Mount Gay Is Replacg Black Barrel And XO Wh New Blends

Contents:

• REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL RUM AND XO RUM (2020)
• MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL RUM REVIEW
• RUM REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL
• MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL DOUBLE CASK BLEND RUM
• DRK OF THE WEEK: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL
• MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL DOUBLE CASK BLEND RUM
• MOUNT GAY
• MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL 750ML
• MOUNT GAY 1703 BLACK BARREL RUM
• MOUNT GAY IS REPLACG BLACK BARREL AND XO WH NEW BLENDS
• MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL REVIEW
• ONE DRK, THREE WAYS: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL
• MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL DOUBLE CASK BLEND RUM
• REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL RUM (2013)
• 9 MOUNT GAY RUM COCKTAILS TO MAKE AT HOME

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

Mount Gay Rum | Black Barrel.

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.

MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL RUM REVIEW

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. 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.

RUM REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL

Mount Gay XO Rum (2020). 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 BLACK BARREL DOUBLE CASK BLEND RUM

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.

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.

DRK OF THE WEEK: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL

Mount Gay Black Barrel is a bold and robt m. A warm, medium body m wh a long fish, Mount Gay Black Barrel is a unique m perfect for craft and classic cktails. Mount Gay History: Every great story begs wh a time and a place.

MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL DOUBLE CASK BLEND RUM

For Mount Gay Rum that time and place is the Caribbean Island of Barbados 1703.

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The abundance of molass bed wh the culary genuy of early settlers and, of urse, their legendary thirst for alhol lead to this unique disvery the productn of spirs:Sir John Gay was a rpected lear and bsman who worked tirelsly service of the island of Barbados. A iend of Sir John Gay’s, the ntrarily named John Sober, hered a then-unknown distillery and had asked for Sir John’s help managg .

Sir John Gay took quickly to the bs of makg m. He refed the distillatn procs and began producg a noticeably superr product that we know today as Mount Gay Rum.

MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL 750ML

When she arrived at Mount Gay 2011 as Qualy Assurance Manager, she was certaly not thkg that she would one day take the helm as the first female Master Blenr of Mount Gay distillery, the olst ntuoly nng m distillery operatg sce 1703. She embodi a natural cursy, diligence and great profsnalism that guarante a prospero future for Mount Gay.

MOUNT GAY 1703 BLACK BARREL RUM

Tdiann’s pure enthiasm giv her the sire to create, explore new ias, and tablish a productive dialogue that is le wh Mount Gay’s ambn for many years to e. Mount Gay.

Datg back to 1703, Mount Gay is the world’s olst nng m distillery.

Mount Gay’s ms are matured, bottled, and blend on Barbados, and the island’s unique terroir fluenc the productn procs, yieldg rich and flavorful exprsns.

MOUNT GAY IS REPLACG BLACK BARREL AND XO WH NEW BLENDS

In 2019, Tdiann Branker beme the first female master blenr for Mount Gay, markg a new chapter the distillery’s rich history. Sce takg on the role of Master Blenr, Branker’s ep knowledge of chemistry and passn for makg m have helped her oversee the productn of all of Mount Gay’s blends and exprsns. Branker’s role ensur both longtime m fans and new spirs enthiasts will enjoy Mount Gay’s ms and flavor profil.

MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL REVIEW

And among the exprsns not to miss is Mount Gay Black Barrel. Mount Gay Black Barrel is distilled tradnal pper pot and lumn stills. Wh Natnal Cocktail Day (March 24) right around the rner, Mount Gay Black Barrel is the perfect spir to celebrate wh.

ONE DRK, THREE WAYS: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL

Mount Gay Black Barrel m ¼ oz.

MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL DOUBLE CASK BLEND RUM

Twist an orange peel over the drk to exprs the cs oils, then e as a more about Mount Gay Rum and explore other cktail recip g Black Barrel on Buy a bottle at. Mount Gay Black Barrel Bottlg Note.

This Double Cask Blend edn of Mount Gay Black Barrel m has been matured for around seven years, before a fishg perd heavily-charred bourbon sks.

Mount Gay Black Barrel: the new spearhead. The story of Mount Gay begs Barbados. Fermentatn really begs when molass and filtered water om Barbados are bed wh yeast (selected exclively for Mount Gay).

REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL RUM (2013)

For over three hundred years, the distct and pure character of Mount Gay ms has e om distillatn tradnal lumn and pper pot stills.

9 MOUNT GAY RUM COCKTAILS TO MAKE AT HOME

A ground-breakg distillatn technique 1703, this procs has been ntuo e by Mount Gay ever sce. The ageg procs is particularly unpredictable the tropil Caribbean climate, and at Mount Gay, we prefer to talk about maturg. Today, Mount Gay ms are matured lightly charred Amerin oak barrels that have prevly been ed to age Amerin whiskey.