Tag: Mount Gay

Comparing Barbados and Jamaica Rum: Who Wins?

Posted in Appleton, Barbados, Clarendon, Foursquare, Hampden, Jamaica, Monymusk, Mount Gay, New Yarmouth, Pure Single Rum, Rum, Single Blended Rum, St. Nicholas Abbey, WIRD, Worthy ParkLeave a comment

An answer to the age-old question of which is better?
Rum from Barbados or Jamaica.

Tasting Highlights from The Whisky Exchange Rum Show 2025

Posted in Antigua, Barbados, Belize, Black Tot, Don Q, DropWorks Distillery, Elixir Distillers, England, English Harbour, Fiji, Foursquare, Hampden, Havana Club, Ian Burrell, Jamaica, Long Pond, Rum, St. Nicholas Abbey, Tamosi, The Rum Show, The Whisky Exchange, Worthy ParkLeave a comment

Rum Tastings at The Whisky Exchange Rum Show 2025

The Rum Show 2022

Posted in 1423 Single Barrel Selection, 2009, Antigua, Appleton, Barbados, Black Tot, Brazil, Bristol, Brugal, Chairman's Reserve, Clarendon, Compagnie des Indes, Damoiseau, Don Q, Doorly's, El Dorado, Elysium, Exceptional Cask Selection, Flor de Caña, Foursquare, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Hattiers Rum, Isonomy, La Hechicera, Mount Gay, Private Cask Selection, Pusser's, Ron Abuelo, Rum, S.B.S. 1423 SINGLE BARREL SELECTION, Seychelles, Sovereignty, St. Nicholas Abbey, Takamaka, Tamosi, The Whisky Exchange, Venezuela, Watt RumLeave a comment

The Rum Show 2022: c/o The Whisky Exchange

My Friday afternoon visit.

Mount Gay Port Cask Expression

Posted in Barbados, Mount Gay, Port Cask Expression, Rum, Single Blended Rum3 Comments

Mount Gay rum…..finished in Port Casks…..at cask strength…..
What else could one want?

https://rumshopboy.com/2021/01/13/mountgay-portcask

Rums of the Year: 2020

Posted in 2008, A1710, Admiral Rodney, Aged In Portuguese Fortified Wine Casks, Appleton, Barbados, Chairman's Reserve, Détente, Exceptional Cask Selection, Foursquare, Hampden, Hearts Collection, Jamaica, Madeira, Martinique, Mount Gay, Nobiliary, Nuée Ardente, Plenipotenziario, Private Cask Selection, Private Cask Selection / V and B, Richard Seale, Rum, Rum 970, Rums of the Year, Rums of the Year 2020, Saint Lucia, Saint Lucia Distillers, The Whisky Exchange, Velier, William Hinton, Worthy Park, XO3 Comments

Rums of the Year: 2020.

A brief look back at a few of my rum highlights of 2020.

https://rumshopboy.com/2020/12/31/rumsoftheyear2020/

Mount Gay XO Triple Cask Blend (2020 Edition)

Posted in Barbados, Mount Gay, Rum, Single Blended Rum, XO3 Comments

REVIEW of Mount Gay XO Triple Cask Blend.

A Barbadian modern classic, re-packaged with a new blend for 2020.

https://rumshopboy.com/?p=15564

Lockdown Rums

Posted in 1931, Aged In Whisky Casks, Agricole Rhum, Antigua, Appleton, Barbados, Colombia, Cuba, Don Q, Doorly's, England, English Harbour, English Spirit, Finished in Sherry Casks, Foursquare, Havana Club, Jamaica, La Hechicera, Lockdown, Madeira, Martinique, Mount Gay, Muscat Cask Finish, Nobiliary, Puerto Rico, Pure Single Rum, Rum, Rum (From A Modern Multi Column Still), Rum from a traditional column still., Santa Teresa, Signature Blend, Single Blended Rum, Spiced, St Lucia, St. Nicholas Abbey, St. Piran's, Sweet Vermouth Cask "Finish", Venezuela, William Hinton, Worthy Park, XOLeave a comment

Lockdown Rums

Fancy some rum while we are drinking at home?
Try these…..

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2018’s Best Rums and Opinions on Rum’s Current Position

Posted in 2005, Antigua, Appleton, Barbados, Cane & Bean 1870, Compagnie des Indes, Dominus, Don Q, England, English Spirit, Foursquare, Hampden, Jamaica, Kill Devil, Luca Gargano, Martinique, Mhoba, Mount Gay, Neisson, Neptune Rum, Plantation, Premise, Principia, Rhum, Rhum Depaz, Rhum JM, Richard Seale, Ron, Rum, SMWS, VelierLeave a comment

Opinion on rum’s current position in the UK.

Are spiced rums good for rum?
Favourite rums from 2018.
Rum in 2019.
Is rum the new gin?
My top 3 rums of 2018.
My top 3 distilleries in 2018.

Mount Gay Peat Smoke Expression Rum

Posted in Barbados, Blended Rum (a mixture of column and pot), Islay Peated Whisky Casks, Mount Gay, Rum, Single Blended Rum, The Peat Smoke Expression, XO3 Comments

REVIEW of Mount Gay’s new XO Peat Smoke Expression Rum offered at 57%.

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Mount Gay: Black Barrel

Posted in Barbados, Black Barrel, Blended Rum (a mixture of column and pot), Mount Gay, Rum2 Comments

Mount Gay: Black Barrel Barbados 43% £30 Single Blended Rum – a blend of only pot still and traditional column still ABV Hydrometer Test: 43% ABV @ 20° * B So, what does a rum lover like me do when away in Jamaica? Simple…..write a review about a Bajan rum!!! This was actually prompted by… Continue reading Mount Gay: Black Barrel