Steeped history and tradn, Mount Gay Rum has been around sce 1703 - and keeps evolvg wh chagng tim.
Contents:
- THE SECRET OF SUCCS: A HISTORY OF MOUNT GAY
- MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTRE
- MOUNT GAY RUM
- THE ESSENTIALS OF MOUNT GAY BARBADOS RUM
- MOUNT GAY, THE SUMM OF BARBADOS
- MOUNT GAY, OFFICIAL RUM OF COWES WEEK
- MOUNT GAY (BERG GUY)
- MOUNT GAY SILVER IS FIRST BARBADIAN M TO BE BONSUCRO CERTIFIED
- MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTER
- MOUNT GAY UNVEILS A NEW CHAPTER FOR THE BRAND
- MOUNT GAY: STRETCHG THE ENVELOPE OF RUM EXPRSNS
- DRK OF THE WEEK: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL
THE SECRET OF SUCCS: A HISTORY OF MOUNT GAY
An terview wh Mount Gay's ambassador Miguel Smh about the origs of the m and why 's secrets will keep at the top for a very long time... * mount gay berg *
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 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. 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.
MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTRE
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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. Like all tropilly produced spirs, Mount Gay ag nearly three tim as quickly as spirs barrel-aged oler climat.
An terview wh Mount Gay's ambassador Miguel Smh about the origs of the m and why 's secrets will keep at the top for a very long time...
MOUNT GAY RUM
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Miguel Smh is the brand ambassador for Mount Gay, and as a Barbados native he has what seems to be a typilly Bajan outlook on life: spe the hardships and hard work you face life, one mt progrs wh a posive attu and a sunny optimism.
What’s tertg and what’s powerful for Mount Gay is that not only are we the longt-producer of m, but we’re actually the longt ntual producer of any spir tegory. Everyone gets this unrstandg of what Mount Gay reprents and what should taste and sound and feel like. That’s great, but they’re not gog to be here for three Mount Gay secret is keepg thgs nsistent, no matter what.
People have the time to rearch and engage wh brands and their tegry – and the tert Mount Gay has flourished. Visors will be guid through the history, herage and craft of Mount Gay ms, while special tours treat you to a cktail mixg ssn, a tradnal Bajan lunch or our dner experienc.
THE ESSENTIALS OF MOUNT GAY BARBADOS RUM
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MOUNT GAY, THE SUMM OF BARBADOS
Explore three centuri of Mount Gay Rum’s history, craft, and sailg herage. From m’s begngs 1703 Barbados, a tail of island gredients, to ntemporary cktails remend for each blend. * mount gay berg *
Tripadvisor giv a Travelers’ Choice award to acmodatns, attractns and rtrants that nsistently earn great reviews om travelers and are ranked wh the top 10% of properti on ways to experience Mount Gay Visor CentreSee what travelers are sayggallohBoston, Massachetts50 ntributnsFun tour We were stayg at Sandals and wanted a quick activy that would take off property but would not require a big time mment.
It also of urse clus a ee sample of m punch and a tastg of the different ms produced by Mount Gay distillery.
Would be a great ray afternoon activy (although hardly seems to ra for very long)Vised Febary 2020Traveled as a upleWrten Febary 12, 2020Alan CKgston, Uned Kgdom63 ntributnsThe bt m tastg me along for the Monday morng extend m tastg that started the Mm - showg the 1703 ed that prov Mount Gay as the olst m distiller. Vised March 2020Traveled as a upleWrten March 5, 2020MEllertonMiddlbrough, Uned Kgdom63 ntributnsNo better place to learn about Mount Gay mWhat do you do Barbados when s rag (or tth any day) but brg a ltle sunshe wh a trip to Mount Gay Visor Centre.
MOUNT GAY, OFFICIAL RUM OF COWES WEEK
Mount Gay has announced s Mount Gay Silver blend is the first m to be Bonsucro certified Barbados. As the world’s olst nng m distillery,... * mount gay berg *
A vis to the gift shop is of urse a mt where var bottl of Mount Gays ms are on sale together wh souvenir ems.
Lucy at the actual distillery; there is no gift shop there but there is a separate Mount Gay visor center/gift shop the Worthg you for this wonrful review, very tailed. I genuely hold Mount Gay as some of if not the bt m the world, and Romal's tour took over the top.
MOUNT GAY (BERG GUY)
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Vised Febary 2023Traveled soloWrten Febary 14, 2023Great vis to learn and tasteThis isn't the actual distillery, but 's a great place to learn about how m is distilled and pecially the history of Mount Gay Rum. Read our transparency report to learn 2023 • FayThe Mount Gay Rum distillery tour was an absolute light!
The olst licensed m distillery the world, Mount Gay Rum has been ntuoly distilled on the island of Barbados sce over 315 years of knowledge, experience and refement applied to the procs of makg m, our m's plex flavors of banana, almond, mocha and vanilla have been axed om the natural Barbadian gredients and the time spent agg Amerin oak barrels. Cocktail Recip Extra Old Fashned Ingredients 2oz Mount Gay XO Bar spoon of sugar Dash of bters Orange peel Instctns Combe Mount Gay XO Rum and sugar an ice-filled rocks glass and stir until mixed. Mount Gay Rums Bottle Mount Gay Eclipse Barbados - 40% - Eclipse is the embodiment of the Mount Gay style, body and aroma by which their Master Blenr Tdiann Branker to blend every variety of Mount Gay Rum.
MOUNT GAY SILVER IS FIRST BARBADIAN M TO BE BONSUCRO CERTIFIED
Read more Pick Up Today Out of stock Delivery Out of stock Bottle Mount Gay Extra Old 93 Barbados - 43% - A small-batch blend of refully selected mature ms aged 5 to 17 years Amerin whiskey, bourbon and gnac sks.
Read more Bottle Mount Gay 1703 Master Select Barbados- A unique blend of Mount Gay's olst rerv, 1703 Master Select is regnized for s elegance and plexy livered a full body and smooth fish.
Read more Bottle Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum Barbados - 43% - Black Barrel is robt and bold crafted om a blend of tense & aromatic ms, aged Amerin whiskey sks and fished for six months eply charred...
MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTER
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. Each of the blends is steeped Mount Gay history, and each is ma wh properti unique to Mount Gay and the island of Barbados. “The terroir of Barbados is unparalleled and has a signifint fluence on Mount Gay m, ” adms Branker.
MOUNT GAY UNVEILS A NEW CHAPTER FOR THE BRAND
“Mount Gay Rum has this distct taste unlike any other ms om the islands, ” says Taylor Rae, Bartenr at NYC’s Ghost Donkey and US Natnal Wner: MGR Taste of Summer Comp. Mount Gay tak the Barbadian quali and go a step or two further by g a unique batn of lumn and pper pot stills to create a wir variety of flavors.
MOUNT GAY: STRETCHG THE ENVELOPE OF RUM EXPRSNS
“The batn of each step of the procs mak our m tly unique: om the selectn of sugarne molass to the fermentatn woon sks, the distillatn g both lumn and pot still, the maturatn different typ of oak sks and fally the expertise of our Master Blenr [Tdiann Branker] durg the blendg procs, ” says Raphaël Grisoni, Managg Director of Mount Gay. The strong flavors s at the re of what sets m apart om s fellow dark liquors, and Mount Gay nsistently works to set self apart aga om s m petors.
Grisoni adds that “what’s unique about Mount Gay is that we are the world’s olst nng m distillery and we leverage over 300 years of herage and expertise.
DRK OF THE WEEK: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL
While has a varied flavor profile, you n pick out Mount Gay m for s plex not of dark cholate, almond, ripe banana, and h vanilla. The variatn Mount Gay exprsns appeals to discerng palat and those seekg flavor and richns their glass. “I enjoy simple, inic cktails like the classic m sour ma wh Mount Gay Black Barrel – ’s my go-to cktail, ” says Grisoni.
Mount Gay is a great sential gredient for several classic cktails, as well as a liquid that n be sipped neat or wh a large nut water ice cube to brg out the te flavor and not. Tyler Caffall, the Head Bartenr at NoMad Bar New York Cy says, “At our bar, we mostly employ the Mount Gay Eclipse and the Mount Gay Black Barrel varietals. Mount Gay and tonic water is a popular island drk, and often a precursor to enjoyg glass of the m neat.