Mount Gay Black Barrel

Coming from a person in their early 20's, this is a nice change of pace from Captain Morgan, with a nice price tag as well. One of my go to drinks when I'm at the liquor store

on first taste I almost thought I was sipping a smokey whiskey...agree with the bourbon comparisons...too good for anything but sipping

definitely a rum to change up the pace a bit. I get the bourbon conparisons and agree but also felt it had a nice flavour and played well with others in cocktails that called for Barbados rum.

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this. Dark, rich with great run attributes. A very good subtle sweetness.

This is a nice mixer. In the mouth when you try it neat it is is smoky, woody with citrus hints.

Mixed with cokeir gingebeer and you're onto a winner and the notes of the rum will compliment it well.

In reading some of the other reviews, I would have to agree that it does have a bit of an oakiness. A fairly clean rum but not a lot of body as compared to others.

Drinkable but XO is better value. Can drink straight up or mix.

This isn't a bad rum, but I just expected more. I didn't find any mention of aging years on the bottle or web, so, it may be produced much quicker then most anejo rums. I thought that the body would be fuller and have a much longer finish, two things that are important to me. Buy the Mount Gay Extra Old, it's worth the money. Now, maybe if they aged this as long...?

If you prefer bourbon to rum you'll like Mount Gay Black Barrel 1703. Has strong oak hints but lacks smoothness and complexity. A bit of a burn on the finish. Not a sipper - better as a mixer. Drinkable and not bad - well done but more of a bourbon than a great rum.

I bought this rum on the recommendation of a liquor store employee and I was actually quite disappointment.

The taste is quite sharp, a bit woody, and not smooth enough to thoroughly enjoy straight. I don't see enough value to excuse paying a third more for this over your traditional mixing rums.