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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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751 Mount Gay XO Extra Old Ratings

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zellrom 🇫🇷 | 24 ratings
Posted almost 11 years ago

Un rhum d'une grande légèreté, au nez agréable bien que légèrement piquant. En bouche, ses racines sont très présentes et l'on ressent bien tout le barbarisme des fûts américains. Bien que l'alcohol soit évident, il n'est pas fatal pour les papilles et tient plus de la chaleur virile que de la brûlure amère. Le Mount Gay XO n'est pas d'une grande douceur mais sait séduire par son nez attractif et sa finale d'une remarquable finesse.

Charles M 🇬🇧 | 149 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

Wonderful dryness, fruit and oak. Bottled at 43% and this gives that extra little punchiness to it. But the oak makes it so smooth. I find it easy to be a little dismissive of this due to the mass marketing of the brand.

DelectaBlee 🇺🇸 | 59 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

This is somewhat dry with a woody, complex flavor. While it's a good sipper, it seems pricey for my taste. Update: this was based on a single sample at a rum tasting and I'm no longer rating rum until I've tasted it more thoroughly. I plan to update and revise this soon.

Stefan 🇺🇸 | 12 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

Tastes great. Dry finish and full aroma. More a scotch than a rum.
If you ate lining for something different you found it.

Rongo Tiki 🇺🇸 | 20 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

Really like the taste and finish of this rum. I drink it over ice frequently.

Andreas Woelk 🇩🇪 | 65 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

Für mich der Rum für alle Tage. Pur. Sanft. Bem Preis - sensationell

Gary 🇨🇦 | 24 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

Oodles of flavour! This is one of my favourite rums that doesn't break the bank. Way more flavour than regular Mount Gay Eclipse.

Chris Williamson 🇨🇦 | 81 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

Good but did not have that special taste to give it a better ranking. Just not that great in my opinion.

A.Greenleaf 🇺🇸 | 51 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

First impressions are of butterscotch and leather. Then oaky and dry. The finish is oaky and spicy.

Brendan S 🇨🇦 | 55 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

(Called XO here in Ontario, Canada)

Very good rum.

Warm, spicy and dry. Apart from the usual rum flavours, maybe a hint of grape but not that overly flavourful.

Well priced. I drink it neat however I don't mind mixing it for guests.

Larry Meek 🇺🇸 | 7 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

Good any way you want it. Neat, mixed, whatever. Reminds me of butterscotch lifesavers without the intense sweet.




Brand Details

Type: Aged
Company: Mount Gay
Country: Barbados
Name: XO Extra Old
ABV: 40%
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led: Yes

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