This rum is the first in the Master Blender series from Mount Gay. It's made from a blend of column and pot still distilled rums selected by master blender Allen Smith. The rums aged from 8-15 years in American oak before finishing its maturation in peated whisky casks from Islay for its final six months of aging. It is bottled at a cask strength of 57% ABV. Mount Gay XO: The Peat Smoke Expression is a limited release with just 6,120 bottles produced--only 1,200 for the US. Available beginning October 2018.
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Unlike any other rum. It’s really a weird beast to be sure... the rum notes don’t come through until the peat monster is fully finished. Really enjoyed this adventure but you have to like smoke and peat to enjoy.
Good Rum, have to taste on the rocks
Closest flavor profiles across the whole catalog.
