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Mount Gay XO Extra Old rum

Mount Gay XO Extra Old

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Barbados | Aged | 40% ABV

Mount Gay Extra Old (often written "OX") is a blend of rums aged between 8 and 15 years in American bourbon barrels.

Mount Gay Distilleries is the oldest operating distillery in the Americas - producing rum in Barbados since 1703. It's original name was Mount Gilboa, and in 1801 renamed Mount Gay after the distillery's manager Sir John Gay Alleyne.

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750 Mount Gay XO Extra Old Ratings

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boyblueau 🇦🇺 | 59 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

There is nothing better than this for the price. You can head upstream but there's diminishing returns for the amount of money you have to spend. I have a bottle of this always. This rum does what many more expensive rums can't, that is remain smooth without added sugar. Compared to the Plantation 20th or the Diplomatico or El Dorado it's not as sweet but it's also unadulterated and more complex. This should be your benchmark.

NavyGrenadine 🇬🇧 | 15 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

Treat yourself with a more complex and robust mount gay for those special occasions

RonRumHead (PREMIUM) 🇺🇸 | 33 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

I spent a few months working down in Barbados in 2019 and really liked the previous XO. However, I think Richard Seale once again outdid himself.

The triple cask really does provide a symphony of flavor, but not at all too sweet. If they announce they are discontinuing it, I would rent a storage unit and buy as much as I could. :-)

borgmanb 🇺🇸 | 55 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

Solid if a bit less interesting than others at this price point. I had one of the older version as it seems to have rebranded in 2020/21. N: cinnamon clove caramel, nice, sweeter, more fruit after sitting. T/F: cinnamon and spice, lighter, longer and very sippable, sweet w/o added sugar. But unlike most on this site, I think I prefer the cheaper and much more aggressive / interesting black barrel.

bar la moura 🇭🇷 | 170 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

it s a honest non sweetened rum, good neat or in a rum old fashioned !
let sit 10 minutes in the glass to lower the burn at nose, dry, complex nose (a lot of fruits, oak, brown sugar),
in the mouth is dry, warm but 43% ABV is ok, not too much,
it s a rum for whisky drinkers (me too), better than many 10-12 years old single malts i ve tried !

Pacorro 🇪🇸 | 107 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

En nariz se nota la madera en boca no quema y se nota más los taninos del tiempo en barrica y no empalaga de azúcares pero está ese tono dulce del ron que ha pasado reposando en la barrica al darle un 7 es poco y debía estar bastante más cerca del 8 es un ron de los que me atraen pero el balance de precio, casi 40€, me hace preferir otros .....no es mal ron pero me parece caro, como siempre nunca lo mezclaría.

Дистилёша 🇲🇪 | 8 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

Аромат
Яркий, приятный, сахар демерара, растворитель, шоколад, лимонная цедра и лимонный сок, ванильный сахар, корица, немного эстеров и анис, никаких офф-нот.
Вкус
Горько-сладкий, но больше сладкий, жженый сахар Демерара, корица и жгучие пряности, бадьян, мебельный лак, растворитель, ваниль, кокос.
Сладость 6,5 из 10
Послевкусие
Горькое, ромовые эстеры, корица, пряности, ваниль, дубовые танины, бадьян.

Итого
Отменный базовый ром, который придётся по вкусу всем! Не сложный и понятный, абсолютно отсутствуют неприятные ноты, хорошо сбалансирован!
N:22 T:21 F:21 B:21
Оценка: 85

Corneliusl 🇳🇴 | 89 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

A really pleasant vanilla taste, good body, mellow aftertaste!

bigjamajko 🇸🇰 | 15 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

Dalsi suchy rum, bol by celkom fajn, nebyt tej cenovky.

Juanlaginia 🇺🇸 | 100 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

Good rum to elevate your cocktails, high alcoholic after taste, good balance and representation of an aged rum.

Kuba 🇨🇿 | 22 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

Mount Gay XO Extra Old - mám doma už celkem dlouho. Zatím mi moc nesedí




Brand Details

Type: Aged
Company: Mount Gay
Country: Barbados
Name: XO Extra Old
ABV: 40%
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led: Yes

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