Mount Gay Black Barrel

If in doubt go to Mount Gay - always a reliable drinking rum

This is really nice stuff for this money actually. I buy this one about ~30 euros. The Mount Gay Black Barrel rum is made from single column and double pot distilled rum, like most of all rums coming from Mount Gay distillery. It is also finished in heavily charred bourbon barrels before being bottled, - I suppose that’s the reason why it calls ‘black barrel’.

If you compare this ‘black barrel’ with MG XO - you will find more spiciness, more honey but it is less richness. But don’t forget that Mount Gay XO it’s also more expensive rum ~50 euros per bottle. Almost twice price.

The color is medium dark (5/10 to darkest), with long legs.

On nose: it’s very fruity. Much Honey, Banana, vanilla.

Palate: little spicy first, sweet, and smooth enough. Notes of oak. But a weak aftertaste. Spiciness will stay in your mouth some time...

This rum is absolutely good, high quality Barbados Rum. But it’s not premium class Rum. Just be attentive for what reason you buy it. But it deserves for sure to spend 30 euros for it.

I’ve been a rum junkie for over 14 years. The Black Barrel is pretty much what I’ve been looking for. It has just the right amount of sweetness and wood. It’s been ages in ex bourbon barrels but not to the point where it taste like bourbon. Truly a great sipper. To top it all off it’s reasonably priced and easy to find.

Zvyseny obsah alkoholu je na rume poznat. Chut je fajn, ale rum je trosku stiplavejsi. Ale fajn na pomale usrkavanie.

No nic moc. Jeste ze to nebyla moje lahev :)
Za ty penize lze poridit daleko lepsi rum...
Rum je dost ostrý a alkoholový.

So Mount Gays mid priced rum sit right in the middle of the range between the eclipses and XO and 1703. It sits there perfectly, Lighter in color to the XO but similar to the Eclipse. The Aroma and taste is sweeter than its bordering contemporaries, with english toffee is very detectable. As its mid point would suggest, it's a better sip than eclipse but not a patch on XO.
This is a great beginner's Rum, a good sip but robust enough to mix.If you are visiting Barbados any you need to make a choice to take home, pick this one to get the best of both worlds. I think its close but it just nudges XO on value for money.

Gutes Mittelmass, sicher für gute Drinks geeignet.
Pur gut trinkbar allerdings nicht so gut wie der XO.

Very oakey rum, with a sweet aftertaste of rum. Solid nothing special overall

Lighter and lacking the body and depth of fine aged rums. Not that it is bad and if you aren't a fan of sweet rums you might like this one. Some molasses and vanilla but not the depth of my favorites. Not saying it's bad, it just doesn't check all the boxes for me.

You do not need any more than a small piece of ice to open this Rum up. take a deep inhalation of the aroma before every sip.