Golden amber in colour. The bouquet shows sweet buttery caramel, banana, and apple aromas, which leads to lush, buttery caramel and mashed banana flavours. The palate is slightly smoky and properly sweet; the midpalate phase highlights flavours of honey and vanilla extract. Finishes smooth, soft and is eminently drinkable.
Mount Gay Eclipse Rum
£19.95
SOLD INDIVIDUALLY
Grower: Mount Gay Distillery
Style: Floral / Fruity
Country: Barbados
Appellation: St. Micheal
Spirit Type: Rum
Alcohol: 40% ABV
Closure: CORK
Bottle Size: 70cl
10 in stock
The Mount Gay Rum Estate lies on a ridge in the northernmost parish of Barbados (St. Lucy). In the 1600's this spot was known as Mount Gilboa and was divided into several small, separately owned sugar plantations. They were named after their respective owners: Tyrell, Jemmott, Jones, Pickering and Grey. Then, in the early 18th century, William Sandiford bought most of the land, consolidating it into a 280 acre plantation he renamed Mount Gilboa. It was passed on to his son, who sold it in 1747 to John Sober. Sober and his son Cumberbatch were both absentee landlords, spending most of their time in England. By 1787, Cumberbatch needed someone to manage the affairs of the flourishing Mount Gilboa estate. He chose his good friend, Sir John Gay Alleyne. In 1801, after Sir John's death, Cumberbatch honoured his friend by renaming the plantation Mount Gay Rum (a Mount Alleyne already existed at the time). The Sober family continued to run the property until 1860. Black Barrel has a higher proportion of double distillates and, after selection by master blender Allen Smith, produced from sugar cane molasses and water filtered through the coral heart of the island, Mount Gay Black Barrel boasts double pot distillation and a second maturation in bourbon oak barrels.
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