Mount Gay

Barbados Founded in 1703
The story of Mount Gay Rum begins in the year 1703, on the Caribbean island of Barbados, when John Sober (seriously...), inherited a distillery and invited Sir John Gay to help manage it.

Sir John Gay jumped at the opportunity to give the Barbadians something special. He refined the production process and began producing a noticeably superior product that has survived to this day.

Mount Gay is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, Rum brand in the World. The Mount Gay lineup features a core range of handcrafted Rums, including Mount Gay Silver, Eclipse, Black Barrel, Extra Gold, 1703 Meter Select.
What kind of Rum is Mount Gay? Mount Gay is a Barbadian Rum featuring several different selections, but in general they specialize in dark rums. As the oldest commercial rum maker in the business they’ve had quite some time to perfect their flavor profile, only permitting Rums that have been adequately matured. The signature flavors of any Mount Gay Rum includes deep, complex notes of dark chocolate, ripe banana, almonds, and fresh vanilla.
Mount Gay Flavor Spiraltm
  • spicy
  • raisin
  • oak
  • almonds
  • vanilla
  • caramel
  • toffee
  • butter
  • gingerbread
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Mount Gay Distilleries Ltd
The oldest surviving deed for the Mount Gay Distillery is from 1703, making Mount Gay Rum the world’s oldest commercial Rum distillery.
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In 1757, Sir John Gay Alleyne was elected to the Parliament of Barbados, a seat he held down for the next forty years. His contemporaries even considered giving him the title: The Most Important Man in Barbados.
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It is often misunderstood that the little red star on the image of the island on Mount Gay Rum's original bottle represents the location of the distilleries, but in fact, it symbolizes the capital of Barbados, Bridgetown. The distilleries are actually in the northern part of the island.

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Mount Gay Distilleries Limited is the product of over 3 centuries of knowledge, expertise, and refinement that goes into the process of making Rum.

In the year 1703, on the Caribbean island of Barbados, when John Sober (seriously...), inherited a distillery and invited Sir John Gay to help manage it.

Each Rum is crafted from natural Barbadian ingredients with the input of generations of Rum makers and blenders.

The island of Barbados is essentially a coral limestone, made up of a porous stone which acts as a natural filter for the water deep beneath the island.

This water is triple filtered, yielding some of the purest water. Barbadian sugar is also among some of the finest in the world.

Molasses even came to be known as “Black Gold” because of its high value. Mount Gay Rum produced in traditional double copper pot stills, a distillation method that has been used at Mount Gay Rum for generations.

The Rums are matured in charred, ex-American Whiskey, white oak barrels. Their lineup features a core range of handcrafted Rums, including Mount Gay Silver, Eclipse, Black Barrel, Extra Gold, 1703 Meter Select.
Distillery info:
  • Country Barbados
  • Established 1703
  • Owner Rémy Cointreau
  • Status Active
  • Address Exmouth Gap, Brandons, Spring Garden Highway, St. Michael, Barbados
  • Phone +1 246 227 8864
  • Websitehttp://www.mountgayrum.com/
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