Mount Gay Single Estate Series Release 24 | 02 | Vt18d2 2018
Highly praised for its complex, fruity-woody profile and gentle texture at 55%, with some whisky-like touches. Most enjoy it, though many feel the price doesn’t match its quality level.
Curious explorers of Barbados pot still who enjoy complex, slightly whisky-leaning rums and want a softer 55% sipper with fruity, woody and earthy notes.
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Complex, soft, whisky-leaning Barbados
If you enjoy characterful, drier Barbadian or even light whisky profiles, this is a rewarding, complex Mount Gay—just be aware most tasters find the price hard to justify.
Newcomers sensitive to 55% ABV, value-focused buyers, and drinkers wanting a classic sweet Barbados profile rather than a drier, whisky-adjacent style.
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About the Mount Gay distillery
The Mount Gay distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Mount Gay have been reviewed 2,764 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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Tasted at the UK RumFest alongside the single estate first edition. The second edition is better, though I would still struggle to to justify the price tag. At around 5 years of aging it is still relatively young and doesn’t stand out enough. I appreciate the story behind the rum and it’s great that Mount Gay are putting effort into doing everything on site. As an aside I was lucky enough to meet Trudiann Branker there and she was great - very friendly and chatty.
Mount gay degustation 13.1.2025
#5007 30.12.2024 Relaxing after getting the roast prepared for tomorrow. Nose Light wood, fruity, light citrus, spice, light earthy, light cherry, faint chocolate, light nutts. Palate Round, light oily, spice, light wood, light plum, faint salt, light orange, fruity, light nutts, faint smoke. Finish Medium to long, light wood, faint smoke, faint salt, light floral, light chocolate, dried fruit. The empty glass has prunes, banana and roasted notes. Price to quality is not very good and in my mind it's heavily overpriced compared to what you get.
Last year was one release of the highlight of whisky live Paris, this one is weaker. Definitely I'll not buy a bottle also given the price tag. Taste much more like a whisky rather than a rum, and do have a lot of issues A pity that a good distillery makes sometimes weak rums, when they price this high then it's really bad though