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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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Mathias 🇳🇴 | 15 ratings
Posted 6 years ago

Dry, spicy, woodI. I had it neat, I'm guessing it would be more enjoyable on the rocks. I don't recommend it unless selection is poor.

TommyVinegar 🇧🇪 | 46 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

If you have a sweet tooth or a delicate palate / weak stomach, you might find this a bit harsh. Whisky drinkers (like me, although I prefer rum) will like this. It's dry, it's oakey, it has some burn and it's relatively high on alchohol-content at 43%. It's the kind of rum that likes to flex its muscles. There is a caramel sweetness hidden in there, but you'll have to look for it. Pleasant though, when you eventually find it.

Phil 🇷🇪 | 169 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Rhum vieux (?) de la Barbade vieilli dans des fûts de Bourbon.
Design : bouteille simple mais élégante, le rhum a une belle couleur dorée.
Nez : Agréable, caramel, épices.
En bouche, l'attaque est très douce, dominante de caramel, boisé, puis alcool suivi d'une petite amertume.
Finale : rhum quasi évanescent, reste une note végétale.
On ne sent pas les 43° du rhum.
Ce rhum manque de rondeur et il est trop sucré.
Reste que ce rhum est agréable à boire et il vaut ses 60EC$.

CBags 🇺🇸 | 10 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

This would be a rum to show whiskey drinkers. Excellent for the price point, good for a sipper that you don't mind accidentally killing with a few friends on a sat night.

Jameson Rodriguez 🇺🇸 | 5 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

But certainly not a "special" occasions rum. Pretty tasty, albeit lacking complexity.

Beukeboom 🇺🇸 | 304 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Another winner from Mount Gay. Not quite as good as their XO but doggoned close. Beautiful amber color. Enticing aroma hinting at the molasses. This rum was matured in heavily charred oak casks and the flavor definitely reflects it. The oak tones rapidly overtake the initial sweetness and vanilla as well as a pepperiness. Very smooth even though it's 43% ABV (86 proof) which is just a tad higher than typical rums. In my humble opinion this is best suited as a mixing rum rather than a sipper but if you like bourbon and some whiskies this might be a suitable sipping rum. I feel the oak tannins would make for an excellent counter to sweet fruits in drinks.

Steven Cooremans 🇧🇪 | 42 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Average sweetness and some harshness. Smokey taste, some ripe fruit/banana at the end, some liquorice.

SuShY** 🇫🇷 | 9 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Jolie bouteille, j'ai fait cet achat lors d'une visite dans une cave à Rhum parisienne. Les conseils précieux se révèlent payeurs, un goût sympa, pas très fort avec une petite dominante sur le bourbon liée au vieillissement dans ces anciens fûts à la Barbade.

Robert lyman 🇺🇸 | 5 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

The color of the rum is dark almost has a whiskey flavor but worth trying.

Commodore 🇺🇸 | 4 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Nice to have in the cabinet... still for mixed drinks

Andrew 🇨🇦 | 76 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Nothing special, very dry and leathery. But I guess for what it costs, it is still pretty smooth. I guess I wouldn't kick it out of bed




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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