Mount Gay XO Extra Old

Fantastic aged rum. I did try it when I wasn't really in the mood so will definitely go back for more at a more appropriate time and upgrade my rating.

Pretty good value for a sipper at this price point, not overly sweet.

Best and most balanced rum I have tasted to date. Banana, tropical fruit, molasses, vanilla and woody notes come through. Sweet but not too sweet this is a lovely drink, straight with ice or mixed. Think it has been said before but agree, Barbados in a bottle.

A rhum for sipping and mixing, first taste will definitely burn, but after that you feel a caramel-chocolate feel on your back paper. A rhum for people who like a straight forward, dashboard clearing 43% rhum. Don't buy this as your first rhum. Buy it after a few times you sipped other ones. But a rhum worth having in your collection.

In Italian and English.

È un rum industriale, blend di diversi rum invecchiati da sette a quindici anni.
Rum discreto, con un buon rapporto qualità prezzo, ed è superiore a molti altri rum anche più costosi.

All'olfatto: note dolci di vaniglia, caramello, tabacco, con leggeri cenni di chiodi di garofano.
Presente anche una media nota alcolica.

Al gusto: ritornano in bocca le note dolci avvertite nell'olfatto, ma bilanciate da una giusta nota amarognola che non lo rende stucchevole.
Anche la nota alcolica non disturba, il finale è medio e la bocca resta asciutta.

Consiglio per tutti: quando annusate un rum (o qualsiasi distillato), prima di inserire il naso e inspirare, effettuate un leggero soffio nel bicchiere e subito dopo provate a sentire i profumi. Questa operazione serve a svampare un po' la potenza dell'alcool che altrimenti vi porterebbe a bruciare nel naso e a coprire molti sentori.

Provate a berlo prima da solo, poi dopo aver mangiato del cioccolato fondente (dal 70 all'85% max), ed infine dopo aver mangiato una mezza fetta di arancia fresca (compresa buccia) con dello zucchero di canna sopra. ;-)

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It is an industrial rum, a blend of different rums aged from seven to fifteen years.
Discrete rum, with a good value for money, and is superior to many other even more expensive rums.

On the nose: sweet notes of vanilla, caramel, tobacco, with light hints of cloves. present also a known alcoholic average.

To the taste: sweet notes come to the mouth in the sense of smell, but balanced by a just bitter note that does not make it cloying.
Even the alcoholic note does not disturb, the finish is medium and the mouth remains dry.

Advice for everyone: when you smell a rum (or any distillate), before inserting the nose and inhaling, make a slight puff in the glass and immediately afterwards try to smell the perfumes. This operation serves to escape a little 'the power of alcohol that otherwise would lead to burn in the nose and cover many scents.

Try to drink it first by yourself, then after eating dark chocolate (70 to 85% max), and finally after eating a half slice of fresh orange (including peel) with brown sugar on top. ;-)

I believe Mount Gay Extra Old Rum is produced in a traditional style using copper pot stills. The rum is double distilled and aged in American white oak barrels which were used to age Kentucky bourbon. This is a well aged rum with the blend consisting of a range of rums from 7 years of age up to 15 years.
Classy presentation with a rich copper/bronze colour upon pouring is already beginning to demonstrate a rich nose with a dark molasses and toffee aroma.
There is much to like about this rum. The flavours of molasses, ripe banana, maybe apples and pears ? Has a nice seeet finish but is missing a little something . In this price class for a Demerara type rum I’d select the El Doroado 12 instead or maybe the Diplocatico Reserva Exclusiva.

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I wouldn't place this past a 8 because of the finish, the taste profile isnt to complex, but otherwise great rum to have on hand, easily bought at a great value, i always have one in the bar

This one is definitely one of my favorites. I'm well aware that it is by far not the best rhum out there, but if I go to a restaurant and see they have this on the map, I know I'm in a good place. And I definitely know what I'm getting for dessert 😁

A classic, authentic & tasty rum.
Definitely one to try if you haven't had it before.