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Mount Gay Extra Old (often written "OX") is a blend of rums aged between 8 and 15 years in American bourbon barrels.
Mount Gay Distilleries is the oldest operating distillery in the Americas - producing rum in Barbados since 1703. It's original name was Mount Gilboa, and in 1801 renamed Mount Gay after the distillery's manager Sir John Gay Alleyne.
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Posted
almost 2 years ago
Treat yourself with a more complex and robust mount gay for those special occasions
Posted
almost 2 years ago
I spent a few months working down in Barbados in 2019 and really liked the previous XO. However, I think Richard Seale once again outdid himself.
The triple cask really does provide a symphony of flavor, but not at all too sweet. If they announce they are discontinuing it, I would rent a storage unit and buy as much as I could. :-)
Posted
almost 2 years ago
Solid if a bit less interesting than others at this price point. I had one of the older version as it seems to have rebranded in 2020/21. N: cinnamon clove caramel, nice, sweeter, more fruit after sitting. T/F: cinnamon and spice, lighter, longer and very sippable, sweet w/o added sugar. But unlike most on this site, I think I prefer the cheaper and much more aggressive / interesting black barrel.
Posted
2 years ago
it s a honest non sweetened rum, good neat or in a rum old fashioned !
let sit 10 minutes in the glass to lower the burn at nose, dry, complex nose (a lot of fruits, oak, brown sugar),
in the mouth is dry, warm but 43% ABV is ok, not too much,
it s a rum for whisky drinkers (me too), better than many 10-12 years old single malts i ve tried !
Posted
2 years ago
En nariz se nota la madera en boca no quema y se nota más los taninos del tiempo en barrica y no empalaga de azúcares pero está ese tono dulce del ron que ha pasado reposando en la barrica al darle un 7 es poco y debía estar bastante más cerca del 8 es un ron de los que me atraen pero el balance de precio, casi 40€, me hace preferir otros .....no es mal ron pero me parece caro, como siempre nunca lo mezclaría.
Аромат
Яркий, приятный, сахар демерара, растворитель, шоколад, лимонная цедра и лимонный сок, ванильный сахар, корица, немного эстеров и анис, никаких офф-нот.
Вкус
Горько-сладкий, но больше сладкий, жженый сахар Демерара, корица и жгучие пряности, бадьян, мебельный лак, растворитель, ваниль, кокос.
Сладость 6,5 из 10
Послевкусие
Горькое, ромовые эстеры, корица, пряности, ваниль, дубовые танины, бадьян.
Итого
Отменный базовый ром, который придётся по вкусу всем! Не сложный и понятный, абсолютно отсутствуют неприятные ноты, хорошо сбалансирован!
N:22 T:21 F:21 B:21
Оценка: 85
Posted
2 years ago
A really pleasant vanilla taste, good body, mellow aftertaste!
Posted
2 years ago
Dalsi suchy rum, bol by celkom fajn, nebyt tej cenovky.
Posted
over 2 years ago
Good rum to elevate your cocktails, high alcoholic after taste, good balance and representation of an aged rum.
Posted
over 2 years ago
Mount Gay XO Extra Old - mám doma už celkem dlouho. Zatím mi moc nesedí
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This is my style rum right here, there's something for everyone in this
9
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out of 10
MGXO has a super nice balance of dry, smokey, sweet, and oaky barrel flavor. There are hints of marshmallow vanilla along with chocolate, leather, and oak. Some subtle dried cherries and molasses flavor as well. I'm a bourbon fan which may be why I like this so much. There is a noticeable complexity of flavors it has besides just sweetness. There is a wonderful dry element to this one and I prefer it on the rocks at 43% alcohol. Extremely happy with this and will definitely be buying again. Update: coming back to this was difficult at first, I have tried so many "premium" sugary rums since and I couldn't appreciate it the way I used to. Over a few sessions of sipping at first it was just too hot and I could only taste the alcohol, then I added a little bit of water and time to the equation. After breathing and a dab of water I was able to recollect my initial love for this rum with its natural dry fruit/molasses sweetness and smooth finish. It's notably smoother on the finish than Doorly's 12 year and I can say that for sure now.