Mount gay rum review

Sharp and intense but always balanced, it’s an immediately engaging expression of a cleaner, leaner style of rum, with no funky hogo at all in evidence. It was nice and crisp with just enough presence to show some character. Mount Gay XO is somewhat of an institution in the rum world.

Thanks for your kind words. Well played Mount Gay! When it comes to marks I feel I have to be clear again that the following is entirely based on use as a mixing rum in the context outlined above and heavily based on value for money. Got any thoughts on good drinks?

And that is seldom a bad thing as pot-stilled spirit always has more character than column distillate. I should have done this when the label design changed a few years back as that can sometimes be accompanied by a change in the recipe. Time in glass offers significant benefit to the rum, coaxing out layers of coconut and ample vanilla, offering a rich and enveloping aromatic profile that doesn’t belie its significant abv.

Ideal for sipping or in cocktails, the best Mount Gay rums range from the clean and crisp Mount Gay Silver to the abyss-like depths of Mount Gay XO, and beyond. I should comment more really, I read all the posts. With that considered I give Mount Gay Eclipse an:.

It has a nice light copper hue — a fair bit paler than HC Especial which probably just shows a less aggressive use of caramel colouring. However rum is often sweetened post distillation as it makes for an easy and inexpensive way to appeal to a rather undiscerning segment of the market, an option which is further facilitated by a general lack of regulation in the rum sector.

Now I have to say this all came as a bit of a surprise as I was of the understanding that Cuba is one of the islands that forbid — or at least frown upon — the addition of sugar to their rum. Hi Quiddity. You used it? Time out! Thankfully a motley crew of dedicated rum-heads have gone to some lengths to expose this scandalous state of affairs by using hydrometer readings to detect added ingredients which are almost always sugar.

Fruity rum with some funky characteristics just avoid sipping neat. Time to make some cocktails to find out! Not so. And this brings me to my only concern about Mount Gay Eclipse — is it just a little too mild-mannered for our intended use? I should investigate.

I live in Sweden. Got a favourite drink? Nonsense of course, but hard not to take some of it on board unconsciously. We know that Eclipse juice sees the inside of some charred ex-bourbon barrels for up to two years which, while that might not seem that long, is reasonable enough in a tropical climate.

It was super premium when the term super premium wasn’t a thing yet. First stop in any rum test is to make a Daiquiri and Eclipse cleared this first hurdle effortlessly. Which is, after all, the whole point of the exercise. It’s been around for a very long time and has been one of the great examples of aged rum from Barbados.

That's our review of Mount Gay Black Barrel. Which is a pity because, if I had, I might have noticed that: 3. So I really appreciate knowledgable people saying positive things about perfectly good booze that happens to be on the cheaper side. Because spirits have no requirement to label sugar or calorie content this makes the whole sugar-in-rum thing a bit of a minefield.

Anyways, I really liked this review. While not exactly smooth it is noticeably less harsh than the Havana Club and also has a nice long finish. While Especial is certainly no sipper it does have a remarkable ability to mix well with other rums that should not be taken for granted.

I particularly like this review because a couple of the places I worked were imbued with this kind of reflexive snobbishness about anything reasonably priced and readily available.