Extra Old XO Reserve Cask
Those building their palate who want a clean, unsweetened Barbados rum with easy vanilla-caramel notes, gentle spice and oak, good as a first serious sipper or cocktail base.
Live auctions
This rum is currently being offered by one of our verified auction house partners. RumX helps you discover and bid on rare rums.
How does this rum taste?
Most like its balanced vanilla-caramel oak profile, honesty and value; critics find it a bit thin, woody and not very complex. Consensus: a solid, dry, everyday Barbados rum.
If you enjoy clean, bourbon-like vanilla and oak and want to move away from sugared brands, this XO is a safe, affordable step that still stays easygoing at 43%.
Fans of very sweet or high-ester rums, and anyone looking for big cask-strength power or deep complexity; some find it too thin, dry and woody for the price.
Expert reviews
Are you a blogger and want to publish your articles for free on RumX to boost your reach? Contact us!
Community purchases
The RumX community has already added 567 bottles to their collections:
Digitize your rum collection and get exciting insights into the market value of your collection or individual bottles:
You may also enjoy
The identification of similar rums is based on the tasting notes of the community and the key data of the rum.
About the Mount Gay distillery
The Mount Gay distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Mount Gay have been reviewed 2,746 times with an average of 8.0/10.
By rum lovers, for rum lovers
I'm Oliver – together with Jakob, Robert, and Lukas, we started RumX in 2018 as a small passion project in Stuttgart, back then under the name Rum Tasting Notes.
What began as a digital tasting diary is now the world's most comprehensive platform for rum fans: over 24,000 bottlings, 270,000+ independent reviews, and an active community with 50,000 members. We combine the collective intelligence of our community with an integrated marketplace, allowing you to shop securely and manage your collection directly from the app.
The goal? To offer you, the rum connoisseur, a place where you can choose with confidence—without paperwork, detours, or expert jargon.
As seen in
Get the most out of RumX
Do you want to learn more about this rum, track the market value of your bottles, and share your rum with like-minded people? Download the RumX app for free now and discover the whole RumX universe!
Extraordinario Espectacular alto golpe alcohólico bien balanceado
My first Mount Gay rum. I find it a bit harsh and quite woody.
This is definitely a Bajan style rum. Heavy and yet well balanced. This release is better than the one from 2011.
A little high quality-price ratio, but for a sweet rum, it does quite well