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.
MOUNT GAY RUM: THE STORY BEHD BARBADOS’ MOST FAMO EXPORT
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.
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 RUM DISTILLERI LTD
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’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.