Explore three centuri of Mount Gay Rum’s history, craft, and sailg herage. From m’s begngs 1703 Barbados, a tail of island gredients, to ntemporary cktails remend for each blend.
Contents:
- MOUNT GAY – CORNERSTONE OF CARIBBEAN RUM
- MOUNT GAY RUM: THE STORY BEHD BARBADOS’ MOST FAMO EXPORT
- MOUNT GAY, OFFICIAL RUM OF COWES WEEK
- MOUNT GAY RUM DISTILLERI LTD
MOUNT GAY – CORNERSTONE OF CARIBBEAN RUM
The inic Mount Gay Distillery and s associated m brand: past and prent. Lots of photos and historil referenc. * mount gay history *
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.
Whether you’re faiar wh Mount Gay or not, here’s everythg you need to know about a brand that’s been distillg m for more than three centuri. The spirs world lov s superlativ, and Mount Gay n claim one of the most veted. 20, 1703, Mount Gay is the olst ntuoly operatg mercial m producer the world.
MOUNT GAY RUM: THE STORY BEHD BARBADOS’ MOST FAMO EXPORT
The team at Mount Gay strongly spects productn was gog on even earlier, and has recently unvered a ed om 1654 that might seal the se. Today, Mount Gay produc the majory of Barbadian m that is exported globally. Back 1747, John Sober purchased the plantatn and distillery that would e to be known as Mount Gay.
That name me om Sober’s iend, Sir John Gay Alleyne, who would eventually manage the m bs. 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.
MOUNT GAY, OFFICIAL RUM OF COWES WEEK
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 -ferments lol and imported molass. The proprietary yeast stra is based off a ptured wild yeast, which Mount Gay’s team then bred for nsistency.
You’ll know a Mount Gay fan when you see them. Mount Gay has been closely lked to the world of sailg for s, as symbolized by s red (often worn-out pk) logo-bearg hat. You n’t buy one — at least not directly om Mount Gay.
MOUNT GAY RUM DISTILLERI LTD
Mount Gay’s current master distiller, Tdiann Branker, is the first woman to n thgs the distillery’s history. Followg a five-year apprentichip unr Mount Gay’s prev master distiller, she took on her current role.
Clean and clear Mount Gay Silver is the brand’s entry-level m, but grab while you n, bee ’s beg removed om the Amerin market. Like all tropilly produced spirs, Mount Gay ag nearly three tim as quickly as spirs barrel-aged oler climat. And there’s a whole lot of m agg Mount Gay’s four wareho.
impossible whout referencg Mount Gay. Spanng nearly four centuri, Mount Gay has somethg to say about every era.