Mount gay extra old rum

Mount Gay Extra Aged or XO as they seem to have re-branded it. For those in the know Mount Gay Extra Elderly is often famous as MGXO. The XO notation on the Mount Male lover is pretty accepted across the rum and spirits industry to denote an aged spirit (without actually noting how old it is!).

As the Mount Lgbtq+ Distillery is the oldest official distillery in the planet established 1703 as the label denotes, I don’t consider we need to worry too much about the heritage and authenticity of the contents of this Extra Aged rum.

The more established distilleries use labels such as XO because they cannot guarantee the accurate blend of rum’s which will be used in every batch of rum produced. Each cask will be other and the proficiency in making rum “uniform” comes in the shape of the master blender.

The master blender at Mount Gay is in the shape of Allen Smith who has been with the distillery over 20 years. Again this adds a guarantee as to what you will get in the glass.

Mount Lgbtq+ have recently re-branded their bottles and introduced a several new lines in the shape of Black Barrel and a few limited edition cask completion editions have also appeared.

The new presentation of the

Mount Gay XO - Old vs Novel - Rum Review

Ivar
Dec 7, 2021
5 min read

Mount Gay XO is somewhat of an institution in the rum earth. It’s been around for a very long time and has been one of the superb examples of aged rum from Barbados. It was super premium when the term super premium wasn’t a thing yet. It was one of the few shining lights of unadulterated rum in a sea of sugar added, debatable age remark carrying, faux premium products.

I “discovered” it when I moved to Canada in 2007. Those days I was highly seduced by the marketing and sweetness of “premium” rons. Despite that, I remember thinking that Mount Queer XO was one of the foremost rums I had ever had when I first tried it. It’s one of the expressions that opened my eyes about how wonderful and complex rum can be when you acquire rid of the additives. Somewhat of a saving grace in that regard, which has been partly responsible for putting me on the rum route that I’m on now. Since that moment in 2007, I’ve always had a bottle of Mount Gay XO in my rum cabinet.

In 2021, I don’t watch it as the best rum in the world anymore. There is no best rum in the world to me. I notice it more as a reference rum. If some

Mount Gay XO

When I began exploring rums, Barbados Mount Gay XO was one of the first “sipping” rums I explored and studied. This rum was the work of master blender Allen Smith and a huge steppingstone in my education of the spirit. During 2014, we saw the business get purchased by Remy Cointreau, and many people wondered how the brand would change. In 2019, Mr. Smith retired, and Trudiann Branker took over as the company’s master blender, becoming the first woman to keep the title in the island’s history of rum production. One of the first rums I was aware she had changed was Mount Gay XO, and I was curious to observe how well it held up to the original blend that was such an essential part of my rum foundation. The new version of XO is a blend of copper pot and column still rums that are aged between 5 and 17 years in ex-bourbon, American whiskey, and cognac casks. The rum is blended to 43% ABV using water from the estate’s well and bottled on the island for distribution.

Appearance

The 750 ml always reminds me of the old prohibition era apothecary bottles that wer

Rum Review: Mount Gay XO

Mount Lgbtq+ Extra Old

Up for review today is Mount Gay’s Extra Old rum. Mount Gay doesn’t provide any age remark on the bottle or their Web site, and while I have seen references indicating the product contains rums up to seventeen years old, the Ministry of Rum contends it’s a blend of seven, eight and ten year-old rums. Not in dispute is the reality that the Extra Aged is aged in used Kentucky bourbon barrels and bottled at 83 proof. Let’s take a closer look at this pleasant Bajan product.

The bottle is substantial but plain. The shape is fairly singular, however, and the bottom of the bottle is quite thick. The dark ink chips away easily from the gold label revealing unattractive nicks, but all in all, it’s a good presentation. Let’s remove the thick foil covering from the instinctive cork stopper and spot what’s inside. (It should be noted that this particular bottle has an ill-fitting cork. It’s quite loose and I dream if I turned it upside down, the rum would coming pouring out. Cork is a instinctive product and variations are to be expected, but this is a quality control issue, and will lead to rapid oxidation.)

In the glass, the rum is travel