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Mount Gay Master Select 1703 2017
Surprise here: it's drier than most expect from a 10-year Barbados blend. The nose leans vanilla, dried fruit and that signature Mount Gay oak; the palate is woody, spiced and "really not very sweet." A few tasters find it heavy on the oak and a touch thin at 43%, but most call it well balanced and easy to sip.
- Well balanced
- Dry, not sweet
- Vanilla and oak
+10
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How does Mount Gay Master Select 1703 2017 taste?
Aggregated from 81 community reviews.
Dry, oaky Barbados sipper at 43% Most find it a balanced, dry, oak-forward Barbados sipper. The common gripe: a few wish it were bottled closer to 50%, and one or two found the palate thinner than the promising nose.
Drinkers who like dry, oak-driven Barbados rum neat
Anyone wanting a sweet, full-bodied pour or higher proof
How is Mount Gay Master Select 1703 2017 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.7 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 79% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 3% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Rum reviews
Selected write-ups from 81 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Based on 81 ratings
Review by Stefan Persson
I rated the precursor, the “Old Cask 1703”, quite low, probably because it was my first contact with English styled rum. Now I appreciate this rum a lot and I will probably upgrade my rating of the “Old Cask 1703” if I make a retest.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
mega pity... the nose is extremely promising.... mango, wood, vanilla, some rose
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Lightly dry and well balanced rum with a nice fruity touch and some caramel.
Review by Business Liner Ralf
Re-tasted today. great nose with light Esther and great and complex flavor. Almost excellent...
Review by Joachim Guger
Vanilla, cookie dough, banana and soothing freshness from apple notes. A nice balanced nose, just not particularly exciting.Then in the mouth a nice tingly feeling, unfortunately a bit watered down. Now nice complex spicy notes and well-dosed woodiness. In the finish a bit short.A nobly packaged Easy Sipper, tastes good, craftsmanship impeccable. Defiantly an unexciting product and too expensive.
Review by Roman Lelek
My favourite Barbados, it smells of vanilla and fruit, 43% is just right, if it had more it would be even better...but as it is, it is beautifully rounded and smooth.
Review by Rumbaer
Ein schöner und runder Mount Gay. In der Nase Holznoten, stark Eichenholzlastig, Vanille, etwas Kokosnuss. Im Geschmack auch viele Holznoten, eine gewisse Würzigkeit, Vanille schwingt mit. Ich finde ihn gut, der Triple Cask Blend schmeckt mir aber etwas besser.
Review by Ondřej Koller
Nice, dry, oak, vanilla, spices. Really not very sweet
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
A tasting at Nordic Rum and Whisky festival Copenhagen, 2022. Most of the samples were free of charge, but this one I wanted to buy a taste off. I found Notes of dried fruits, caramel and some spices. A dry aftertaste, but well-balanced
Review by Kieron Wood
Oaky vanilla, chocolate spread on toast and plump dried fruit, with wood spice, roasted coffee bean and ripe tropical fruit
Review by Sebastiaan Linssen
Good rum. Surprised by the lack of smell though
Review by Nika
I am not a huge fun of these baking stuff
Review by ChrisPro
Solid, but very heavy on the oak. Also wish it was bottles closer to 50%
Review by Richard Krupa
jemnejsi nez XO, ale CO mi sedi vic
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Expert reviews
Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
"This would have been great 10 years ago. Heck its still a very good rum but you can get better for a quarter of the price. I like Mount Gay rum a lot but they really need to move way beyond the Eclipse if they want the "aficionados" money. Safe..."Read full review →
Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
"An almost perfect Barbados blend. A few percent more would have stood him certainly very well. But even so I find him, provided you give him some time in the glass, extremely tasty"
Details about Mount Gay Master Select 1703 2017
A Pot Still Rum from Barbados, distilled by Mount Gay, at 43%.
Community purchases
128 bottles logged by 107 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
23% opened, 6 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Mount Gay Master Select 1703 2017?
Community paid €70–€150.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
128 purchased · 89 tasted · 61 wishlist · as of
About the Mount Gay distillery
The Mount Gay distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Mount Gay have been reviewed 2,992 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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