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Mount Gay Black Barrel (RX132)

The Black Barrel rum from Barbados' Mount Gay distillery is a 43% ABV spirit distilled from molasses. It has a woody, vanilla, orange peel, alcoholic and smoky aroma and taste. Most reviewers found it to be balanced and easy drinking with notes of cinnamon, green tea, oak, tobacco, fruit, caramel and smoke. It received an overall rating of 7.5 out of 10 for its good quality but high price tag.

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What does this rum taste like?

The flavor profile of Black Barrel is based on 112 user reviews. We have compiled and summarized the community's tasting notes for you, to give you an impression of the aroma and taste of the rum.

Nosing impressions

Woody Vanilla Alcoholic OrangePeal Fruity Caramel Smoky Raisin Spicy Cognac

Taste impressions

Alcoholic Woody Vanilla Caramel Dry Peppery Spice Sweet Toasted Spicy

Finish

Dry Woody Roasted Spice Warm Caramel Smoky Leather Sweet Balanced

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How does the community rate this rum?

7.0 /10112 ratings

COMMUNITY RATING

Already 112 registered users have rated and tested this rum, leaving an average rating of 7.0 out of 10. A total of 1 users have marked this rum as their favorite (9+ points).

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7.2/10

The nose is very good for a starter rum. Oak, tobacco, fruit and then polish. Very well balanced.In the mouth then disappointment. Woody, one dimensional and thin. The alcohol stings.As I said, a good introduction to unsweetened rum.


Aroma

Oak Vanilla Tobacco Solvents Polish

Taste

Oak Alcoholic Thin
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7.4/10

A rum in puberty with a very good PLV


Aroma

Roasted Fruity Caramel Smoky Spicy

Taste

Vanilla Toasted Smoky Clove Spicy
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7.0/10

Guter Mount Gay, bei dem man die Lagerung in Bourbonfässern deutlich schmeckt. In seiner Komplexität nicht so gut wie der große Bruder XO, aber trotzdem eindeutig einer der besseren Rums.

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5.7/10

Solo strong alcohol perceptible. A rum that tastes more like whiskey than rum. I don't like whiskey, but it goes well with an old fashioned drink. Use translate 😅


Aroma

Woody Smoky Alcoholic

Taste

Peppery Smoky
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8.3/10

All my Tastings and Scores are purely based on “Rums under £50”. I rarely look at Rums over £50 for my YouTube.


Aroma

Vanilla OrangePeal Gingerbread Toffee Light

Taste

Vanilla Woody Caramel Apricot OrangePeal
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7.0/10

Smell 7/10 Taste 6,5/10 Aftertaste 6/10 Image 8/10 (info about rum, bottle, carton-box, sugar free, marketing....) Total impression 7,5/10 ------------------ BTL Ratio Price/quality 👍👍👍 BTL II No added sugar 👍

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6.6/10

solide! top plv


Aroma

Baking spices Vanilla Woody Smoky OrangePeal

Taste

Light Dry Vanilla Toasted Thin
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7.3/10

Good in this price category

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8.5/10

Not too sweet and not too dry, very good balance. A real rum

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7.0/10

Geruch süßlich würzig. Geschmack: Zu Beginn sehr mild, es folgt eine gute Würze die in einer guten Stärke mündet


Aroma

Woody Vanilla OrangePeal

Taste

Alcoholic Vanilla Woody Caramel Spice
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7.0/10

Angepriesene Zimtnote für uns nicht zu riechen oder zu schmecken. Perfekt für corn n Oil


Aroma

Vanilla Smoky Woody Alcoholic Caramel

Taste

Peppery Smoky Light Dry Toasted
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6.9/10

Great neat sipping rum but its price tag should be around 20-23€ max for what it is offering.


Aroma

Fruity Overripe Banana Green apple Apple

Taste

Banana Overripe Fruity Green apple Woody
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8.0/10

very good stuff

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6.6/10

Nase: Recht alkoholisch, wenig intensiv, leicht vanillig, aber sehr würzig. Gaumen: Schärfe zeigt sich auch hier, Lakritz und Pfeffer, dann Holz und zartes Karamell. Abgang: leicht rauchig oder verbrannt Holz sowie Tee. Von Barbados kennt man auch mildere Vertreter, mir zu alkoholisch und zu würzig ohne komplex zu sein.


Aroma

Tea Woody Vanilla Spicy Cola

Taste

Toasted Alcoholic Cognac Licorice Spicy
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6.2/10

Toto uz nie je skoro ani rum.


Aroma

Cognac Barrel

Taste

Cognac Barrel
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8.0/10

Pretty good for the price. The nose feels like a good Bourbon, delicate and fruity aroma, and some vanilla. The tasting is a little bit alcoholic but not overpowering, with some vanilla and caramel. Add a touch of water and this is where it shines, bringing some banana flavor.


Aroma

Vanilla Fruity Barrel

Taste

Vanilla Caramel Alcoholic Sweet
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8.0/10

C green tea overtone, a little alcohol burn. R Reliable,easy drinking. Great with coke too.


Aroma

Floral Tea

Taste

Dry

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What are the specs of this rum?

Country
Distillery
ID
RX132
ABV
43%
Made from
Molasses
Distillation
Pot and Column Still
Bottle volume
70cl
Price range
Under 50€
Category
Rum

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About the Mount Gay distillery

The distillery Mount Gay is located in Barbados. Rums from Mount Gay have been reviewed 1,247 times with an average of 79/100.


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