Mount gay rum extra old review

A leather chair. Black cherry. And Mount Gay! Mount Gay Extra Old stands alone among reasonably affordable rums. The MGXO is buttery with a medium heavy body. Spice and clove. Mount Gay XO Extra Old rum - rated # of rums: see reviews, photos, other Mount Gay rums, and similar Aged rums from Barbados.

Post by RT » Thu Aug 05, pm. Even a touch of maple syrup. Post by Capn Jimbo » Sat Oct 31, pm. Let's review it: Sue Sea : On my nosing the first aroma is like that of a fine wooden cabinet. It's the rum you pull out when someone asks "What does rum taste like? It exudes the finesse that only time can bring and offers a true taste of paradise from the rum that invented rum." - Mount Gay's site Distiller: Mount Gay (Barbados).

Post by Stefan » Thu Mar 10, pm. Post by BillConnelly » Thu Jun 03, am. Like all better rums, the taste is consistent and I pick up almond, just a touch of orange, clove and the black cherry. It needs to be the first rum you buy, and the one to which you refer in later tastings.

The XO notation on the Mount Gay is pretty standard across the rum and spirits industry to denote an aged spirit (without actually noting how old it is!). Mount Gay Extra Old or XO as they seem to have re-branded it. Post by Guevara88 » Mon Feb 03, am. Post by Capn Jimbo » Fri Jun 04, am.

A bit of nutmeg, a touch of citrus. Post by da'rum » Tue Sep 04, am. A lovely dry rum for grown ups who have gotten past all the sweet stuff and want an adult sipping rum. Post by Stefan » Thu Mar 27, pm. God bless the Queen! Post by Capn Jimbo » Thu Mar 27, pm. Quick links. But I can't say enough about the finish which reflects the aroma and is simply unending!

Privacy Terms. Post by Uisge » Mon Jan 09, am. Post by Capn Jimbo » Sun Mar 09, pm. It is a real rum - classic, complex, memorable and worthy. For those in the know Mount Gay Extra Old is often known as MGXO. Post by Garick » Thu Aug 05, am. This more than anything is what brings me back and makes me want more.

Post by sleepy » Sat Jun 20, am. Nutty vanilla appears. Notes: Distillery founded in Fermented in oak vats (many distilleries now use stainless steel) using using water filtered through the islands coral geology (limestone aquifer) from of a almost ft deep well.

And caramel. Where Eclipse is floral and fruity, Extra Old blends significantly older barrels of mainly double pot distillates that have rounded these crisper notes into a subtler balance.