Mount Gay is made on the island of Barbados and represents one of the most famous rum distilleries in the world. Barbados is often credited for being the first country to make rum and Mount Gay is believed to be the oldest rum brand name. Discover why this distillery is so special with three 20cl bottles of their signature rums. The Mount Gay Discovery Pack contains: Mount Gay Eclipse Heritage Blend Rum 200ml, 40% – This is the perfect introduction to Master Blender Trudiann Branker’s vision for the Mount Gay style. Caramelised banana, vanilla, burnt sugar, oak, summer fruit and spice make for a sun-kissed treat that’s ideal for long and refreshing cocktails. Mount Gay Black Barrel Double Cask Blend Rum 200ml, 43% – Black Barrel is a small batch, handcrafted blend made of matured double pot still distillates and aged column distillates. In a process called finishing, the blended rum is then matured for a second time in heavily charred ex-Bourbon barrels. This method releases complex notes of spice, toasted wood, sweet caramel, toffee, gingerbread, candied fruits, lychee and hints of smoke, that are at once balanced and bold. Mount Gay X.O. Triple Cask Blend Rum 200ml, 43% – A small-batch blend of selected mature rums. Components were aged in American whiskey, Bourbon and Cognac casks to create a round and complex spirit that pulses with salted caramel, vanilla ice cream, dry spices, dark chocolate, baked figs, cocoa and pomander. We love sipping this smooth tot neat with a single ice cube. The distillery was founded on 20th February 1703, over a century before the first Old Fashioned was mixed, and it has been drawing water from the same coral limestone-filtered well to make their rum ever since. Barbadian sugarcane produces some of the world’s richest and most aromatic molasses, which is what gives Mount Gay its gravitas. The rum is filled into white oak Kentucky whiskey barrels and the rest is left to the erratic tropical Caribbean climate, which in one single year could mature a rum for the equivalent of three years or six months, who knows? Maybe that’s why the Barbadians are so relaxed, just enjoy life and let the rum do its own thing.
£9.83 per 100.00ml
