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Mount Gay XO Extra Old rum

Mount Gay XO Extra Old

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Barbados | Aged | 40% ABV

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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747 Mount Gay XO Extra Old Ratings

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Jaroslav Nečas 🇨🇿 | 79 ratings
Posted over 4 years ago

Jedná se o rum s poněkud drsnější chutí stejně jako Mount Gay Black Barrel. Ovšem tím veškerá podobnost končí. Vůně, chuť i závěr jsou v případě XO o mnoho lepší.

Jaycee 🇦🇺 | 67 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

Great colour, rich bold flavours. Plenty of body, smooth. Loved it. Would recommend. My version of this Reserve Blend is 43% abv. 8.5

gracey1982 🇨🇦 | 3 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

...when I lived and worked in Barbados for a summer when I was 19. Smooth and goes with anything.

Trotinete 🇦🇹 | 54 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

Im Geruch fein nach Rosinen, Pflaumen und Gewürze,
Schöne Bernsteinfarben,
Im Geschmack sehr ausgewogen, getrocknete Früchte, Gewürze, ein ganz wenig Süße gut eingebunden und trotz 43% Alkohol nicht zu scharf.

Fazit: ein sehr guter Rum mit sehr gutem Preis/Leistungsverhältnis.
Einer meiner Favoriten in meiner Sammlung.

maikel777 🇧🇪 | 1 rating
Posted over 3 years ago

I am not a professional, but this rum is anything that I ve tried. Amazing vanilla taste, smooth, this is very good

MozUK619 🇬🇧 | 8 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

Tastes a little similar to the Mount Gay black barrel but a lot smoother. Enjoyable sipped straight

Gareth J 🇺🇸 | 9 ratings
Posted almost 7 years ago

MG XO is smooth enough to sip yet robust enough to mix without getting lost in the mix. Although very obviously rum it's reminiscent of a Highland region single malt in terms of smoothness, dried fruit and alcoholic kick, may be its the common use of ex bourbon barrels in Highland malts as with MG XO for maturation.

David-OC 🇺🇸 | 4 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Neat, or on ice, always enjoyable. Respect it, but mostly appreciate this rum for the complexity it provides.

Seb 🇨🇦 | 40 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

It's a nice rum, gets better as you let it breath, not too sweet.

michael 🇺🇸 | 44 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

Very smooth for very little to no added sugar.

An amazing sipper with a lot of depth and oaky flavor for the value:

GregS 🇺🇸 | 27 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

As the title says, this is my first sipping rum. I've only had rum in mixed drinks and decided that it's time for me to grow up and have some big boy drinks. Hehe. I decided to start with this one since it is often seen as a standard for tasting rum.
Overall I'm happy with my decision.
I smell fruit and spice. It's a little sweet smelling. I don't get the banana that others report, but that's good since I hate banana.
On my tongue, I get some spiciness, mainly pepper. I also detect some fruit, but my palate isn't refined enough yet to narrow it down.
I'll be judging all future rums against this one.




Brand Details

Name: XO Extra Old
ABV: 40%
Type: Mount Gay
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: Yes

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