Mount Gay XO Triple Cask

The reviews of this rum give high expectations. Mount Gay XO Triple Cask is made in Barbados and aged in three casks: whiskey, bourbon and cognac. The nose is very smooth, almost a bit too smooth. It’s a bit flatter than expected. It contains brown sugar, vanilla and light oak aromas. The start of the taste is a bit oily and oaky. Then a warm, brown flavor takes over with caramelized sugar, a touch of tobacco, dark chocolate. And this is one of the few rums that is not overly sweet, which is a big plus. The aftertaste is complex, oaky with a touch of brown sugar. It does not stay very long. All in all, a very pleasant experience.

A nice round and smooth rum with tones of vanilla, oak and nice spices. I would however expect more of an XO.

Dark gold, peppery fruit aroma, toffee, oak, something almost winey

Really dry rum. Not much aroma for me. Taste really had a prevalent whiskey taste to it with hint of banana. Very little sweetness which some may like but just found this to be more of a whiskey than a rum. Glad I tried in in our hotel bar in Brussels than having bought it outright. There are several much better rums for me for half the price.

Beautiful colour. Some spice, fig and dried fruit on the nose. So good so far. Same flavours continue on the tongue. But they are masked by a strongish alcohol taste which leaves your tongue a bit dry. It's compounded by the dryness of the rum. Perhaps good for others but not for me. Neat I didn't enjoy. On the rocks was sippable. Mixed with ginger beer was quite enjoyable. Stick with the regular XO.

Pred časom som skúšal lacnejší Black Barell, už ten ma oslovil krásnou vôňou a síce jednoduchým, no správne vychuteným telom. Fľaša XO-čka je rovnaká, len s odlišnou etiketou, farba je o poznanie tmavšia. Vôňa po otvorení znovu krásne drevitá, pri 43% voltáži trochu zaštípe v nose. Ihneď po otvorení som v pozadí zacítil lepidlo, no to po relatívne krátkej dobe vyprchalo. Chuťovo sa tento typ skutočne vydaril, znova dominuje popri dube koža, med, karamel a snáď aj orechy, oproti lacnejšiemu súrodencovi mi príde trochu sladší a zároveň komplexnejší. Koniec dlhší, pastva pre jazyk, krásne hrajú jednotlivé tóny. Drink je až nečakane jemný, nie je problém dať naraz viac pohárikov. Presne toto mi na rume vyhovuje. Kiežby bola nižšieuvedená cena (na úrovni Diplomatica RE) štandard - žiaľ toto bola len mimoriadna akcia miestneho obchodníka (25%). Palec hore!
31,49€

Sweet and spicy. Honey, char and wood are prominent flavours.

In my region, PNW this bottle is one of the best deals you can get on a bottle of rum, it's one of my go to's!!

Taste great on ice. Smooth but not the smoothest. Def taste of cognac

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- vůně jemná...nádherná...nasládlá, vanilka, dřevo, zlehka čokoláda, oříšky a vzdáleně kapka ovoce, jako by jablka či žlutý meloun se skořicí
- chuť nasládlá, jemná, vanilka, dřevo, čokoláda, koření, pepř
Závěr vanilka, určitá drevitost a náznak čokolády odeznívání pepře
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