Distillery Facts: Mount Gay was originally owned by John Sober - who inherited a small distillery at the top of Mount Gilboa in the St.

I don't have much to compare it to which is why I have not given it 5 stars but it was quite pleasant to drink but more noticeable was the pleasant lingering after taste. uk accepts no liability for inaccuracies or misstatements about products by manufacturers or other third parties. Can’t really score the pricing given I don’t know for how much it’s sold on the island, but all rum in Barbados is more than reasonable so I’ll go with that. I never liked Rum in my youth, but while working in Suriname, eastern seaboard of South America, I tried some from their local distillery and loved it.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The identification must show a photograph, date of birth and either a holographic mark or ultraviolet feature. A blend of rums distilled in copper pot and column stills, matured in American whiskey casks and finished in charred Bourbon casks. Black Barrel has a higher proportion of double distillates than other Mount Gay rums and after hand selection by Master Blender Allen Smith, Black Barrel is the only marque finished in charred bourbon oak barrels.

Mount Gay has continued a long-standing Barbadian tradition for producing the world's oldest refined rum. In the event of any safety concerns or for any other information about a product please carefully read any instructions provided on the label or packaging and contact the manufacturer. It would make a really amazing Corn ‘n’ Oil, or, as Trudiann said, it could be easily enjoyed with soda.Definitely now one of my favourite rums, it’s not too sweet, being nicely balanced and smooth drinking. Black Barrel Cask Strength is a rum best enjoyed over ice allowing the flavours to diffuse and mature over time. It's been painful to watch the likes of gin and vodka being raved about so much, whisky is always at the top of the tree and yet rum seems to be the poor relation within the spirit family.