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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?
MOUNT GAY ECLIPSE
Well, at the time Mount Gilboa plantatn was managed by Sir John Gay Alleyne; a proment Barbadian polician. 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, 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.
MOUNT GAY 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.