Mount Gay Extra Old Rerve Cask Rum Archiv -  

Contents:

• MOUNT GAY, OFFICIAL RUM OF COWES WEEK
• MOUNT GAY
• MOUNT GAY RUM
• MOUNT GAY 1703 XO RERVE CASK RUM
• MOUNT GAY SPECIAL RERVE RUM
• MT. GAY, THE WORLD'S OLST RUM DISTILLERY LEADS A RUM RENAISSANCE
• MOUNT GAY XO RERVE CASK
• MOUNT GAY EXTRA OLD XO RERVE CASK (RX15)
• MOUNT GAY XO TRIPLE CASK BLEND RUM
• RUM REVIEW: MOUNT GAY 1703

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.

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.

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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. 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 1703 XO RERVE CASK RUM

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.

MOUNT GAY SPECIAL RERVE RUM

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.

Mount Gay Extra Old or XO as they seem to have re-brand .

MT. GAY, THE WORLD'S OLST RUM DISTILLERY LEADS A RUM RENAISSANCE

For those the know Mount Gay Extra Old is often known as MGXO. The XO notatn on the Mount Gay is pretty standard across the m and spirs dtry to note an aged spir (whout actually notg how old is! As the Mount Gay Distillery is the olst official distillery the world tablished 1703 as the label not, I don’t thk we need to worry too much about the herage and thenticy of the ntents of this Extra Old m.

MOUNT GAY XO RERVE CASK

The master blenr at Mount Gay is the shape of Allen Smh who has been wh the distillery over 20 years. Mount Gay have recently re-brand their bottl and troduced a few new l the shape of Black Barrel and a few limed edn sk fish edns have also appeared.

The new prentatn of the Mount Gay Extra Old Cask Rerve Rum is keepg wh the Eclipse (Mount Gay’s entry level offergs). Like the Eclipse the MGXO has Mount Gay Distilleri etched to the glass of the bottle, as pictured.

In light of my imprsns wh this m I have also cid to revist Mount Gay Eclipse. Of the three ms I found Mount Gay to be the middle terms of u aroma’s.

MOUNT GAY EXTRA OLD XO RERVE CASK (RX15)

Tastewise I found the Mount Gay to be very nice and que easy gog spe the 43% ABV. In terms of prentatn is a two horse race between Seale’s odd ball offerg and Mount Gay’s more ntemporary approach. Mount Gay has been producg m sce 1703, makg the olst m producer the world.

The Mount Gay distillery is loted St. The pany produc a variety of ms, cludg Mount Gay Eclipse, Mount Gay Extra Old, Mount Gay XO, and Mount Gay Black Barrel. Mount Gay m has won numero awards over the years, cludg the prtig Grand Prix d'Honnr at the Internatnal Rum Conference.

MOUNT GAY XO TRIPLE CASK BLEND RUM

The Mount Gay Rum Estate ss atop a ridge to the north of Barbados. The Mount Gay tate was hered 1747 by his son, the ironilly named, Jam Sober. Acrdgly, Cumberbatch appoted his iend, Sir John Gay Alleyne, to ntrol the tate.

Sir John died 1801 and Cumberbatch named the tate, Mount Gay, his memory.

RUM REVIEW: MOUNT GAY 1703

The Mount Gay plantatn was acquired by the bsman Aubrey Ward the early part of the 20th century. Unr the new French ownership, Mount Gay enjoyed a wi distributn work and, nsequently, beme rapidly moreShow all(7)£0. 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.