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

Contents:

• MOUNT GAY, OFFICIAL RUM OF COWES WEEK
• 9 MOUNT GAY RUM COCKTAILS TO MAKE AT HOME
• RUM REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL
• MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL DOUBLE CASK BLEND BARBADOS GOLN RUM 70CL
• MOUNT GAY
• REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL RUM AND XO RUM (2020)
• THE ESSENTIALS OF MOUNT GAY BARBADOS RUM
• DRK OF THE WEEK: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL
• MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL RUM REVIEW
• MEET THE BARTENRS JET-SETTG TO BARBADOS FOR MOUNT GAY RUM’S ‘A TASTE OF HOME’ COCKTAIL COMPETN

MOUNT GAY, OFFICIAL RUM OF COWES WEEK

Mount Gay Rum. MOUNT GAY, OFFICIAL RUM OF COWES WEEK.

How to craftMount Gay cktails. While perfectly enjoyed neat, the plex flavours of Mount Gay ms blend exquisely to cktails. Rum Makg at Mount Gay.

The birthplace of Mount Gay.

9 MOUNT GAY RUM COCKTAILS TO MAKE AT HOME

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.

RUM REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL

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.

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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 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. Mount Gay’s current master distiller, Tdiann Branker, is the first woman to n thgs the distillery’s history.

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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.

And there’s a whole lot of m agg Mount Gay’s four wareho.

REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL RUM AND XO RUM (2020)

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.

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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.

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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.

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

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. 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.

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

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. This product is age rtricted to 18 years or overYou'll be asked to nfirm that you are over 18 on Gay Black Barrel is crafted om a blend of tense and aromatic ms, distilled tradnal pper pot and lumn stills, matured between 3 to 7 years Amerin whiskey sks, and fished for 6 months eply charred Bourbon sks.

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