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Mount Gay Black Barrel rum

Mount Gay Black Barrel

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Barbados | Aged | 43% ABV | Pot and Column Still Distilled

Mount Gay Black Barrel is a small batch, handcrafted rum created by master distiller Allen Smith. It is a blend of both matured double pot distillates and aged column distillates which are finished in Bourbon oak barrels.

6.7/10
446 ratings
Tasty, but not quite great
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446 Mount Gay Black Barrel Ratings

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Jaybird 🇺🇸 | 48 ratings
Posted over 4 years ago

Soft aroma of molasses with hints of sweetness and vanilla. Pepper. Alcohol. Warm on the palate, soft sweet character with soft fruitiness and hints of vanilla and oak. I don't get the big char barrel character that some get. The finish is dry and long with lingering bitterness. Not super complex. Good flavor. I'd use it as a mixer. Great pure rum flavor without too much barrel character to get in the way. Not a great sipper in my book but on the rocks in a pinch wouldn't be a bad thing. A great rum for what it is. Good value for a good quality rum. $26 for a 750ml in Ohio.

Tutor 🇫🇷 | 19 ratings
Posted 9 years ago

Arôme léger de mélasse
Rappelle quelque chose de toasté
Brûlure de l'alcool présente.

HCRumMan 🇺🇸 | 3 ratings
Posted 12 months ago

I would say, this rum falls into average group. Not bad but nothing special either.

Przemek 🇵🇱 | 13 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

If you let it breathe for a while, you are not going to feel alcohol at the beginning, and then you can enjoy whole range of taste and aroma. Which is complex and dry - I would say "difficult". Recommendable to non-beginners :)

Kristjan 🇪🇪 | 2 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

A lighter dark blend with hints of black barrel ageing. I was hoping for more of those gingerbread and toffee notes the bottle mentions. Easy to enjoy neat, would not advise against it.

Chaosrum 🇨🇭 | 6 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

I found this very rounded and a mellow sipper. Also great in a cocktail. Usually I drink whisky, now I’m searching for rum without or only few sugar.

Elwar 🇳🇴 | 8 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Lots of flavour, surprised me with very matured taste, cask comes through quite fast. The following evening it tasted maybe even better, maybe a hint toward Cognac in flavour but with much more cask, also hints of whiskey. Long and round aftertaste, really enjoyed it. Very complex taste. Not to sweet, maybe with a taste of caramel as well. Low price and great value, will absolutely buy this again.

Triton Ogletree 🇺🇸 | 134 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

This is fairly smooth with a small bite at the end but the flavor is decent. While it's still a moderately proofed rum, it's more powerful than some. That said, it's semi-sweet with a nutty flavor. All that adds up to a very solid rum. Definitely worth trying.

ripperussr 🇨🇿 | 475 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Sweet caramel aroma, sweet start (vanilla), medium hard tail

borgmanb 🇺🇸 | 50 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

Tried this side by side with the Mount Gay XO and this was a clear winner with the charred casks adding more complexity and flavor. cinnamon and vanilla spice, very unique. Great value.

lonefalcon 🇺🇸 | 54 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

A light and fruity sweet aroma. Light flavor, not very thick, with a burn on the back. Not bad, but have had better.




Brand Details

Name: Black Barrel
ABV: 43%
Type: Mount Gay
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Pot and Column Still
Women leading Rum: Yes

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