Habitation Velier Mount Gay Last Ward

"Unusual Mount Gay. Very nice mint - almost reminiscent of a TDL."

"It didn't blow me away, but I found the burn finish interesting. A little unbalanced the alcohol integration."

"A rock-solid rum, but in my opinion it lacks almost any enthusiasm. Spices, herbs, wood, a little caramel sweetness and a present smoky note are recognizable, and there is also a little fruitiness."

"To round off the Whitsun weekend, a little mount gay last ward comparison. Both are very similar, but the nuances are different. In the back of my mind, both remind me a little of T.D.L's. For me it's a neck and neck race, although I would prefer the RX190 due to the better P/L ratio."

"Leather, vegetal, bitter herbs, almonds and lemon on the nose, with sandalwood on the palate too, with tropical fruit and leather. The finish is moderately long on sandalwood and fruit. A fine rum with aromatic woodiness, freshness and fruit."

"This is really a great gay mount!"

"Very good! Characterized by many tropical (sour) fruits and citrus fruits, herbs, spices, chocolate and honey. Exciting profile and tasty base, made more complex by the bourbon cask, but still lacking the desirable refinement and roundness."

"Dann der nächste Habitation Velier, jetzt ein Mount Gay. In der Nase haben wir viel Vanille und Karamell, gleichzeitig aber auch Klebstoff und Lösungsmittel. Am Gaumen haben wir dann auch viel Vanille, umgeben von Kräutern und vor allem Minze."

"A very spicy rum with a touch of sweet to it. It has a lack of depth, unfortunately, a bit of funky would have done well for this version. I recommend adding a bit of water which will make it more "Bajan" style taste. "

"8,3:On the nose, typical Bajan notes with baking spices, roasted wood, yellow fruits, orange peel, glue. On aeration, caramel is stronger, nuts with an almond, leather, vanilla and some banana. 8,6:On the palate, the attack is very fruity with yellow fruits, citrus, tropical fruits like banana, coconut, dried fruits like apricots, woody with roasted notes like leather, caramel, dark chocolate and spicy with baking spices, a bit salty, medicinal with solvents, hints of petrol and menthol.A molasses is herbaceous... 8,5:The finish is dry, smoky, fruity, the wood is still roasted, perhaps burnt with confectionery, toffee, caramel, nuts, still salty and spicy.The molasses is herbaceous, also a bit vegetal.There are some menthol undertones.."

"A rather unique rum. The nose is quite dense, almost dusty, with quite a lot of glue, solvents and medicinal notes, to which are added dark notes of leather, chocolate, almond and walnut. The woody spiciness is quite intense and suggests something of a roughneck. The impression on the nose is confirmed on the palate. The palate is powerful, dark, bitter, spicy, alcoholic, herbaceous, roasted and woody. There's a touch of orange and, above all, menthol, which bursts in from nowhere and lends a pleasant freshness. The alcohol could be better integrated. Empyreumatic notes and bitterness unfortunately outweigh the rest of the profile. The finish is dry, bitter and long, with smoky, salty, spicy, vegetal and even earthy notes. An original and interesting profile, but a little too unbalanced between the alcohol and the over-dominant smoky, spicy notes."

"Beau rhum de la Barbade mais inhabituel. Bien concentré. De beaux agrumes sur la trame plus sombre du bois. C'est vraiment un nez accrocheur mais on pourrait se croire chez TDL. Ça rend l'appréciation de ce rhum rigolote quand on voit aujourd'hui combien se vendent des bouteilles qui se rapprochent de celle ci en terme de gout... C'était 100€, ça semble une autre époque très lointaine..."

"Not recognizable as Mount Gay. Still somewhat monotonous on the nose, a tobacco and herbal extract explodes in the mouth. Exciting that this can also be Barbados, would have blindly bet on a Trinidad rum. PLV is good in my opinion but not very good"

"An interesting Mount Gay rum. The noise is fairly restrained, some tropical fruit, muscavado sugar and leather bound books. On the mouth it is subtler than I was expecting and drinks well below ABV. Moderately integrated, with long leather elements and some charred wood. It has layers which go more towards sugar and fruit but overall remains on the dryer end. The finish is medium and again fairly well behaved. Solid MG but not setting the world on fire in the same way as some other Velier releases, a little bit timid and flat to really show the best of the spirit"

"According to Dr. Frank Ward the Velier bottlings of Mount Gay have been overaged and have subsequently lost part of their classic aromas. As pure pot still MG is supposedly best at 4-5 years of age, let’s see how this fares. Mild and mineralic on the nose with fresh rain and river rocks. A little flat to my liking, admittedly. However continuously agitating the liquid does work some magic in releasing an unexpectedly vibrant profile. It’s heavily camphorous, leathery and dusted with winter spices. First balsamic vinegar. Then a hint of oregano that perpetuates all the way to the finish. Followed by hard glue stick, pineapple husks and cedar wood chips. A very stale profile broken by light caramelisation, dried apricots and fresh orange peel. On the palate the liquid leans further into the dried fruits, accompanied by more pineapple husks and orange zest. It’s sweet, woody, malty and everything you would expect at this point. Camphor still prominently in the driver’s seat with musty, earthy and cooling notes. There’s pinetrees, potting soil, oregano and lots and lots of mint. The taste of herbs and mint lingers, leaving me urging for another pour; and scratching my head pondering why tasters laud ‘01-‘03 TDLs, but raise their eyebrows at this. I’m sorry, Dr. Ward. I really like this."