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Barbados | Aged | 43% ABV | Pot and Column Still Distilled
Mount Gay Black Barrel is a small batch, handcrafted rum created by master distiller Allen Smith. It is a blend of both matured double pot distillates and aged column distillates which are finished in Bourbon oak barrels.
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over 2 years ago
Pre mňa základný Mount Gay, ktorý ocenia skôr začínajúci degustátori. Jemné drevite tóny, náznak ovocia a karamelu. Pre mňa ale ďaleko za verziou XO, alebo nebodaj 1703. Zodpovedá tomu samozrejme aj cena.
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over 2 years ago
Mount Gay Black Barrel is a traditional rum from the island of Barbados it’s a limited édition.
It’s a mix of rums from pot stills and old rums distilled in a column still.
The whole is refined in American oak barrels which previously contained bourbon and which were deeply burned in order to allow the wood to reveal its aromas.
The whole process delivers a rum that is both balanced and highly flavored. In the mouth we can smell the vanilla and the woody aromas. It is a very elegant rum!!!
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over 2 years ago
Mam velmi rad Black barrel rumy a tento je jeden z najlepsich.
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over 2 years ago
This was my first bottle of Mt. Gay, light on the Molasses, baking spice notes and astringent qualities.
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over 2 years ago
This is lovely sipping and/or cocktail rum. There's no added sugar and it's bottled above the legal minimum. There's a nice vanilla cake batter note that I always get from Mount Gay along with brown sugar, molasses, and oak.
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over 2 years ago
Good rum with a bright tastes; notes of wood are hidden in there. Tastes a little cheap, but worth a shot.
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over 2 years ago
Overall smooth rum, slightly smokey with raisin/currant notes.
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over 2 years ago
Solid blend with a good price and quality. Lacks complexity but no one expects this much in this range. A rum that i can recommend.
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over 2 years ago
Pro milovníky ostřejších rumů , celkem chutnal i mě. Ve vůni a chuti převažuje aroma starého sudu po bourbonu a dubové tóny. Pro milovníky suchých rumů - začátečníky nedoporučuji, je zde dost cítit nahořklost a pepř.
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almost 3 years ago
Nice. Not fantastic, just nice. Some toffee and vanilla a bit of the alcoholic burn and a nice finish. Some oak, some cherry flavors
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When I first tried this rum a couple years ago, it was relatively new to the market, and there seemed to be a lot of marketing hype around it. I thought it was all a bit overblown, and the introductory price was somewhat inflated.
Now that the price seems to have come down a bit, and I've done quite a bit more tasting of this and other rums, I'm appreciating it more and more. In many ways it seems more "grown up" than many other over-sweetened rums on the market. I think part of this is Mount Gay's attempt to dig into the whiskey market—a drink that is more highly esteemed (and priced) in this country. That certainly manifests itself in the flavor profile, which is dry, oaky, and slightly spicy. With characteristic sweetness and a caramel nose, you certainly wouldn't confuse it for whiskey. This is a proud rum. I give it a 7.5, and round up for its somewhat unique spot in the market. With a little more aging to polish off its somewhat abrasive edges, it would be a solid 8.
As it is, Mount Gay Black Barrel is a versatile rum that makes a great Old Fashioned, a solid Bajan Rum Punch, and a decent sipper. Just don't spend more than $30 USD (2/2017) on a bottle if you can help it.