Mount Gay 1703 Old Cask

I bought this rum because I liked the XO so much. The bottle and cork pledge premium but it somehow lacks the well balanced flavors that make the XO great.

Nicht so gut wie erwartet. Der erste Geschmack ist nicht so aromatisch sondern eher scharf. Der Körper ist schwer und scharf. Der Nachklang lang, wenig fruchtig...

There are much better rums in and below the price range of this. It was just too subtle in the nose, mouth and finish. Hey but that's just me, I like a bit more robust flavors.

It smells great lots of caramel , however I don't think it's very smooth and the taste is too much of a whiskey taste for me. Had to think of my visit to the Jameson factory when I tasted this rum. It got a bit better when it aired for like 10 min.

Definitely a quality product and I am not upset that I bought it. But I am glad I caught my bottle on sale at half price. I mainly bought it due to the sale, I am a Bourbon/Rum drinker by trade and I thought the bottle looked cool. Honestly, its good as far as being smooth and very drinkable but no real wow factor in this one... it's just a solid, I asume unsweetened from the taste, rum and I can certainly appreciate the reserved sweetness of this rum. It may be too dry for the average rum drinker who looks for a more intense sweetness. I'll certainly finish my bottle and enjoy it but there a simply better options out there for my tastes. Glad I tried it but I never need another bottle and this has almost put me off blindly buying bottles (but I did blind buy Foursquare Triptych and that was a HOMERUN!!!). Ultimately, Mount Gay products simply never seem to meet my expectations... of course, to each their own. I find that some distillers just capture flavor profiles that are very appealing to me across their entire line. What I like may not be what you like so please give it a go!

slight smell of apples and pear similar to Pyrat Cask 1623, but more harsh. The taste is not nearly as smooth or complex as I would have imagined for such a premium/expensive rum. In a side by side with ED 21, the 21 was easily better in all aspects. 80+?

Long finish, but the flavor is masked by the heat.

Bought this a year ago and tried it resently, a bit harsh for such a talked up rum

Ani ryba, ani rak, ono i to datum není tak úplně pravda a takový i ten rum.
"Především je nutno říct, že tato plantáž se původně jmenovala Mount Gilboa a v roce 1801 byla přejmenována na Mount Gay po jednom z nových majitelů, kterým byl John Gay Alleyne. Není tedy možné mít značku ještě před tím, než to jméno vůbec existovalo." Citace z magazínu Warehouse #1 News číslo 9.

Nose: Faint. Almost all oak with hints of cherry cough syrup
Palate: Again, fainter flavor than I expected but similar to the nose
Tail: Pretty long but with the cherry syrup getting stronger over time

It’s fine but definitely not a favorite. Mount gay rums have always been underwhelming for me so I’m not surprised.