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Mount Gay Master Blender Collection - XO The Peat Smoke Expression
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Whisky drinkers curious about rum will feel right at home here. It's a cask-strength Mount Gay dressed in Islay peat — campfire smoke and pipe tobacco up front, then the Bajan core comes through: caramel, vanilla, dried figs and toasted nuts. On the palate there's a salty, ashy kick before it rounds out into a long, smoky-sweet finish. A few drops of water tame the 57% burn.
The community says- Smoke meets caramel
- Long warm finish
- But: Peat forward
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How does Mount Gay Master Blender Collection - XO The Peat Smoke Expression taste?
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Peated cask-strength Bajan for whisky fans Most drinkers find the peat-meets-Barbados idea works surprisingly well — balanced and long-finishing. If smoky whisky finishes aren't your thing, this one leans hard that way.
whisky drinkers and peat-curious rum fans
anyone who dislikes smoky whisky finishes
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Joachim Guger
Primarily classic MG profile. Vanilla, dried banana, fruit, honey and caramel. Complemented by smoke, spice and peat. Good strength and balanced. In the mouth, the finish comes in properly. Very smoky, meaty. Honey, dried fruit. Peppery spice. Good finish. The peatiness really suits Mount Gay. Great rum.
Review by Tim
At the beginning, caramel and sweet notes dominate the nose. The longer you let this rum breathe, the more the smoky aromas from the Islay whisky ageing come through. Not overwhelming, but present. The same in the mouth and finish, but with less fruit and more dirty aromas like rubber. Smoke flavors are not my favorite, but here it is a successful experiment.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,3:Over all, it is Bajan, cannot be denied. First on the nose, herbal, undeniable, fleeting, right away nutty with dried fruits and all Bajan classics with baking spices, butterscotch, coconut and caramel that melt into the chocolate. Strong molasses arises... No smokiness till now! And now we get some🙂. Then we receive a nice portion of Bourbon, citrus, tropical fruits with drieness. Medicinal with metallic notes show up for a while, well, complex it is!We continue with gingerbread, ginger, cinnamon, woody notes, bacon and roastedness. 7,9:On the palate we first get a burst of salt! It is crazy, heavy, out of control:smoky, heavy spicy with strong cigar. Later it becomes more balanced with some orange peel and roasted side of Rum. It is a bit bitter, thick and Islay whisky like with peat, camp fire and ashy. Now we finally come to Bajan notes, it becomes dry, woody with caramel and burnt sugar, nuttiness and citrus that swap to a chocolate! 8,1:The finish is very long, round, smoky palate with its variety and with toasted wood and dried fruits linger on, on and on. Quite a feat👍...
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Surprisingly harmonious! Alcohol could be minimally better integrated but I really did not think that the Islay finish fits in well here, since I'm absolutely no peat fan. Am positively surprised! The typical Barbados character comes nevertheless intense finish still beautiful to the fore. But since I'm not an Islay fan, I still do not have to have the again and can now finally cross it off my list!😅 180€ + is the bottle beyond mMn not worth...
Review by Basti
The peaty, smoky whisky notes are definitely present on the nose, but the longer you smell, they give way to other aromas like caramel, spices, chocolate, and vanilla. Also on the palate, the whisky notes are clearly recognizable (unfortunately) and linger a long time on the palate. I’m still not a fan of whisky finishes and here the influence is too dominant for me. I probably would have liked it better without the whisky influence.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
"Peatling" this rum was an ingenious idea from Mount Gay and I love it. This is a rum that whisky drinkers will like as well. You may want to add a few drops of water to lessen the burn, but not really needed. The nose is fruity with peat and smoke followed by oak, caramel and vanilla. I just kept on nosing this one. The palate is complex and very well balanced with fruit and spices topped off with caramel, oak and smoke. The peat is here again. The finish is long, very long and warm with spices, orange and a touch of smoke.
Review by Émile Shevek
Slightly smoky on the nose, with tobacco, citrus, dried fruits, molasses sweetness, chocolate and light leather. On the palate it maintains the same aromas with added pepper, wood, rubber and a distant saltiness. An interesting product with its own originality, thanks Tim for the tasting
Review by Frank
The nose is dominated by the pleasantly sweet scent of pipe tobacco or a light cigar, subtle citrus notes threadThe mouth fills again with tobacco, but this time more sweetness and wood. Intense, slightly salty and .... well, of course... PeatThe peaty sweetness remains relatively long.Whether a rum necessarily needs an expansion in Islay casks, I do not know. Tasty that is now and then already. Here, however, the P / L does not fit in my opinion.
Review by Portman
Indeed, hints of soft whiskey with otherwise very round, hatmonish body. Fruckt and sweetness are pleasantly mild, the alcohol comes after a bit peppery in the finish. Fig, date, a bit of roasted almond.
Review by Martin Spooner
The nose for me is marzipan and chocolate. A splash of vanilla. Warm in taste. For me, a good base for rum balls. Has a nice smoky vibe, a nicely rounded rum. With a certain spiciness. It brings on the Christmas spirit.
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55 bottles logged by 46 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
9% opened, 0 emptied.
What did the community pay for Mount Gay Master Blender Collection - XO The Peat Smoke Expression?
Community paid 150–248 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 222 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Mount Gay Master Blender Collection - XO The Peat Smoke Expression
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Barbados, distilled by Mount Gay, at 57%.
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