Velier Mount Gay Warren Khong Mount Gilboa

"Exciting, but not quite my cup of tea. A little too wild and herbal. Quite alcoholic on the nose. An exciting mixture of woody spiciness and fruity papaya and orange peel on the palate."

"Powerful with intense impact from the cask. Very nice to see this bottling out of MG."

"Another attempt to like a Mount Gay =D The nose is a bit pungent, otherwise brings aromas of orange peel, herbs and a strong brandy barrel influence. The barrel influence is even more pronounced on the palate. Here the rum almost tastes like a blend of brandy/rum with a strong herbal influence. The finish is long and dry and again brandy... I like good brandy and here the barrel influence fits quite well and is simply delicious. I can't really place the Mount Gay distillate here. Second tasting: +6 points (brandy can also be quite good)"

"Offers more complexity than most other Mount Gay releases I know of and is therefore one of the distillery's better representatives. Despite the multi-layered aromas of spices, fruits, wood and herbal notes, the taste is a little too rough and unbalanced for me."

"First I have to say that I’m not the biggest MG fan so far for some reason. I do think that this was amongst the better ons that I’ve tasted. Found it woody the alcohol was too much present. It was good but not very good, so for me less than 8. 6/10/24: second time to taste it. Pepper and too much burn"

"05.04.2024 Mount Gay Extreme Rare online tasting mit Dirk. Restating this one and still like it a lot. It has some nice edges and once rested the ABV integration is amazing. I think the error I made upon the last tasting was going at it too fast. This time I rested it for an hour and it changed character. ------------------------- I had hoped this would be another top runner, but unfortunately the tannins and wood dominates far too much. The alcohol also burns and not in a good way. A few drops of water will help a little but not enough."

"A MG with quite different facets. On the nose it is still quite restrained, but on the palate it is quite complex: sweetness, spices, fruit and some wood spoil the palate, in the finish is a beautiful fruitiness of sour cherry ... one of the clearly better Mount Gays ... but: the alcohol is unfortunately from the nose to the finish just too dominant ... although the rum was almost an hour in the glass ... the alcohol is always extfem present"

"72 points. Mount Gay is a distillery that I never had much interest in and only have a few samples of. I believe that this is the first MG that I have tasted and it isn’t a very good start. Alcoholic, herbal, orange pealings, lots of wood, no harmony at all. Not for me. I’ll have to dig out my other MG samples to give this distillery another chance."

"Un rhum intéressant et plutôt bon mais l'alcool est trop présent pour moi, au nez comme en bouche et m'empêche de me faire vraiment plaisir ici."

"On the nose and palate a lot of wood barrel and roasted aromas. The 66% ABV are also clearly perceptible. Overall, pretty rough, which in turn makes him but also interesting."

"Warm und kräftig, Alkohol gut eingebunden. Sehr würzig. Nicht schlecht, glaube aber nicht, dass er mir lange im Gedächtnis bleiben wird.😆😆"

"Die Nase ist ganz angenehm, auch wenn der Alkohol etwas mitschwingt. Tropische und getrocknete Früchte, florale Aromen, Vanille und Schokolade. Am Gaumen dann aber irgendwie nichtssagend und ziemlich medizinisch."

"One of the best mount gay velier. The high abv is noticeable throughout all the sipping experience, but it's not an issue. On the nose, vanilla, marzipan and solvent, along with some orange peel that we find also drinking when the abv hits pretty hard"

"Beim Rare Tasting mit Dirk im RumDepot. verkostet und muss sagen, der Alkohol ist super gut eingebunden. Die Entwicklung im Glas war beachtlich, also ruhig 30 Minuten Zeit geben. Süß, Gewürze, Holz und Früchte, tolles intensives zusammenspiel."

"Quick note: even if it is from Barbados, it is leagues away from any Bajan rum I have ever tried..way more earthy and grassy, with this Basil note on the palate that is rather unique. I would like to thank this community in encouraging to open and split this little, interesting gem!"