Mount Gay Rum Visor Centre - Open Air Rum Tour Experience

Contents:

• HOW TO CRAFTMOUNT GAY CKTAILS
• 9 THGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MOUNT GAY RUM
• MOUNT GAY RUM TOUR
• MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTRE
• MOUNT GAY DISTILLERY
• MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTER
• THE MOUNT GAY RUM VISOR CENTRE
• THE ESSENTIALS OF MOUNT GAY BARBADOS RUM
• MOUNT GAY RUM TOUR, BARBADOS
• MOUNT GAY SIGNATURE RUM TASTG
• MOUNT GAY LUNCH AND TASTG EXPERIENCE
• MOUNT GAY RUM VISOR CENTER
• BARBADOS MOUNT GAY RUM TOUR
• MOUNT GAY

HOW TO CRAFTMOUNT GAY CKTAILS

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. 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.

9 THGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MOUNT GAY RUM

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. 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.

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Like all tropilly produced spirs, Mount Gay ag nearly three tim as quickly as spirs barrel-aged oler climat. 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. Mount Gay Rum: This is more than a mTours & experiencExplore different ways to experience this is Travelers’ Choice?

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 saygBook ahead: so worth but books up quickly!

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.

MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTRE

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.

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. 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. Well, at the time Mount Gilboa plantatn was managed by Sir John Gay Alleyne; a proment Barbadian polician.

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After his passg, regnn of his mendable work the tate was partially renamed his honour; As such, was at that time that The Mount Gilboa Plantatn changed to The Mount Gay Plantatn - rived om the e of his middle name; as another plantatn already existed at the time unr the name “Mount Alleyne”. Mount Gay, is documented as the olst produced m across the world and began wh jt a pot still hoe veloped on the sugar ne plantatn 1703.

Havg passed through var owners between the 1600s to the 1800s, the entire Mount Gay plantatn was purchased at a later date the early 20th century by Mr Aubrey Ward Frank.

MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTER

If you look closely at a bottle of Mount Gay m to this date, you will still fd the signature of Mr Ward, the English/Irish settler to Barbados who was sential turng the Mount Gay Rum brand to the m of Barbados. For over 300 years the Mount Gay Distillery has been distillg this product and has ntuoly enhanced by addg to the range of ms unr the brand. The Mount Gay Distillery, bee of s unique velopment of the m beg twice distilled had a level of superry over the other m produced across the island and therefore fetched a greater price.

The long rectangular stctur at the Mount Gay Distillery are all ral limtone buildgs that hoe the sks which are necsary for the var ms to be aged perfectly. Open up your wdow while on the way to experience the Mount Gay Distillery and you drive past, take a moment to hale acr of the hly cut sugar ne fields the morng, uld be begngs of a h new batch of Mount Gay Rum. Barbados Tourism AuthoryKey InfoExmouth Gap, Brandons, Sprg Garn HighwayDetailsTours, Weri/Breweri Type1 to 2 hours Time to SpendsrerdThe olst, ntuoly n m distillery on the island, Mount Gay Rum offers tours of s visor center, where guts n enjoy a behd-the-scen look at how Mount Gay Rum is produced.

However, don't expect to see the pany's distillery durg any of the visor center's tours sce Mount Gay Rum is produced at a separate facily the St. Vis Mount Gay Rum's webse for more rmatn about tours and admissn all Hotels Barbados »More Bt Thgs To Do Barbados1 of 152 of 15Beach, Free Type1 to 2 hours Time to Spend#1 Bathsheba BeachBathsheba Beach, which ss on Barbados' east ast, is a photographer's and surfer's paradise. 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.

THE MOUNT GAY RUM VISOR CENTRE

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.

THE ESSENTIALS OF MOUNT GAY BARBADOS RUM

“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. Each of the blends is steeped Mount Gay history, and each is ma wh properti unique to Mount Gay and the island of Barbados. “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 RUM TOUR, BARBADOS

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. “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.

MOUNT GAY SIGNATURE RUM TASTG

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.

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 LUNCH AND TASTG EXPERIENCE

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 is tly at s bt when enjoyed wh a dish like spicy noodl or plementg the bakg spic and ramel a Rum Bread Puddg.

I immediately thk of bread puddg and how amazg Mount Gay would go wh the bakg spic and ramel that would be ed a Rum Bread Puddg. Caffall also has fond memori of pairg Mount Gay m wh spicy dnken noodl wh Napa bbage and same, om a weekly tiki pop-up at Fort Defiance Brooklyn.

Wh ntued high mand for s limed edn products, leadg m producer Mount Gay Distilleri Ltd has lnched a limed edn label for s popular Eclipse m. The newly-labelled Mount Gay Eclipse m bottl will be available over the remar of the Crop Over season limed quanti of 350ml, 700ml and 1L bottl, exclively Barbados.

MOUNT GAY RUM VISOR CENTER

Durg the Sip and Pat lnch at the Mount Gay Home Experience at Harrison’s Cave on Wednday, officials said the new limed edn label was created by lol artist Rudy Vuton and spired by his love for the Crop Over ftival. Managg Director of Mount Gay Distilleri Antoe Couvrr said the pany has had a “fantastic” year so far as celebrat s 320th anniversary by unveilg “some of s creative novatns”. The lnch of the new Crop Over Eclipse label follows on the heels of the lnch of Mount Gay’s high-end m s Master Blenr Seri early June – the 20-year-old PX Sherry Cask Exprsn master blend llectn, the sixth and olst so far the master blend seri.

(From left) Global Brand Director Lrent Cosson, artist Rudy Vuton and Mount Gay Managg Director Antoe Couvrr.

This is fantastic bee is a great opportuny for , Mount Gay, to unveil a lot of very creative novatn, ” clared Couvrr. “We wanted to celebrate Eclipse, which is a century-old blend ma by Mount Gay and we wanted to pay a tribute to Crop Over.

BARBADOS MOUNT GAY RUM TOUR

Vuton, a self-tght ntemporary artist for the past four and a half years, is known for his bold and lourful piec, as well as his Mount Gay XO bottle terpretatns.

In 1801 the name of the plantatn was changed om Mount Gilboa to Mount Gay as a tribute to Sir John Gay Alleyne who managed the plantatn for many years and was a well known polician and sociale. Wh over 300 years of m-makg expertise, the Mount Gay Rum Distillery boasts of beg the olst producer of Caribbean m globally wh unterpted operatns. OverviewDisver the bt of Barbados’ m culture on a day trip to the Mount Gay Rum Visor Center om Bridgetown.

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You’ll explore the factory wh a gui to learn about the procs of makg m, before samplg some specialy ms and unrstandg what mak the Caribbean spir so a Barbados stutn on a day trip to Mount Gay Rum Visor Center Choose a tour time that sus you Bookg advance means you n avoid disappotment on the day Taste ms that you n only buy Barbados What's IncludComplimentary Rum PunchProfsnal & Knowledgeable Brand HostsReasonably sized groupsHistory of Mount gay m and our craftsmanshipTastg of 4 RumsSample of Rum CreamHotel pickup and drop-offGratuiFood and drks (available to purchase)Meetg And PickupMeetg potExmouth GapExmouth Gap, Bridgetown, BarbadosEnd potThis activy ends back at the meetg To ExpectMount Gay Visor Centre 1 hour • Admissn Ticket IncludAddnal InfoConfirmatn will be received at time of bookgMimum drkg age is 18 yearsChildren mt be acpanied by an adultWheelchair accsibleStroller accsibleNear public transportatnInfants mt s on lapsInfant seats availableTransportatn is wheelchair accsibleSurfac are wheelchair accsibleNot remend for pregnant travelersTour Tim - 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, Last tour 2:30Most travelers n participateThis tour/activy will have a maximum of 15 travelersCancellatn PolicyFor a full refund, you mt ncel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start you ncel ls than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be chang ma ls than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be tim are based on the experience’s lol time. Svetlana_L, Jun 2023Great tour and tastg - our gui was lovely and had the group exced by the history of the Mount Gay tate. I n’t remember her name but she is the queen of r and d… worth the priceTyrell_G, Jun 2023For anyone wantg to learn more about Mount Gay Rum and get a taste of some their products, this tour is perfect!