Mount Gay XO Extra Old

This is a great starting place for someone looking at trying more expensive rums . Produced by mount gay I would never expect less then a clean rum that has lovely notes of caramel , suger and bannana.

Wouldn't mix this. It reminds me of a scotch. I wouldn't even put ice in this.

Nosing reveals fruity notes with vanilla, caramel and tobacco. Palate starts with a spicy attack which immediately gives way to note of oak, vanilla, caramel and dark chocolate without sweetness. Long and smooth finish with some little smokiness. Puristic but nice rum.

Smells and tastes what you want and expect from an XO rum. Depth. Punchiness. Decent balance of sweet and fire. Pretty good.

I can remember purchasing this rum about 15 years ago as I began my rum collection, which is over 210 bottles now! It was my first endeavor into the enjoyment of a true sipping rum, and also the first rum from the island of Barbados. At roughly $50, I had contemplated taking the plunge and buying this nice rum since it was a lot of money to spend for a bottle of rum, especially at that time. Well, I decided to buy it and am glad I did as the XO represents a fine example of Bajan rum meant to be enjoyed neat.
Not sweet, not too dry with little burn going down.

My overall winner, great for the money, holds complexity and flavours.

A staple in my rum cabinet. Great value and a great taste.

Herkomst: Barbados
Abv: 43%
Fles: 70cl

Aroma: karamel, hout, alcohol.
Smaak: licht zoet. Alcohol op een goede manier aanwezig. Karamel en eikenhout.
Nasmaak: ietwat zoet, eindigt droog.

Prima rum van de oudste rum distillerij ter wereld.
Aanrader!

A little vanilla and chocolate taste. Nice colour.

I personally don't think this is an upper level rum expression, but it's on the border. I feel like this would be something you give a person to help them ease into the world of aged rum. There are other, better rums for approx. The same price.