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Mount Gay XO — illustrated landscape of Barbados
13°11′N 59°32′W · Barbados
Mount Gay Distilleries

Mount Gay XO

Barbados’s smooth, tropical, spiced classic.

ABV
43.0%
Age
NAS
Price
$60 $$
Rating
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  • RegionBarbados, Barbados
  • CaskEx-bourbon American oak
  • FamilyRum

Flavour wheel

Smoke: 1/10 Smoke 1 Fruit: 7/10 Fruit 7 Spice: 5/10 Spice 5 Sweet: 8/10 Sweet 8 Floral: 2/10 Floral 2 Oak: 5/10 Oak 5

THE STORY

Mount Gay claims the oldest rum in the world (1703). XO is a blend of aged rums from eight to fifteen years.

Nose

Banana, vanilla, toasted oak, dried fruit.

Palate

Spice, caramel, coconut, toasted wood.

Finish

Smooth, long and gently sweet.

Aging process

Aged in ex-bourbon American whiskey barrels and finished in charred oak for toasty richness.

Terroir & region

St Lucy, Barbados; coral-filtered water.

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