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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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b_rnb 🇵🇱 | 18 ratings
Posted 7 months ago

So the story goes like this - I was still pretty fresh rum sipper and I wanted to treat my self with something "better". At local discount my eyes crossed with something that looked very decent, not toi mention the "XO" sign which I thought was a guarantee of getting really nicely aged rum*. At first the taste was too strong and dry for me, but later I realised that Mount Gay XO is one of my favs!

No strong ethanol smell, amazing pure cane sugar scent, slightly dry, slightly tart in the mouth, but with a soft, pleasant finish. I drunk it solo, but I also added it to cocktails and with that kind of rum any drink was SUPERB.

Definitely it would be a must-have in my cabinet and I'm curious about other Mount Gay rums.

DL01 🇬🇧 | 17 ratings
Posted 7 months ago

Subtle spice permeates through the whole experience but then appears strongly on the finish. Full-bodied and present from the moment it enters ones mouth and the finish seems to go on forever. There isn't too much sweetness going on but has the occasional undertone. £55 retail is a very fair price to pay for a woody rum that makes itself felt in each sip.

Rating: 7/10

Smell - raisin, woody, demerara sugar
Taste - dried fruit, treacle, banana, little spice
After Taste - medium to long lasting, woody, nutmeg, very present, holds really well

Ravanagh 🇦🇺 | 23 ratings
Posted 8 months ago

Typical MG quality; but bourbon’s need for new casks every batch means other distillers are going for their old barrels (cheap); but if I wanted to drink bourbon, I would!

Off topic, but don’t drink Scotch that’s been in US wood either. Tastes rough and cheap. Needs Sherry wood.

The thing is this: rum producers must compete for drinkers who are often more familiar with other spirits — so unfortunately they borrow these others’ methods. And they shouldn’t! (What is Appleton thinking? 30yo rum indeed!)

Rhino246 🇺🇸 | 1 rating
Posted 8 months ago

Clean go to with complex flavor. Caramel, vanilla and smooth. Great sipper, neat or on rocks.

DeKleineKobini 🇧🇪 | 4 ratings
Posted 9 months ago

I really enjoyed this one. For sure one I can recommended.

Makiverem 🇭🇺 | 4 ratings
Posted 9 months ago

Its smell is sweet, i feel vanilla, allspice. Its taste is not too sweet, not too dry, quite complex, really excellent. The finist is also spicy, hot.
Really good one, i recommend it.

Gawlica 🇵🇱 | 6 ratings
Posted 9 months ago

Myślę że żaden miłośnik rumu nie powinien pominąć tej butelki. Gorzka czekolada, wanilia, kokos, nuty dębiny. Karaiby zamknięte w butelce

Kjetil Røste Ringen 🇳🇴 | 31 ratings
Posted 9 months ago

Banana, caramel and aceton on smell, very velvety, smooth and caramelly on taste, relatively sweet taste. Pretty good!

JR 🇺🇸 | 4 ratings
Posted 9 months ago

Warm, smooth finish… hint of banana bread. Very good.

Flint 🇺🇸 | 11 ratings
Posted 10 months ago

This is a nice sipper but falls a little short in excellence. I prefer the Mount Gay Black Barrel to this.




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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