Barbados: Mount Gay Rum Distillery & Visors Centre

Contents:

• MOUNT GAY, OFFICIAL RUM OF COWES WEEK
• MOUNT GAY
• MOUNT GAY RUM
• MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTER
• THE MOUNT GAY RUM VISOR CENTRE
• MOUNT GAY UNVEILS A NEW CHAPTER FOR THE BRAND IN 2020
• MOUNT GAY RUM – LATT PRIC AND BUYG GUI
• THE TASTE: TIPS FOR SIPPG MOUNT GAY RUM
• MOUNT GAY RUM DISTILLERY & VISORS CENTRE
• THE ESSENTIALS OF MOUNT GAY BARBADOS RUM
• DRK OF THE WEEK: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL
• MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTRE

MOUNT GAY, OFFICIAL RUM OF COWES WEEK

While perfectly enjoyed neat, the plex flavours of Mount Gay ms blend exquisely to cktails.

Fermentatn really begs when molass and filtered water om Barbados are bed wh yeast (selected exclively for Mount Gay).

MOUNT GAY

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

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. Master Blenr2019 - todayFirst female Master Blenr at Mount Gay and Barbados, Tdiann Branker, graduate of the Siebel Instute and the Instute of Brewg and Distillg, posss a strong amic background, to which she adds over 11 years workg the spirs dtry.

MOUNT GAY RUM

She joed the Mount Gay team 2014 as the Qualy Assurance Manager and followed the same path as Allen Smh wh the distillery—and she ntu to be spired by his legacy at Mount Gay. Her natural cursy and great profsnalism guarantee a prospero future for Mount Gay. Tdiann posss the sire to create, explore new ias and tablish a productive dialogue that is le wh Mount Gay’s ambn.

It is wh great pri that I bee Mount Gay’s Master Blenr … to create new treasur, expand our ms and vent new blends. Allen Smh joed the Mount Gay Distillery 1991, and assisted the blendg of Mount Gay Extra Old unr the stctns of Master Blenr J.

MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTER

The pany's olst ed of property dat om Febary 1703, makg Mount Gay Rum the olst brand of m the world. Visors to Mount Gay n take a tour of the distillery, browse an “thentic repli” m shop and even have 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.

THE MOUNT GAY RUM VISOR CENTRE

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.

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.

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 UNVEILS A NEW CHAPTER FOR THE BRAND IN 2020

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 RUM – LATT PRIC AND BUYG GUI

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

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.

THE TASTE: TIPS FOR SIPPG MOUNT GAY RUM

Like all tropilly produced spirs, Mount Gay ag nearly three tim as quickly as spirs barrel-aged oler climat. 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.

MOUNT GAY RUM DISTILLERY & VISORS CENTRE

The Mount Gay Visor Center is loted near Brandons Beach, 3 wt of central Bridgetown. 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. Mount Gay Rum is the product of over 300 years of knowledge, experience and refement applied to the procs of makg m.

Mount Gay ms are crafted om the ft Caribbean sugar ne molass bed wh pure ral-filtered water. Through centuri of experimentatns the blendg of sgle- and double-distillat has bee an art for Mount Gay.

LUCY, Barbados, March 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Mount Gay, the world's olst nng m distillery tablished 1703, unveils a new chapter for the brand 2020.

THE ESSENTIALS OF MOUNT GAY BARBADOS RUM

Harnsg over 300 years of experience, Mount Gay will ret the brand to pay homage to s rich herage of passg down craft and expertise Barbados, the birthplace of m.

In dog so, Mount Gay will embrace more transparency, providg an -pth look to the brand and s m, and will look to the future ensurg ntued novatn and growth honorg the genue m tradn of Barbados.

DRK OF THE WEEK: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL

Wh the troductn of Master Blenr Tdiann Branker April 2019, the distillery's and Barbados' first female master blenr, Mount Gay began a new chapter for the distillery's rich history. In her new role, Branker revised Mount Gay's re blends whilst simultaneoly nsirg the discerng palate of the high-end brown spir enthiasts and appreciatg Mount Gay's steadfast brand loyalty.

As a rult, Branker has created a new blend for Mount Gay Black Barrel and an enhanced blend for Mount Gay XO, both of which she is thrilled to but to global markets this year.

MOUNT GAY VISOR CENTRE

Mount Gay Black Barrel benefs om an olr selectn of ms beg ed for the blend, 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.

In addn to the work that she has done on Black Barrel, Branker revised Mount Gay XO where she enriched the blend.