alc./vol: 40%
Proof: 80°
Vintage: Non-vintage
Aged: No age statement
Product of:
Barbados
The flagship brand of Mount Gay, originally launched and named after the 1910 concurrence of a total solar eclipse and the passage of Halley’s comet. Distilled from molasses using both column and pot still rums. These two different distillates are blended before being aged in ex-bourbon barrels.
Review and Tasting
Sampled on 25/07/2014
Appearance:
Clear, golden amber.
Aroma:
Pungent, creamy vanilla/toffee and dried apricot with aggressive black pepper, faint peppermint and citrus.
Taste:
Dry palate with flavours of black pepper, caramel and butterscotch predominating over citrus zest, cooked fruit, vanilla, ginger and spearmint.
Aftertaste:
Bitter toffee and citrus linger on the dry finish with faint smokiness.
