – POT STILL RUM
• MOUNT GAY XO - OLD VS NEW - RUM REVIEW
• MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTRE
• REVIEW: MOUNT GAY 1703 MASTER SELECT RUM 2017

MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL RUM REVIEW

Beyond the nce of s aromas, Mount Gay Black Barrel remas uy and bold taste and livers a eply toasty fish. Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum. 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 BLACK BARREL RUM AND XO RUM (2020)

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). 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.

9 THGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MOUNT GAY RUM

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.

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.

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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 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.

RUM REVIEW: 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 ECLIPSE REVIEW

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.

For example, our top choice, the Mount Gay Black Barrel, fish s distillg procs heavily-charred bourbon barrels, which giv that peppery flavor.

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A lot of great m om Barbados, and Mount Gay is a stellar example of this. "Fished bourbon barrels wh a heavy char, as opposed to the typil practice of fishg a ed sk, " says Shannon Mtipher, bartenr and thor of “Tiki: Morn Tropil Cocktails, ” "It has more pepper and spice than the other ms om Mount Gay.

MOUNT GAY THE PX SHERRY CASK EXPRSN RUM REVIEW

The bt overall m is Mount Gay Black Barrel. 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. 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.

REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL RUM

Mount Gay Eclipse – review.

MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTER

Mount Gay Black Barrel – review.

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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.

So now I’m workg my way through some of the more popular labels, and the Mount Gay Black Barrel is near the top of that list.

MOUNT GAY ECLIPSE RUM, 750 ML, 80 PROOF

While the olst rerd of the distillery n date back to a ed 1703 (which allows to claim the tle of the olst operatg m distillery the world), the distillery is named for the much more recent owner Sir John Gay Alleyne, who purchased the facily 1747 and ran until his ath 1801. Durg his life, Sir John Gay Alleyne served as a member of the Barbados Parliament, which he was elected Speaker, and was one of the most fluential voic to speak out agast the practice of slavery. Mount Gay m has a history that is closely associated wh sailg and tra.

REVIEW: MOUNT GAY MASTER BLENR SELECTN – POT STILL RUM

Mount Gay is one of a handful of Caribbean m producers who ntue the tradn of g a double retort distillatn procs for their m, cludg part of the m ed this bottle.

Mount Gay XO. When I began explorg ms, Barbados Mount Gay XO was one of the first “sippg” ms I explored and studied.

MOUNT GAY XO - OLD VS NEW - RUM REVIEW

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.

MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTRE

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. There’s a small handful of limed release bottl the world of whiskey and m that seemgly never fail to surprise and light, and Mount Gay’s Master Blenr Collectn releas are one seri that have talked their way to this nversatn. They’ve all been exceptnal their own way, and yet none of them have had the pedigree of the newly released The PX Sherry Cask Exprsn, one of Mount Gay’s most imprsive bottl yet.

Even among the prev releas Mount Gay’s Master Blenr Collectn, this one is fely special. Distillery: Mount Gay. To celebrate their 310th anniversary, Mount Gay has stepped to the “black” space (aga) wh Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum, a blend of both aged double distilled pot and sgle lumn distilled ms.

The blend for Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum is weighted heavily towards pot distilled m and is fished a heavily charred ex-bourbon barrel.

REVIEW: MOUNT GAY 1703 MASTER SELECT RUM 2017

Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum is nsired to be a replacement for Mount Gay’s earlier Eclipse Black, which was a blend of 100 proof m ag two to seven years. There’s no age statement on the Mount Gay Black Barrel, but s proof is lower at 86, and s lor is much darker than the Eclipse Black. It’s important to keep the release of Mount Gay Black Barrel perspective, however – a 100 proof m isn’t for everyone, so by lowerg the proof and creasg the barrel impact Mount Gay is taylorg this release towards woog bourbon drkers who may not have much experience wh the m tegory.

Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum (86 proof / 43% abv, $30) is ep amber lor, and the impact of the heavily charred bourbon barrel uldn’t be much clearer s lor. This strong oak spice pretty much f the Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum experience, and how well you like this m will be greatly pennt on how much you like oak. Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum don’t hi the fact that is a m for bourbon drkers.