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Mount Gay Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 23 BMMG 2000
Most tasters flag it early: blind, almost nobody pegs this as Mount Gay or even Barbados. The nose is the star — pineapple, marzipan, yellow orchard fruit, a touch of glue and smoke. On the palate the oak and spice take over, drier and more tannic, with smoky wood, chocolate and leather trailing. A pot-still Barbados that goes its own way, and most people are glad it does.
The community says- Fantastic nose
- Pineapple & marzipan
- But: Dry, tannic finish
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Atypical, fruity pot-still Barbados, dry oak finish Widely liked and a fair deal — an atypical, fruit-forward Mount Gay most rate well. A few find the palate too woody and dry after that fantastic nose.
fans of dry, oaky pot-still Barbados
anyone wanting classic sweet Mount Gay
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71% rate it 8 or higher. 19 selected write-ups from 73 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Galli33
This is a very atypical but delicious Rum from Mount Gay🤤Blind you’ll never say this is a MG 😅 The alcohol is integrated well. Some atypical tastes in mouth and finish with some notes of licorice, tobacco and a nice taste of the oak barrel. It‘s an awesome everyday rum with a good price per value ratio. I see this one slightly behind the 2000 MG from S.B.S Update: Found some nice licorice and rubber notes 😜 The second sip was a lot better, more impressive. By far the best from mount gay🤤🤤 enjoyed it a lot
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Nice funky nose with glue, tobacco, herbs, lots of barrel and slightly smoky and subtle hints of unripe pineapple and fermented yellow fruit. The taste is then quite woody, dry, bitter, peppery and very astringent and tannic. Also tobacco, dried fig and slightly nutty. Overall, I find it too woody and smoky and not particularly pleasant to drink. It also lacks any fruit... I was hoping for more, I'm glad I only took a sample...
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
05.04.2024 Mount Gay Extreme Rare online tasting mit Dirk. Retasting and I still think this is a pretty good release. Price to quality is very good in my mind. ----------------------- Typical barbados rum from nose to finish. Price to quality is very good. The nose is fruity and has light smoky wood to it and some vanilla after resting. The palate is typical Barbados with lots of fruit and smoky wood, vanilla and chocolate is trailing. The chocolate gets more obvious once the glass is empty and has been standing for a while. The rum draws nice curtains in the glass. The finish is long and warm with smoky wood and tropical fruits.
Review by HenryL
Wie in den vergleichbaren Abfüllungen auch hier eine Klebstoffnote in der Nase. Im Vergleich ist dieser aber etwas süßer mit reifen gelben Früchten und schon fast einer Toffee Note. Die unreife Banane lässt sich aber auch hier finden. Die Nase ist insgesamt super komplex und macht Spaß! Im Mund im Gegensatz zum Rum Cask fruchtig, mit einer sauren, nicht reifen Ananas. Die Ähnlichkeit zu Whisky ist auch hier vorhanden. Neben der Frucht Noten verbirgt dominieren auch hier Holz und Gewürze. Der Abgang ist sehr tanninlastig, nicht so meins.
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
We tasted four Mount Gay 2000 releases at the Rum-X Community Tasting. The tasting was very entertaining, but the rums only made a small contribution. Overall, the rums were very similar, the differences lie in the nuances. Personally, I don't like the profile that much, as the fruit is simply missing. Even in the post-tasting, it is difficult to perceive new nuances in the fourth. Leading notes: banana and cereal (keyword: banana wheat 🤫), peach and peach iced tea are also new. In terms of taste, the rum club is venturing into new realms. It is significantly fruitier but also more acidic: pineapple and various citrus fruits, almost Jamaican. The floral notes remain in the background. The finish is not particularly exciting - the acidity almost takes over.
Review by Thunderbird
Das ist einmal ein ganz anderer MG.. er schlägt deutlich aus der Art… ob dieses mir zusagt… da hadere ich noch mit mir… Unabhängig von der deutlich fruchtigere Note an der Nase und dem holzigen rauchigen Aroma am Gaumen ist da ein Aroma, dass mich irgendwie an Bohnerwachs erinnert! Um mir wirklich schlüssig zu werden, bedarf es eines weiteren Tastings! Vielleicht auch mal in einem Cocktail
Review by Frank
Nose: I would definitely describe it as dirty. Fruity and sweetish, but also smoky and reminiscent of plastic. The fruit is something between green apple and floury papaya, the sweetness something between honey, burnt sugar and marzipan. There is also some cookie dough. I like it overall. Palate: strong, spicy, a little fruity. Salty and bitter at first. Clearly resinous and rooty with a slight hint of mint. Also peppery with cardamom. The light fruitiness is difficult for me to discern, perhaps in the direction of grapefruit peel? There is some vanilla and leather at the back. Remains salty and bitter in the finish, with freshly cut branches at the very back. Nice nose, but too bitter on the palate for me.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Zuallererst muss ich sagen, dass ich weder ein großer Barbados-, noch viel weniger ein Mount Gay Fan bin. Speziell die 2000er Mount Gays scheinen jedoch ein besonderer Jahrgang zu sein, der einige gute Abfüllungen bereit hält. Leider muss ich sagen, dass dieser neue Spirit of Rum eher nicht dazu zählt. Während die recht intensive Nase mit Aromen von gelben Früchten, einer würzigen Fassnote und einem Hauch süßen Marzipans lockt, enttäuscht mich der Gaumen etwas. Überraschend rauchig, mit zu viel Fass für meinen Geschmack, bleibt wenig Platz für typische Barbados-Aromatik. Das muss nichts schlechtes sein, ist in diesem Fall aber zumindest nichts besonders gutes. Eine pflanzliche, vielleicht gemüsige Note bleibt präsent, bis der Abgang sich durch trockene Noten Platz verschafft.
Review by Basti
Allein von der Nase würd ich ihn blind vermutlich eher Richtung Guyana PM einstufen. Auch am Gaumen überraschend trocken und bitter. Nicht unbedingt das, was man von MG kennt oder erwartet, dennoch spannend.
Review by DosenZorn
Tasted as a 5cl sample. Very atypical nose for Mount Gay and Barbados in general. Pineapple, yellow stone fruit, mirabelle plum, marzipan, vanilla, spices, wood and subtly smoky. A great nose that I would never have attributed to Barbados. In terms of taste, it is a little more in the direction of Barbados. The pineapple aroma is special here. Very mild, with a nice heavy consistency and a long finish. A top rum that I can't criticize. So far my favorite rum from Barbados.
Review by Christoph
A strong smokiness that fades with time and gives way to pineapple and lychee, which can also be found in the taste together with some chocolate. The whole thing is not Hampden Funky, but it is still exceptional in its own way. The finish is again completely different, leathery and nutty with some tobacco. Dry leather remains on the palate for a long time.
Review by DomM
Out of a small cross tasting: Rum Mercenary is the most lifely with some floral notes while the other three have a more similar profile. Rum Cask is very well balanced an approchable. RumClub feels the most intense with some funky notes. The Duchess is the most elegant out of the bunch and my personal winner.
Review by Timo Groeger
Wow, dieser Barbados Rumclub hat echt eine fantastische Nase. Sehr, sehr fruchtig, vor allem Banane und Ananas sind erkennbar. Am Gaumen gefällt er mir dann nicht mehr so. Hier überwiegt leider der Alkohol.
Review by tojo
A rather atypical Barbados representative. In addition to fruity notes on the nose, there is also smoke, wood and a sweetness reminiscent of marzipan. The palate then turns back to the fruit notes with orange, mandarin and yellow fruits. Leather and barrel on the finish. I like it! 👍
Review by Gil Firth
בקבוק סופר פירותי וטעים. מאונט גאי עושין יופי של רום. פה מדובר בבחירת חבית דיי לא אקטיבית. הרבה פירות. שוקולד. דגש על בננה וטרופיות. גם אפרסק. בעיניי הוצאה מאוד מפתיעה וטעימה. גם יש מורכבות זה משתנה הרבה במעלה הדרך משוקולד, הופך למלא פירות יבשים וכתומים.
Review by R Wehner
Nase mild, zurückhaltend, leichter Rum, später Karamell; Zunge komplex, leicht scharf, viel zu erschmecken, spannend, okay
Review by Andi
Auch diesen Rum gab es im Rare Tasting mit Dirk vom RumDepot. Er hat eine leichte Rauch Note, nussig, Mandeln, dazu einiges an Früchten, dazu eine ledrige Note. Hätte ich diese Blind verkostet wäre ich niemals auf Barbados gekommen.
Review by mto75
A beautiful interplay of yellow fruit (mirabelle plum), wooden barrel and spices on the nose. This continues on the palate: toasty, spicy notes alternate with candied fruit and chocolate. The finish is spicy and rather dry.
Review by Martin Augustin
Für mich ein erkennbarer, wenngleich kein typischer Vertreter aus Barbados. Klare Noten von Marzipan und Vanille. Sehr fruchtiger Vertreter für seine Herkunft. Alkohol ist gut eingebunden. Guter Sipper mit wenig Ecken und Kanten.
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Details about Mount Gay Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 23 BMMG 2000
A Pot Still Rum from Barbados, bottled by Spirit of Rum, at 54,4%.
Community purchases
50 bottles logged by 39 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
24% opened, 8 emptied and repurchased.
What does Mount Gay Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 23 BMMG 2000 cost?
Community paid 92–122 €.
Current best price: 169.00 € – above the typical community range.
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