Dr. Frank Ward Talks Barbados Rum, Mount Gay (& Gilboa), and More — The Rumst

Contents:

• LEARNG ABOUT THE MAGIC OF MOUNT GAY RUM WH DR FRANK WARD (RUMST REVIEW)
• MOUNT GAY – CORNERSTONE OF CARIBBEAN RUM
• MOUNT GAY RUM DISTILLERI LTD
• MOUNT GAY DISTILLERI LTD, ST. MICHAEL
• MOUNT GAY DISTILLERY
• MOUNT GAY, THE SUMM OF BARBADOS
• A VIS TO MOUNT GAY DISTILLERY

LEARNG ABOUT THE MAGIC OF MOUNT GAY RUM WH DR FRANK WARD (RUMST REVIEW)

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 – CORNERSTONE OF CARIBBEAN RUM

And now the 20th century, the hab of yachtsmen of pickg up Mount Gay m Barbados as they make the swg om Grenada to Antigua has ma a popular drk Newport and at the New York Yacht origal type of m is the preferred drk of Darnley D. Unlike the other Barbadian m pani that obta their spirs om a mon distillery, the Mount Gay pany starts almost om scratch and thereby has total ntrol of the taste and strength of s products. It is one of the few pani the Wt Indi still makg the old redistilled Mount Gay headquarters are suated on Prce William Henry Street, a narrow thoroughfare near the wharf.

Their anctors, say the Wards, me om Stland and father, Aubrey Fz-Osbert Ward, worked his way om humble origs, his sons say, to purchase 1918 the 350-acre Mount Gay plantatn and distillery. Darnley Ward has the 1809 ledger which the acunts of the Mount Gay plantatn, down to the last pence, were wrten a reful and florid road leadg to the Mount Gay distillery, the northern parish of St. The barrels also give the m a good flavor and allow the product to Gay has some barrels ma on the premis, and there is no better balancg act than when 70-year-old Mrice Wickham, the barrel-maker, stands his shed and l up the stav refully wh the wire matury, the barrels are emptied to large woon vats for the blendg procs that mas the several Mount Gay brands.

MOUNT GAY RUM DISTILLERI LTD

The regular label for Mount Gay m, signed 1940 for the exported brands, bears the map of Barbados divid to s recipe that everyone on the island knows is for the classic Barbadian punch that has been immortalized this jgle that lists the rrect proportns of m, lime, sugar and water: "One of strong, two of sour, three of sweet and four of weak. Wh a rich history and novative productn methods, Mount Gay has been lightg m fans across the globe and s thanks to the efforts of people like former Mount Gay managg director Dr Frank Ward.

Ward recently appeared an episo of Rumst to talk about his experienc at Mount Gay and his time as the chairman of the Wt Indi Rum and Spirs Producers’ Associatn (WIRSPA). IT LAYS CLAIM to beg the world’s olst m, but scendants of the person whose name is associated wh Mount Gay Rum will pot to the fay surroundg the spir as the feature of more tert. A nnoissr will say s roots are Mount Gilboa Rum, and the Wards will ntend that “It is the associatn [between] Mount Gay Rum [and] the Ward fay which mak an tertg story”.

MOUNT GAY DISTILLERI LTD, ST. MICHAEL

The more than 120 people at the Barbados mm heard of a succsn proprietorship that saw the tate’s ownership and management pass through the hands of owner William Sandiford to a m producer atypilly named John Sober, then managed by Sir John Gay Alleyne. The l started operatns September 2022, around the time Grisoni parted for his new role as Remy Cotre’s untry manager for Canada.Raphael Grisoni at Mount Gay visor’s center 2018Grisoni also played a central role the recent effort by Foursquare, St.

MOUNT GAY DISTILLERY

In addn, Grisoni has spoken for all Barbados m makers as the Barbados director of the Wt Indi Rum and Spirs Producer’s Associatn, aka WIRSPA.Grisoni is fortunate to have parted his long Mount Gay tenure on a high note; bis the above, the brand’s recent Master Blenr selectns have garnered substantial attentn om enthiasts and the prs.

MOUNT GAY, THE SUMM OF BARBADOS

Frank Ward, an in of Barbados m, about his time as managg director at Mount Gay, the sought-after pot still ms released unr the Mount Gilboa brand (and via var pennt bottlers), his time as chairman of WIRSPA, the velopment of the Authentic Caribbean Rum marque, his thoughts on the Barbados m GI, and more.

As a Mount Alleyne was already existence on the island, so the Estate beme Mount 1918 the Mount Gay Estate was bought by Aubrey Fz-Osbert Ward a proment Barbadian bsman and landowner of English/Irish assent.

A VIS TO MOUNT GAY DISTILLERY

Posive proof of m productn at Mount Gay do not e however until 146 years later, when an entry a ledger hered by the Ward fay shows that Augt 1809 115 gallons of m were sold to Msrs J & H Goodridge at 2s 7d and 20 gallons to John Gill at 2s 93/4d.

It is a long gap whout wrten evince oum makg, but there n be ltle doubt that had, fact, taken place whout break sce 1663, which 1983 mak Mount Gay the olst known m brand name existence. In 1980 Mount Gay Distilleri Ltd, of which DD Ward was Managg Director, sold sixty per cent of s equy to their US agents, Foremost-McKson Inc, and a ntract was ma for the supply of m between The Rum Refery of Mount Gay and Mount Gay Distilleri. Bb_80: 4/5 quart; 90 proof; Mount Gay Refe Eclipse Rum; Ma over 100 years on the island of Barbados, Brish Wt Indi by mount Gay Distillers (who bottle and export ).