Mount Gay : Rhum Master Blender Collection #8 Cognac Cask Expression

Tasting notes and serving suggestions for Master Blender Collection #8 Cognac Cask Expression by Mount Gay

Tasting

This spirit charms with its elegance as well as its intense red fruit aromas complemented by notes of vanilla and caramel.

Pairings and tasting occasions

This exceptional rum is best enjoyed neat, at room temperature, to fully appreciate the complexity imparted by former Rémy Martin cognac casks.

An exceptional Barbadian rum aged in cognac casks

Mount Gay, the world’s oldest rum distillery

Mount Gay, founded in 1703 in Barbados, claims the title of the world’s oldest continuously operating rum distillery. Spanning 280 acres, it takes its name from Sir John Gay Alleyne, who managed the estate in the 18th century. Since 1989, Mount Gay has been majority-owned by the French group Rémy Cointreau, with the Ward and Hudson families retaining a 40% stake. The distillery stands out for its exceptional historical continuity, using exclusively Barbadian natural resources and a three-century-old well that is still in operation.

Master Blender Collection #8 Cognac Cask Expression, an exceptional collaboration

This eighth edition of the Master Blender Collection marks a first for Mount Gay. Indeed, Trudiann Branker, Mount Gay’s Master Blender, highlights through this spirit the influence of tropical aging on a column-distilled single batch rum matured in former cognac casks from the House of Rémy Martin.

The French oak casks come from the forests of Limousin and are renowned for their wide grain and delicacy. After 4 years of tropical aging in Barbados—equivalent to 8 years in other latitudes—this rum develops remarkable complexity. This limited edition of 6,276 numbered bottles perfectly illustrates Mount Gay’s expertise in the art of blending and aging.