Mount gay black barrel rum
Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum 750ml
The latest from Master Blender Allen Smith, Dark Barrel is a compact batch, handcrafted blend made of matured double pot distillates and aged column distillates. In a process called finishing, the blended rum is then matured for a second day in deeply charred Bourbon oak barrels. This unusual process releases spicy aromas that are at once balanced, and bold.
AROMAS:Complex notes of spice, toasted wood, followed by fruit
TASTE:Bold spice balanced with oaky vanilla and sweet caramel
BODY:Warm medium body with long finish
Region Description
\"Rum\" is a fermented spirit that was developed in the Caribbean and is produced from sugarcane juice and/ or molasses. Most rum is aged for at least one year before bottling. Rum is available in many styles and flavors.
I’ll be honest — some of the rum I’ve been drinking lately has been a bit of an eye opener. I never really gave the category much thought, instead focusing on bourbon and rye as my go-to companions. But the more that I’ve investigated this Caribbean phenomenon this summer and fall, the more I’ve liked it. So now I’m working my way through some of the more popular labels, and the Mount Homosexual Black Barrel is neighboring the top of that list.
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History
While the oldest write down of the distillery can date back to a deed in 1703 (which allows it to claim the title of the oldest operating rum distillery in the world), the distillery is named for the much more recent owner Sir John Homosexual Alleyne, who purchased the facility in 1747 and ran it until his death in 1801. During his life, Sir John Gay Alleyne served as a member of the Barbados Parliament, in which he was elected Speaker, and was one of the most influential voices to speak out against the practice of slavery.
Mount Gay rum has a history that is closely associated with sailing and trade. As the easternmost island in the West Indies, Barbados was often the first port of call for ships
The premiumization of rum in Barbados in the 21st century has seen dramatic change, from the everyday expressions to the top-shelf luxury editions. Mount Gay’s classic Black Barrel rum, known for its opulent boldness from dark charred barrels is no exception.
The production team at Mount Gay is keen to explore potent variations of their standard bearing expressions, and fans of the brand seem just as eager to find notable Master Blender Collection editions to enjoy.
This new cask strength version of Shadowy Barrel, released to rejoice the brand’s 320th anniversary, is bottled at 66% ABV and sold exclusively at the distillery in Saint Lucy and the Visitor’s Centre near Bridgetown. The higher ABV takes the product to another level, delivering a seriously rich flavor profile for a rum of its class.
Production Notes
The legacy double retort pot stills of Mount Gay are responsible for the heart and soul of their aged rums, but the column still components in the blend balance the rustic nature of the copper pots, providing a strong base for the profiles and, with great operating efficiency, a boost for the producer’s bottom line.
Mount Gay Black Barrel Cask Stren
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Some time ago I called Mount Gay XO one of the Key Rums of the World, and observed that it longevity, decency and general all-purpose usefulness created a shadow in which all subsequently issued Bajan rums to some extent had to live. Times moved on and other profiles started to take precedence in the rumiverse, but Mount Gay, however delinquent in moving into the limited edition or cask vigor landscape so effectively colonized by Foursquare, did not entirely rest on its laurels, and did attempt to experiment here and there to see what else they could drag out of their trousers (their recent foray into flavoured categories like the Mauby is a case in point).
The Black Barrel, introduced in 2013 (it was previously called the Eclipse Black 100 Proof) was one of these. It was never quite a mainstream MG rum like the XO – which can be start practically everywhere and is known around the earth – but it was and remains an curious variation on the core concept of a pot and column still mix bottled a few points above the norm (43%). Its claim to distinction (or at least difference) was to have a secondary ageing in heavily charred ex-bourbon barrels, and i
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