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Mount Gay Eclipse rum is produced from molasses that is double distilled and aged up to 2 years in white Kentucky oak ex bourbon barrels.
Mount Gay is the oldest existing rum brand in the world, with it's oldest surviving deed being from 1703. The company developed the use of traditional double copper pot stills, a process that has been in continuous use by Mount Gay ever since its founding. The company's namesake Sir John Gay Alleyne was a good friend of John Sober who purchased the then Mount Gilboa distilleries in 1747.
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Being new to this I give my own opinion, love this rum and most probably the 1st one I tried neat. Love the taste neat and with a mixer.
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almost 2 years ago
Not so much a sipper, with a good amount of spice as a mixer for tasty mojito's & swizzels.
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almost 3 years ago
Drinking this neat is underwhelming. The nose is more like whiskey than rum and it tastes a little thin, or lacking some of the robustness that the XO has.
It evolves into a pleasant sweetness with very little burn and a honey aftertaste. This would shine in cocktails where a light rum would normally be used.
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almost 2 years ago
Bought this as my go-to was out of stock and was pleasantly surprised. Some nice flavours coming through that stayed in the mouth for longer than expected. Happy to buy again. Good value
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almost 3 years ago
The alcohol taste is quite strong at the beginning but after that I find it actually quite enjoyable. The aroma is solid in terms of the tropical notes. It is a solid light aged rum decent for straight if you can take it, or blended in as cocktails.
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almost 2 years ago
Love the taste of Barbados rums, but we can expect better from Mt. Gay. Like the clean sweet taste, but would love more barrel and age notes.
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over 2 years ago
Decent mixer, not much more to add - solid quality from Mount Gay for a small money.
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almost 2 years ago
Initial smell wasn’t very good - chemical/alcohol. Then I’m thinking … oh no. But then I sipped. I’m an advanced intermediate rum drinker - by no means an expert.
I could taste the caramel immediately, but in a good way. To me, it’s not as sweet as Diplomatico Reserva. Reminded me of Brach’s caramel candy squares I used to eat as a kid.
No burn, no bad after taste. And after a few great sips, I smelled again and could cleanly smell caramel.
I can’t wait to taste the “better” Dictador’s. But I will say that this was a fine introduction. I look forward to sipping XO.
But in the meantime, I’m going to enjoy the rest of the bottle. For $25 US, I’d say it is one hell of a rum. I’m kinda sad that it was the last bottle at TWN & they didn’t have a label on the shelf, so it was the last bottle :(
Can’t believe that the coffee and orange bottles were a higher price. I definitely recommend giving it a try!
If you want to spend less than £20 on a bottle of rum if it's either a spice rum or Bacardi. Unless you choose this, and you really should.
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Discret et léger
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Rhum aux beaux reflets dorés, a l'arôme discret et léger en bouche. Plutôt agréable. Peu de longueur en bouche.