Master Blender Collection - Port Cask Expression

Excellent rum and overall one of my favorites from the Master Blender Collection bottlings so far. Fruity, full-bodied, sweetish, the port makes itself positively noticeable!

Mount Gay is one of my favourite distillers and I just need to have their special editions because I know they usually rock. Now I have all 3 of these master blender editions and they're all great in their own way. The nose is fruity and sweet with spices and a touch of marzipan and you can get the esters too. The palate is complex and well balanced with fruit, spices and chocolate. The Port finish also shines through. The finish is extremely long and dry, as usual with Mount Gay, fruity and the Port cask finish lingers there as well.

On The Rocks: On the nose it has a sweet fruity smell of Port with a mild port sweetness. Taste has a strong spice with leather and an oaky delayed warmth… very smooth overall. Finish is long with a sweet fruit and spicey warmth evolving into a slightly bitter treacle. Very pleasant and enjoyable with lots of complexity and suggested only a sipper at this price point. Mixed Pepsi Zero: Leathery, Woody and Earthy Aroma. Little washed out but mild spice and very smooth overall. Due to the rarity it would not be a good mixer.

On the rocks Smell: strong spicy, pleasant and enjoyable. Taste: pepsi zero: leathery, woody, earthy, smooth, spicy still but washed out a bit. Price point not a mixer.

Very relaxed and round rum on the nose. Lots of cream toffee, caramel, milk chocolate, vanilla, marzipan, roasted aromas, fruit (banana!) and wine influence (red fruits, berry). I really like it. In the mouth balanced spicy, bitter chocolate, berry/wine and sweet molasses. In the finish more port wine, red berries, roasted chocolate, fruity and vanilla, accompanied briefly by a peppery spiciness. Price definitely too high, but very high quality! Complex and my favorite from the Master Blender series. Supplement: Velier Absolutio is slightly ahead. It is more mature and even rounder than the MG.

Wow, this Mount Gay is really great. Really nice nose consisting of vanilla, honey and chocolate. The palate is also vanilla and chocolate, very leathery and spicy, but really great. Thanks Tim for the sample.

Mega delicious, very harmonious and for me probably one of the best mount gays on the market! Alcohol perfectly integrated The taste of port wine meets dark chocolate, coconut and banana. Very, very cool! :)

Didn't like this one at first few tastes but I eventually find my way to enjoy it. At the time of bottlekill (few months after opening) I realised I really enjoyed this rum.

I've heard this is the "shit". Very curious about this one. Nose: very thick big dark flavours. Lots of wood. Hint of glue. Cherry. Ok ok. Taste: big flavours alright. Tanninic. Woody. Red fruits. Cherry. Very fruity. Bitter. Warm. Roasted coconut. Some bite too. Pretty outspoken for the almost always gentle Mount Gay. Cool juice.

This rum has a special place on my shelf. It has a really great profile, a varied nose with all kinds of chocolate, cask, caramel and red dried fruit - on the palate you notice the flattering influence of the port cask. Still one of my favorites.

A super tasty and complex rum. The port finish is very present

Very successful profile. Fruity blend (red fruit and chocolate) with a very perceptible port character. My main complaint is that the finish seems too perceptible. We're looking for Barbados... What's more, it's still expensive. But all in all, a very pleasant profile.

07/09/23: El Toro Herentals

The port finish and higher ABV make this bottling the 2nd best of the standard range. Only the Madeira Cask tops here.

Very pleasing and round port cask from Mount Gay. On the nose, I encounter the distinctive, heavy tones of Barbados, paired with the fruitiness of the port. In the mouth, a chocolaty and very creamy texture quickly emerges, which is complemented by sweet wine and spice. The pleasant 55% vol. ensures a warm mouthfeel. The M.G. port cask expression finishes palatable and spicy with a not quite as long finish. A good Barbados that scores points with its smoothness and chocolate.