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Mount Gay 1703 Master Select rum

Mount Gay 1703 Master Select

Barbados | Aged

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71 ratings
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71 Mount Gay 1703 Master Select Ratings

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Marc Cardinal 🇧🇪 | 399 ratings
Posted almost 7 years ago

The Master Select Rum is a rum blend which features aged pot and column still rum stocks from aged barrels. These barrels have an age range of 10 to 30 years. The master blender, Allen Smith personally selected the 55 barrels (Chosen between casks 8583 and 12921) used within the 1703 Master Select blend. With a beautiful amber color, the nose releases notes of citrus fruits such as orange with notes of coffee, chocolate and coconut. Very complex. On the palate, there are notes of coffee and chocolate, it is very soft on the palate. The woody side comes at the end of the mouth but it is drier and more structured than the Old Cask version. The finish is beautiful, long and complex and woody. The price is high compared to the other version but it allows, if you want to compare them, to understand the essential role of the master blender.

Tokkie93 🇧🇪 | 12 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

Definitely one of the greats. Don't care what anybody else says here. The price is definitely worth it .

Bryan w 🇨🇦 | 1 rating
Posted almost 3 years ago

I am a huge fan of Mount gay, in my opinion they absolutely set the bar for English style rum production. To be the 1703 Master Select is the epitome of their line. This is my go to for any occasion. A must have for any collection.

BigChief17 🇺🇸 | 53 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Pour this one in a Glencairn and let it sit for a while... then enjoy.

Molasses, Vanilla, Nutmeg, Caramel and Banana all take turns on the nose.

The palate is smooth and clean with burnt sugar and spice adding to the what was experienced on the nose.

Worth the price to be in your cabinet as a measuring stick.

Jimmie 🇺🇸 | 55 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

My bottle was from 2017 bottle 10,635. After allowing it to mellow in my glass notes of coconut and oak come through. There was no overbearing burn and the flavors lingered nicely. I will definitely be revisiting this bottle.

Pollux 🇨🇦 | 269 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Un très bon ami m'a offert pour mes 50 ans de déguster ce rhum, quelle chance! Très beau rhum de dégustation mais très dispendieux..

Plastic Kiwi 🇳🇿 | 2 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

This was literally my introduction to good rum , won two bottles in a yacht race, and finishing the second now 10 months later. This rum is really... big on the nose, lots more going on than the 12yo el dorado im tasting it back to back with. Taste, a fair bit of burn in the mouth and slightly bitter to begin with, but really smooths out with a lovely long finish making you want another sip. Is it worth the money? Dunno, it’s a bit out of my price range for regular drinking, but I don’t regret the opportunity to enjoy it.

maraczizsolt 🇭🇺 | 48 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

I dont like Mount Gay rums, but I gave him a try. After swallowing it has a silky taste in the mouth, what is very good, but there is no other flavour.

Jagsroy (PREMIUM) 🇨🇦 | 288 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Time has come to open one of my two bottles of Mount Gay 1703 Master Select rum. This one was bottled in 2016 (my other one in 2018) and I often wondered how it compared to the MGXO which has been my favorite rum to date (with the exception of St. Nicholas Abbey 12 year rum).

On the nose the oak is much more prominent than the XO version. So many flavours are detected with the first sip, from wood chips to honey, vanilla, caramel and citrus. This rum is slightly stronger (43%) than most rums and bites in a pleasant way at first before slowly fading away finishing with a long lasting aftertaste.

This rum is much more complex than MGXO (and quite a bit more expensive also) but definitely worth purchasing if only to experience what a true premium rum tastes like.

MGXO is a definitely a better value ($50 CAD in my area) but the Master Select version ($200 CAD) is more complex and smooth. First class Rum!

collinmaillard007 🇧🇪 | 34 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

Very complex, halfway between sweet and woody. A very fine and powerful sipper that develops various flavours in the nose and in the mouth.
Too pricey maybe but it is the value of rare products.
A very very big step up in comparison with the other rims of the company.
Spare for one bottle (some others are real waste of money) before they change (very soon).

Andreasx 🇨🇦 | 26 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

This one has a very woody nose. It has so much flavour on the tongue with a little alcohol and some nice heat. The heat lasts nicely into the after taste with a great long continued flavour That seems to go on forever. I really enjoyed this neat and look forward to trying it with ice next time. Worth the effort and money.




Brand Details

Name: 1703 Master Select
Type: Mount Gay
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: Yes

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