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MOUNT GAY DISTILLERY
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Mount Gay, St Lucy, Barbados.
But how then was the name Mount Gay rived?
Well, at the time Mount Gilboa plantatn was managed by Sir John Gay Alleyne; a proment Barbadian polician.
MOUNT GAY ECLIPSE
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 1703
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.
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. Mount Gay g var ageg techniqu.