Mount Gay Eclipse seamlsly ptur the sence of the distillery. Named after the total solar eclipse that took place over Barbados 1910, this is a tly imprsive m. After two years agg a charred ex-Amerin whiskey sk, the rultg expr
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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.
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 ECLIPSE
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.
MOUNT GAY 1703
The Mount Gay Distillery, bee of s unique velopment of the m beg twice distilled had a level of superry over the other m produced across the island and therefore fetched a greater price. The long rectangular stctur at the Mount Gay Distillery are all ral limtone buildgs that hoe the sks which are necsary for the var ms to be aged perfectly.
Open up your wdow while on the way to experience the Mount Gay Distillery and you drive past, take a moment to hale acr of the hly cut sugar ne fields the morng, uld be begngs of a h new batch of Mount Gay Rum. Accs: Vehicle is required to get to the Mount Gay Distillery.