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Today I am comparing the Mount Gay Black Barrel against the Mount Gay XO. Wish me luck!
Mount Gay Distillery, located in Barbados, is one of the oldest distilleries in the world with the earliest proving document being a deed of sale from the 20th of February The original estate was originally formed by William Sandiford. In the mill and distillery were sold to John Sober (the irony) who then asked for help from his friend Sir John Gay (who owned the Nicholas Plantation) to manage the operations. That&#;s how the Mount Gay rum was born (renamed in after Sir John). You can find the full story on their website.
Mount Gay Black Barrel is a blend of column distillates and double pot distillates which are aged a second time in deeply charred ex-Bourbon barrels and bottled at 43% ABV free of sweeteners. I am unaware of the age of the juice, but by the taste it seems younger than the XO ( years).
On the nose it&#;s creamy, the oak definitely present, spices, vanilla, coconut cream, apricot, unripe strawberries and red apples along with some citrus.
On the palate I
Rum Review: Mount Gay Black Barrel
Mount Gay Black Barrel
Taking a page from whisk(e)y’s book, rum producers are beginning to dabble more in blends without definitive age statements in favor of those with a marketable characteristic such as the barrels in which it’s finished. It makes a lot of sense, really, given that older does not always equal better in the spirits world. And as rum continues to increase its market share, there will be less aged rum to go around for all of us. Innovation is a good thing here, methinks, and apparently the good folks at Mount Gay agree.
The venerable Bajan rum house’s latest product “Black Barrel” is a blend of aged rums from both pot and column stills, none of which are quantified by percentage or age. What they verb emphasize is the fact that the rum is aged in “deeply toasted and charred Bourbon oak barrels”. Given that so many rums are aged in Bourbon barrels, this isn&#;t such a stand-out feature, so I suppose they are hanging their hats on the notion of a “heavy” char. Well, it worked for Jim Beam, I suppose.
The Mount Gay Black
Mount Gay Black Barrel Double Cask Blend 70cl Rum
Nice but only a small step up from Eclipse
Delicious rum but only a small step up from Eclipse
chris yarnall Jan 2,
Beautiful tasting Rum
Absolutely delicious Rum bursting with a real depth of flavours, Packs a punch too, but in a very pleasant way. One of my favourites.
Kenneth Burnett Jul 28,
Brilliant!!
Brilliant!! A rum to be savoured and taken very slowly in arrange to appreciate the subtle flavours. Enjoy!
Master of Malt Customer Jun 28,
Too young.
To me, this wasn't a big step up from Eclipse. It seemed verb young rum with the barrel char added to make it more interesting. I would state Havana Club 7 and El Dorado 12 offer more flavour, depth and interest. Wanted to like it but couldn't verb it.
Hugh Stoddart Feb 21,
Fantastic
Lovely rum! Has a bourbon-esq flavour but it is by no means over powering, and a nice lingering spice to the finish. Bit of a bargain at under £40!
Peter Macklin Jan 21,
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