Mount Gay Black Barrel

An intense, Dark Rum by Master Distiller Allen Smith for Mount Gay Distilleries Ltd in Barbados; getting its name from the deeply charred finishing casks. It’s a cross section of Mount Gay Rums aged between 3 & 7 years with more than 1/2 of the Spirit dripping off double pot stills & the rest coming from the column stills. All of the Rum was aged in American Whiskey barrels. After marrying, the Rum was finished in ex-Bourbon casks & bottled at 43% ABV. It has an aromatic birth with notes of Rum-raisin cream, vanilla toffee, allspice & a hint of brown butter; while a bold life adds notes of gingerbread, toffee, cinnamon & cracked pepper; that leads to a long rich & spicy death. March 2021

Sweet vanilla and citrus taste with nice balance of oak char. Excellent neat, on the rocks or used in a rum old fashion. A little too sweet for a rum sour. Performs very well in most other dark rum cocktails. I like it best with a large rock for sipping. One of the best tasting and most versatile rums on the market, especially for the price (performs at a much higher level than what it is priced for).

Nose is not particularly strong but I can taste sweet corn and some char at the end. It’s only OK for sipping neat but I purchased it mainly for my egg nog this holiday season, and it is serving me well there!

N: tofife, sud, jemně karamel T: tofee, sud, maličko rozinky a karamel, sušší projev Sušší rum na pomezí rumu a whisky, příjemný a dobře pitelný

Age 3 to 7 years in American whiskey, and finished for seven months in deep charred Bourbon. Amber with caramel and space, smooth toffee.

Ethanol and a little char on the nose; vanilla, brown sugar, molasses, and oak; a little harsh; thin texture; molasses and char finish