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Mount Gay XO Extra Old rum

Mount Gay XO Extra Old

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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753 Mount Gay XO Extra Old Ratings

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mistercoughy 🇺🇸 | 239 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Wow, this is just a perfect rum. It's impossibly smooth, naturally sweet, full of molasses and toffee, some oak, and a whole lot of perfection. Compare this miraculous rum with Plantation XO (also from Barbados), which has more added sugar than children's juice boxes. You can spend much more for rums which are as good as - but not better - than this one. Straight up, right?

Grand Master Jay 🇬🇧 | 80 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

This is nice, it is not a overly sweet rum a happy middle. You can drink this straight or with ice or a little lemon juice squeezed in. Mixing with normal mixers is a waste to the rum. If mixed with these drinks you will not appreciate the full flavour.

RandyN 🇺🇸 | 5 ratings
Posted over 9 years ago

has a woody aroma with a dry finish.
Tried it on the rocks, next time I'll try it straight up.

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.




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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