Velier Mount Gay Last Ward Barbados (Pure Single Rum)
Rich dried fruit and barrel aromas introduce a palate full of wood, dark chocolate, and subtle bitter notes. The RumX community praises its layered complexity and sees it as a standout for fans of robust, mature Barbadian rums.
Dried fruit, wood, and chocolate—complexity in every sip.
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How does this rum taste?
- Long, complex maturation
- Outstanding dried fruit and chocolate
- Bold, evolving flavour profile
Dried fruit and deep woody notes headline this rare Mount Gay, matured 16 years and bottled by Velier at 60%. RumX tasters find layers of dark chocolate, barrel, and hints of menthol, with a balance between powerful oak and vibrant fruitiness as the rum unfolds with time. Worth discovering for those who enjoy complex, wood-forward rums with an evolving profile.
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About the Mount Gay distillery
The Mount Gay distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Mount Gay have been reviewed 2,548 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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"Very nice on the nose. This feels very mature (in a positive way) with lots of wood, chocolate and hints of coconuts. Those notes are accompanied by lots of ripe and dried fruits and some herbs (a hint of menthol?). The fruit notes are rather intense making this the best MG nose I experienced so far. Lots of wood on the palate without being to dry or bitter. Dark choclate and some dried fruits show up to the party. Nice. This one needs quite some time to breath to fully open up but delivers a very nice MG expression."
"The Mount Gay profile benefits noticeably from the longer maturation. Intensely spicy, flanked by a pleasant, heavy caramel sweetness and herbal tobacco and eucalyptus aromas. Very pleasant to drink, the best representative of the distillery known to me."
"Atypical profile for Mount Gay. Fresh, flowery and yet the 16 tropical years are noticeable. Calvados association. A highlight of Whisky Live Paris 2023 for me."
"A rum tasted at the WLP. The nose is light, with pastries, tart candy and a distinct vegetal (angelica) note. The palate is marked by bitterness, astringent young wood and plum liqueur. The finish is long on bitter wood and tropical fruit. A very fine, rather bitter rum."