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Mount Gay Extra Old XO Reserve Cask
Loved by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰, Benoit Mahe & 39 more
A solid stepping stone Barbados sipper: 15 years, 43% and unsweetened. Expect vanilla, caramel, chocolate and plenty of oak. RumX members see it as a clean, honest XO for everyday sipping or cocktails.
Aggregated from 235 community reviews.
- Honest unsweetened profile
- Balanced vanilla-oak
- Great value sipper
+10
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Stern Magazine Details about Mount Gay Extra Old XO Reserve Cask
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Barbados, distilled by Mount Gay, at 43%.
How does Mount Gay Extra Old XO Reserve Cask taste?
Aggregated from 235 community reviews.
Honest, dry-leaning everyday Barbados XO A solid stepping stone Barbados sipper: 15 years, 43% and unsweetened. Expect vanilla, caramel, chocolate and plenty of oak. RumX members see it as a clean, honest XO for everyday sipping or cocktails.
Those building their palate who want a clean, not-too-sweet Barbados XO that works as both an easy sipper and a quality base for Old Fashioneds or simple mixed drinks.
Drinkers seeking big cask-strength intensity, heavy sweetness, or very complex, layered rums; anyone who dislikes pronounced dry oak notes.
How is Mount Gay Extra Old XO Reserve Cask rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.5 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 73% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 2% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Rum reviews
A selection of the most popular reviews from our community. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is definitely a Bajan style rum. Heavy and yet well balanced. This release is better than the one from 2011.
Review by Jean Louisss
A little high quality-price ratio, but for a sweet rum, it does quite well
Review by Benoit Mahe
A very round and greedy rum. It lacks a bit of character and complexity, that's for sure, but it remains a very nice product. Between the flan and the crème brûlée.
Review by KingChip
My first Mount Gay rum. I find it a bit harsh and quite woody.
Review by Johan Larsson
Very pleasant. Barbados feeling. Loads of flavours. Not too boozy and not too sweet. Just a very nice sipper
Review by Stefan Persson
Had just a sample of it, but I will definitely not hesitate for more if I get an opportunity again. The nose is round and pleasant with aromas of vanilla and chocolate. At the palate it’s complex, mild, balanced and spicy. The finish is medium long.
Review by Jonathan Paladino
Extraordinario Espectacular alto golpe alcohólico bien balanceado
Review by JonasTh
Very tasty. Round flavor, a little sharp. Smells good
Review by Galli33
This one a tried in a cool australian restaurant in frankfurt. Classic mount gay I would say, from the start to the end… Dried fruits, wood, roasted aromas, vanilla, coconut, tobacco and a bit spicy !
Review by Kieron Wood
This is a great starting place for someone looking at trying more expensive rums . Produced by mount gay I would never expect less then a clean rum that has lovely notes of caramel , suger and bannana.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
The taste has notes of salted caramel, baked figs, cloves and dark chocolate. The aftertaste is nicely round and soft
Review by pavlix vipax
Jemné, super, kratší koniec, nie pikantné, jemný dub
Review by Joachim Guger
Rumfestival 20.09.2024 Bananenbrot, Vanille, getrocknete Früchte und Gewürze. Ausgewogen, handwerklich sehr gut gemacht. Wahrscheinlich so etwas wie das Herz der Mount Gay Range. ❤️🥰 Ich hatte ihn noch nie und war sehr positiv überrascht. Super Einstiegsrum mit Top PLV.
Expert reviews
Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
"Insgesamt sehr harmonisch, vielschichtig und sehr homogen. Der Alkohol ist zwischendrin kurz zu spüren, was aber nicht weiter negativ ins Gewicht fällt. Ein sehr schöner Rum für Einsteiger und Fortgeschrittene."Read full review →
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
"However, in my scoring I found personally found a little extra something in the Captain Bligh XO (not even a Bajan but very similar in style). Still MGXO come's very highly recommended. It is a beautiful well balanced classic rum. A must try This rum is available from"Read full review →
Community purchases
574 bottles logged by 527 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
42% opened, 102 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Mount Gay Extra Old XO Reserve Cask?
Community paid €28–€57.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
574 purchased · 261 tasted · 280 wishlist · as of
About the Mount Gay distillery
The Mount Gay distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Mount Gay have been reviewed 2,980 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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