Mount Gay – Rémy Cotre

Contents:

• MAGGIE CAMPBELL JOS MOUNT GAY RUM
• THE MOUNT GAY PORT CASK EXPRSN WILL STRETCH RUM’S BOUNDARI
• MOUNT GAY UNVEILS A NEW CHAPTER FOR THE BRAND IN 2020
• MOUNT GAY: STRETCHG THE ENVELOPE OF RUM EXPRSNS
• MOUNT GAY
• MOUNT GAY, OFFICIAL RUM OF COWES WEEK
• MOUNT GAY RUM PRIC AND BUYER’S GUI
• RUM REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL
• THE ESSENTIALS OF MOUNT GAY BARBADOS RUM
• A WHISKEY DRKER’S TASTG OF FOUR AGED MOUNT GAY RUMS
• MOUNT GAY RUM
• MOUNT GAY RUM PH THE BOUNDARI OF RUM MAKG WH NEW LIMED-EDN EXPRSN
• MOUNT GAY RUM INNOVAT WH LATT LIMED-EDN RELEASE: ANAN OAK CASK
• MOUNT GAY CREAT ANNIVERSARY M

MAGGIE CAMPBELL JOS MOUNT GAY RUM

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 MOUNT GAY PORT CASK EXPRSN WILL STRETCH RUM’S BOUNDARI

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.

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. 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.

The proprietary yeast stra is based off a ptured wild yeast, which Mount Gay’s team then bred for nsistency. 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.

MOUNT GAY UNVEILS A NEW CHAPTER FOR THE BRAND IN 2020

Mount Gay’s current master distiller, Tdiann Branker, is the first woman to n thgs the distillery’s history.

MOUNT GAY: STRETCHG THE ENVELOPE OF RUM EXPRSNS

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. In October 2021, Mount Gay will expand s team of expertise to wele Maggie Campbell, former Head Distiller of Privateer Rum.

Campbell will work hand hand wh Mount Gay’s Agricultural Manager Jacklyn Broome, Agronomy & Permaculture Consultant Dr.

“I’ve followed the work of Allen Smh and Tdiann Branker for que some time and to be ved to jo Mount Gay is a te privilege. “We are thrilled to wele Maggie to our team here Barbados, ” noted Raphael Grisoni, Managg Director, Mount Gay. “I’ve been followg her reer for many years, and she will be an tegral part to the future of the Mount Gay Estate.

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LUCY, Barbados, March 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Mount Gay, the world's olst nng m distillery tablished 1703, unveils a new chapter for the brand 2020.

Harnsg over 300 years of experience, Mount Gay will ret the brand to pay homage to s rich herage of passg down craft and expertise Barbados, the birthplace of m. In dog so, Mount Gay will embrace more transparency, providg an -pth look to the brand and s m, and will look to the future ensurg ntued novatn and growth honorg the genue m tradn of Barbados. Wh the troductn of Master Blenr Tdiann Branker April 2019, the distillery's and Barbados' first female master blenr, Mount Gay began a new chapter for the distillery's rich history.

In her new role, Branker revised Mount Gay's re blends whilst simultaneoly nsirg the discerng palate of the high-end brown spir enthiasts and appreciatg Mount Gay's steadfast brand loyalty. As a rult, Branker has created a new blend for Mount Gay Black Barrel and an enhanced blend for Mount Gay XO, both of which she is thrilled to but to global markets this year. Mount Gay Black Barrel benefs om an olr selectn of ms beg ed for the blend, movg to a blend of three to seven-year-old ms as opposed to the prev two to seven years, wh a higher ntent of double distilled pot still ms.

MOUNT GAY, OFFICIAL RUM OF COWES WEEK

In addn to the work that she has done on Black Barrel, Branker revised Mount Gay XO where she enriched the blend. Each change has been a nsc cisn to appreciate the te value of Mount Gay and honor s signifince on the spectm of high-end m. Unrpng the packagg and liquid chang is a rehed creative platform that promis to honor the genue m tradn and foc on what mak Mount Gay More than a m through tn, exploratn and disvery.

Each touch pot of the platform pays homage to Mount Gay's Barbadian herage, the people who craft the m and s unrivalled terroir refully harnsed sce 1703. "It is an honor to be at the foreont of the excg chang that Mount Gay will see 2020, and I'm proud not only to be the first female master blenr Barbados but to be part of the team that will take Mount Gay om strength to strength, " said Tdiann Branker, Mount Gay Master Blenr. "I am wholeheartedly mted to embracg the expertise that we have hered for over 300 years and am passnate about lookg ahead as we be both science and craft to explore what mak Mount Gay more than a m.

" "This is an important step change for Mount Gay, one that will see explore and showse our roots whilst embracg what is tly important to – our people, our land and our herage, " said Raphaël Grisoni, Mount Gay Managg Director.

MOUNT GAY RUM PRIC AND BUYER’S GUI

"We are nfint that the chang we make now will cement Mount Gay's posn as a leadg high-end m brand for many years to e. " From April 2020, Mount Gay's new Black Barrel blend and s enriched XO blend will be on shelf throughout all markets and global travel retail.

About Mount Gay: A legal ed dated om Febary 20, 1703 nfirms the existence of a "pot still hoe" on Mount Gay's sugar ne Estate Barbados, tablishg Mount Gay as the world's olst m producer.

Still today, only the ft sugar ne molass and pure water filtered through the ral heart of the island are selected to create Mount Gay ms. Perpetuatg a long-standg Barbadian tradn for more than 315 years, Mount Gay ms are handcrafted om a blend of sgle lumn and double pper pot distillat and matured toasted oak barrels, liverg aromatic, flavorful taste, body and refed character.

RUM REVIEW: MOUNT GAY BLACK BARREL

The Mount Gay distillery dat back to 1703, and is today the olst ntuoly functng m distillery the world.

John Sober purchased the operatn 1747, om William Sandiford, and appoted a tsted iend, John Gay Alleyne, to manage . Mount Gay has now embarked on a signifint expansn that will see produce s own molass om s own sugarne fields and release specific Barbadian molass bottlgs of m. The persistent tra wds, pecially at the north end of Barbados where the Mount Gay distillery is loted, n be relied on for olg the fermentg molass and dissipatg the heat generated.

Mount Gay’s ms are typilly a blend of pot and lumn distilled ms, wh higher end exprsns receivg a greater proportn of pot still ms their blend.

THE ESSENTIALS OF MOUNT GAY BARBADOS RUM

Mount Gay’s top tier of ms clus Mount Gay XO (Extra Old), Mount Gay Black Barrel and Mount Gay 1703, s top ranked specialty bottlg. A lower priced tier clus Mount Gay Silver Eclipse, Mount Gay Eclipse Black, Mount Gay Eclipse and Mount Gay Special Rerve. In addn, takg a page om Stch whisky producers, Mount Gay has been experimentg wh exotic sk fish, maturg their ms for one or more years sks that prevly held other liquids, typilly sweet and fortified w, like port or peated whiski.

Recently, Mount Gay released the first exprsn s Mount Gay Rum Master Blenr Collectn: XO The Peat Smoke Experience. The m was blend by Mount Gay’s Master Blenr, Allen Smh, om a batn of lumn and pot still distilled ms that had been matured Amerin ex-bourbon barrels for perds of between 8 and 15 years.

A WHISKEY DRKER’S TASTG OF FOUR AGED MOUNT GAY RUMS

Sce Mount Gay’s parent, Remy Cotre, also owns the Bichladdich distillery on Islay, prumably that is the source of the sks. This is an excellent m, although at a remend retail price of $250 is substantially more expensive than eher the regular Mount Gay XO or the top of the le Mount Gay 1703 exprsns.

Fermentatn really begs when molass and filtered water om Barbados are bed wh yeast (selected exclively for Mount Gay).

For over three hundred years, the distct and pure character of Mount Gay ms has e om distillatn tradnal lumn and pper pot stills. The ageg procs is particularly unpredictable the tropil Caribbean climate, and at Mount Gay, we prefer to talk about maturg. Today, Mount Gay ms are matured lightly charred Amerin oak barrels that have prevly been ed to age Amerin whiskey.

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Master Blenr2019 - todayFirst female Master Blenr at Mount Gay and Barbados, Tdiann Branker, graduate of the Siebel Instute and the Instute of Brewg and Distillg, posss a strong amic background, to which she adds over 11 years workg the spirs dtry. She joed the Mount Gay team 2014 as the Qualy Assurance Manager and followed the same path as Allen Smh wh the distillery—and she ntu to be spired by his legacy at Mount Gay.

Tdiann posss the sire to create, explore new ias and tablish a productive dialogue that is le wh Mount Gay’s ambn. It is wh great pri that I bee Mount Gay’s Master Blenr … to create new treasur, expand our ms and vent new blends. Allen Smh joed the Mount Gay Distillery 1991, and assisted the blendg of Mount Gay Extra Old unr the stctns of Master Blenr J.

Note: the pric are US Dollars, and for the US market, if you are outsi of the US, the pric may vary; we will, however, clu lks to the bt place to buy your ial bottle of Mount Gay  your untry. The most monly bought bottle of Mount Gay Rum is the Mount Gay Eclipse Rum and sts $20 for a bottle of 750ml. The most expensive bottle of Mount Gay Rum is the Mount Gay Rum XO, and sts $58 for a bottle of 750ml.

MOUNT GAY RUM PH THE BOUNDARI OF RUM MAKG WH NEW LIMED-EDN EXPRSN

Now that you have the simplt answer to the simplt qutns, below you’ll fd the pric and siz of the entire range of Mount Gay Rum, their siz, pric, and later on, a buyer’s gui. NumbersNamPrice (750ml)1Mount Gay Rum Eclipse$202Mount Gay Rum Black Barrel$423Mount Gay Rum XO$584Mount Gay Rum Silver$20.

This m is a limed edn of the Mount Gay le, and this m is a blend of ms distilled tradnal lumn stills. Created by Mount Gay Distilleri Barbados, the m is claimed to be the world’s olst mercial m distillery. Mount Gay Rum has historilly been associated wh sailg, and sailors have always preferred this particular m as a drk.

MOUNT GAY RUM INNOVAT WH LATT LIMED-EDN RELEASE: ANAN OAK CASK

So now I’m workg my way through some of the more popular labels, and the Mount Gay Black Barrel is near the top of that list. While the olst rerd of the distillery n date back to a ed 1703 (which allows to claim the tle of the olst operatg m distillery the world), the distillery is named for the much more recent owner Sir John Gay Alleyne, who purchased the facily 1747 and ran until his ath 1801. Durg his life, Sir John Gay Alleyne served as a member of the Barbados Parliament, which he was elected Speaker, and was one of the most fluential voic to speak out agast the practice of slavery.

Mount Gay is one of a handful of Caribbean m producers who ntue the tradn of g a double retort distillatn procs for their m, cludg part of the m ed this bottle. It would be impossible to dive to the history of m whout mentng Mount Gay Distillery, the world’s olst nng m distillery, tablished 1703.

MOUNT GAY CREAT ANNIVERSARY M

That small distillery grew – diggg a well, plantg sgle-strand fields of ne, and expandg towards a larger future – unr the learship of Sir John Gay Alleyne.

“Two important eds om 1654 and 1703 state that m was already beg produced on the dat at our Mount Gay tate, makg Mount Gay the olst nng m distillery, ” explas Mount Gay Rum Master Blenr Tdiann Branker. Mount Gay pris self on herage and s rich history that stretch across centuri and through each blend. Each of the blends is steeped Mount Gay history, and each is ma wh properti unique to Mount Gay and the island of Barbados.