Meet the Bartenrs Jet-Settg to Barbados for Mount Gay Rum’s ‘A Taste of Home’ Cocktail Competn | VePair

Contents:

• THE ESSENTIALS OF MOUNT GAY BARBADOS RUM
• MOUNT GAY, OFFICIAL RUM OF COWES WEEK
• THE TASTE: TIPS FOR SIPPG MOUNT GAY RUM
• CREATIVY WH A CONSC: ENTER THE 2023 MOUNT GAY RUM ‘A TASTE OF HOME’ COCKTAIL COMPETN
• MEET THE BARTENRS JET-SETTG TO BARBADOS FOR MOUNT GAY RUM’S ‘A TASTE OF HOME’ COCKTAIL COMPETN
• MOUNT GAY
• A WHISKEY DRKER’S TASTG OF FOUR AGED MOUNT GAY RUMS
• MOUNT GAY: A TASTE OF THE WORLD’S OLST RUM DISTILLERY
• THE SECRET OF SUCCS: A HISTORY OF MOUNT GAY
• MOUNT GAY DEMONSTRAT COMMMENT TO ENVIRONMENT WH “MORE TASTE, LS WASTE” CAMPAIGN WH OCEANA

THE ESSENTIALS OF MOUNT GAY BARBADOS RUM

The History of Mount Gay Rum. 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.

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. “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. Mount Gay pris self on herage and s rich history that stretch across centuri and through each blend.

Today, Mount Gay ss atop four re blends: Eclipse, Black Barrel, XO, and the 1703 Master Select.

MOUNT GAY, OFFICIAL RUM OF COWES WEEK

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 is like a sgle malt wh m, ma pletely Barbados om fermentatn to bottlg.

Usg their own private well, Mount Gay draws this water through to power s productn procs.

“The terroir of Barbados is unparalleled and has a signifint fluence on Mount Gay m, ” adms Branker. “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.

THE TASTE: TIPS FOR SIPPG MOUNT GAY RUM

Mount Gay differs om other island ms bee everythg si of the bottle is herently Bajan. Fally, the perfect balance that is the pot and lumn still blend that is unique to Mount Gay. 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.

CREATIVY WH A CONSC: ENTER THE 2023 MOUNT GAY RUM ‘A TASTE OF HOME’ COCKTAIL COMPETN

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.

The Flavors of Mount Gay. Mount Gay distguish self om s younger island m brethren wh s craftsmanship.

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. “Mount Gay has a buttery and roundg fish that allows you to enjoy both by self and a cktail.

MEET THE BARTENRS JET-SETTG TO BARBADOS FOR MOUNT GAY RUM’S ‘A TASTE OF HOME’ COCKTAIL COMPETN

Mount Gay has a rich plexy wh hts of ep vanilla, oak and ramel.

MOUNT GAY

The variatn Mount Gay exprsns appeals to discerng palat and those seekg flavor and richns their glass. When to sippg Mount Gay, General Manager Raphaël Grisoni like keepg unplited.

A WHISKEY DRKER’S TASTG OF FOUR AGED MOUNT GAY RUMS

“I enjoy simple, inic cktails like the classic m sour ma wh Mount Gay Black Barrel – ’s my go-to cktail, ” says Grisoni.

For Branker, “Mount Gay XO and soda water is my go-to drk.

MOUNT GAY: A TASTE OF THE WORLD’S OLST RUM DISTILLERY

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 and tonic water is a popular island drk, and often a precursor to enjoyg glass of the m neat.

“Mount Gay and Tonic has a perfect balance of rehg, bter and sweet.

“I also am a fervent participant of the Mount Gay & Tonic trend, ” adms Caffall. 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.

THE SECRET OF SUCCS: A HISTORY OF MOUNT GAY

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. “I n’t thk of anythg I want more right now than those noodl wh a ld Planter’s Punch ma wh Mount Gay.

MOUNT GAY DEMONSTRAT COMMMENT TO ENVIRONMENT WH “MORE TASTE, LS WASTE” CAMPAIGN WH OCEANA

For a look si Mount Gay Distillery wh Master Blenr Tdiann Branker, check out the vio below:. For more rmatn on Mount Gay Rum, please vis and follow along at @mountgaymUS.

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.