Mount Gay: The Port Cask Exprsn – RumLondon

Contents:

• REVIEW: MOUNT GAY MASTER BLENR SELECTN – THE PORT CASK EXPRSN
• MOUNT GAY PORT CASK EXPRSN
• MOUNT GAY RUM MASTER BLENR COLLECTN: THE PORT CASK EXPRSN
• MOUNT GAY: THE PORT CASK EXPRSN
• THE MOUNT GAY PORT CASK EXPRSN WILL STRETCH RUM’S BOUNDARI
• MOUNT GAY MAIRA CASK VS PORT CASK RUM REVIEW
• THE BAR AT 15 STAMFORD AND MOUNT GAY THE PORT CASK EXPRSN
• MOUNT GAY PORT CASK EXPRSN - THE MASTER BLENR COLLECTN RUM
• MOUNT GAY RUM MASTER BLENR COLLECTN: THE PORT CASK EXPRSN REVIEW
• MOUNT GAY RUM
• REVIEW: MOUNT GAY XO RUM – THE PEAT SMOKE EXPRSN
• MOUNT GAY THE PX SHERRY CASK EXPRSN RUM REVIEW
• MOUNT GAY PORT CASK EXPRSN RUM

REVIEW: MOUNT GAY MASTER BLENR SELECTN – THE PORT CASK EXPRSN

For everyone keepg track at home, we’re now on the third release of Mount Gay’s Master Blenr Collectn.

“For this exprsn, I wanted to take our m makg to another level and utilize a sk that we don’t typilly work wh at Mount Gay, while still remag te to over 300 years of brand herage. While port-fished ms are poppg up here and there, this is the first time Mount Gay’s history that they’ve ed Port sks for agg.

MOUNT GAY PORT CASK EXPRSN

At sk strength, there’s still that classic Mount Gay dryns and spice, spe the sypy and sweet Tawny addn. Mount Gay Master Blenr Selectn – The Port Cask Exprsn. So is for Barbados’ Mount Gay Rum—’s one of the most regnizable brands the world, wh a re lp that exemplifi the Bajan style of m, alongsi their peers at Foursquare.

It’s a pany built on brands that are sacrosanct—although products like Mount Gay XO or Black Barrel n ocsnally be refed (and they were, unr current Master Blenr Tdiann Branker), actually replacg them would be unthkable. After two prev releas that dabbled peat (The Peat Smoke Exprsn) and pot still pury (Mount Gay Pot Still Rum), 2020’s Master Blenr Collectn seri release is The Port Cask Exprsn.

MOUNT GAY RUM MASTER BLENR COLLECTN: THE PORT CASK EXPRSN

It’s the first time the centuri-long history of Mount Gay that the pany has mercially released a m exprsn aged and fished tawny port sks, and feels like a special ocsn ed.

MOUNT GAY: THE PORT CASK EXPRSN

” Clearly, was a prry that the Mount Gay hoe style be mataed. It’s jt a fabulo m, offerg a wele evolutn to the Mount Gay hoe style, and only rerc the notn that this pany’s Master Blenr Collectn is a special seri ed. Distillery: Mount Gay Cy: Bridgetown, Barbados ABV: 55% (110 proof) Availabily: Limed, 750 ml bottl, $175 MSRP.

One om a favoure distillery of me this time – Mount Gay. Sober brought on Sir John Gay Alleyne to manage the se – “Alleyne troduced new stras of ne, improved crop yield and enhanced the productn procs, novatns so signifint that on his ath 1801, the Sobers named the tate for him.

Fast forward to 1858 and the distillery was purchased by the Thornhill fay, wh the view of makg Mount Gay the pre-ement Bajan m.

THE MOUNT GAY PORT CASK EXPRSN WILL STRETCH RUM’S BOUNDARI

In 1918 the now 368 acr of land on which the distillery sat was purchased by one Aubrey Fz-Osbert Ward, scn of the Ward fay and subsequent -founr of Mount Gay Distilleri Ltd, the bottlg and blendg pany which was setup Bridgetown (the Bajan pal) to allow m to be sold by the distillery whilst not nng afoul of the laws signed to prevent this Aubrey Ward’s ath, his stake the bottlg pany passed to 2 of his children, Lisle and Darnley. Today’s review, gettg back to the topic of this post, is of Mount Gay’s latt stallment the Master Blenr Collectn, the Port Cask exprsn. The last release, the Pot Still exprsn, is one of my all time favoure ms, so to say I’ve got high hop would be an Master Blenr beg referred to is Tdi-Ann Branker, who took over om her precsor, Allen Smh after a 3 year apprentichip at Mount Gay after jog as a qualy assurance manager 2014.

MOUNT GAY MAIRA CASK VS PORT CASK RUM REVIEW

There’s dry oak and gger (characteristilly Mount Gay to me) wh dark cholate, movg to cherry, dried sultanas, orange zt and some h apple for me.

Not: This is a really good release om Mount Gay and, whilst ’s not as eye-openg as their last the Master Blenr llectn (for me), that’s not to say isn’t worth your time, particularly if your m preference ns to the ls ‘uy’ end of the spectm.

THE BAR AT 15 STAMFORD AND MOUNT GAY THE PORT CASK EXPRSN

For que a while, Barbados m talk the m enthiast circl was mostly about Foursquare Distillery, not Mount Gay. It was an amazg time, where Richard and Gayle Seale pecially stepped up to be credible hosts to . When we were at Mount Gay distillery, we spotted Managg Director Raphaël Grisoni.

I asked if Mount Gay was gog that directn as well. I’m not sharg the tal bee I thk they had any sort of fluence on the directn of Mount Gay, of urse they didn’t. They are however an tertg remr that only four years ago we were askg Mount Gay for more sk strength offergs and exprsns aged different sks.

They started servg the m muny wh sk strength offergs before Mount Gay did and have provid a lot more optns. The recent price hik of Mount Gay products is still h my md.

MOUNT GAY PORT CASK EXPRSN - THE MASTER BLENR COLLECTN RUM

Over here, Mount Gay XO doubled price.

Mount Gay’s Master Blenr, Tdiann Branker, is really phg the boat out wh this one. Wh Tdiann takg over the Master Blenr posn form Allen Smh, there has been a real style change at Mount Gay. I figured I’d pare to another 55% Mount Gay release, the Port Cask Exprsn.

MOUNT GAY RUM MASTER BLENR COLLECTN: THE PORT CASK EXPRSN REVIEW

RevealRum 1: Mount Gay The Port Cask ExprsnRum 2: Mount Gay The Maira Cask ExprsnConclnThe Maira Cask Exprsn is a very nice m. Compared to the Mount Gay pot still do miss some body and heavier not. SrMount Gay The Port Cask Exprsn – 77Mount Gay The Maira Cask Exprsn – 84Click here for on the srg method.

Jt to show a b of how good the bar’s selectn is, I’m reviewg a limed exprsn om Mount Gay. I’ve wanted to try this Mount Gay Port Cask sce was released 2020 due to only hearg good thgs about .

Tddian is Mount Gay’s first female master blenr. Mount Gay The Port Cask Exprsn – Review.

MOUNT GAY RUM

One of my favoure m producers, Mount Gay, has produced a limed edn Port Cask Exprsn. It is non-chill filtered and unloured and is the first time that Mount Gay have ed ex-Tawny Port sks for maturatn.

Mount Gay Port Cask Exprsn is a Sgle Blend Rum: A blend of pot still and tradnal lumn still. Contaed wh is Mount Gay’s now faiar bottle shape – a flask type wh an elongated neck.

REVIEW: MOUNT GAY XO RUM – THE PEAT SMOKE EXPRSN

Mount Gay Port Cask Exprsn Label. Mount Gay m…..

MOUNT GAY THE PX SHERRY CASK EXPRSN RUM REVIEW

One has to wonr if Mount Gay have been heavily fluenced by the succs of neighbourg Foursquare distillery who equently e different typ of barrels, cludg ex-we typ, to age ms.

That said, if Foursquare n turn out Exceptnal Cask Selectn XIV “Détente” (Detente) at 51% for £60, Mount Gay’s £110 for 55% is pricey.

Mount Gay Port Cask Exprsn Official Page.

MOUNT GAY PORT CASK EXPRSN RUM

Mount Gay Port Cask Bottlg Note. This exprsn om Mount Gay's Master Blenr Collectn brgs together m distilled a lumn still aged entirely tawny Port sks wh ms om pot stills ially aged Amerin whiskey sks before beg fished tawny Port sks too! Mount Gay Rum | The Port Cask Exprsn.

Bottled at sk strength (55% abv), Mount Gay: The Port Cask Exprsn is non-chill filtered orr to prerve s rich aromas and prec natural lour and will be limed to 6, 570 bottl around the world.

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.