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Mount Gay XO - Triple Cask Blend
Vanilla, coconut and caramel up front, then oak, dark chocolate and a little clove and pepper into a medium finish. This is the classic Bajan profile — round and easy, with the three casks (bourbon, whiskey, cognac) adding a bit of extra depth. Most call it a "daily sipper" that never surprises. A few wish it went deeper for a 17-year label.
The community says- Round and balanced
- Coconut-vanilla warmth
- But: Short finish
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Smooth, coconut-vanilla everyday Barbados sipper Well-liked as a smooth, balanced everyday Barbados rum with coconut-vanilla warmth. The common gripe: pleasant but not very complex, and the finish runs short for the age on the label.
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57% rate it between 6 and 8. 45 selected write-ups from 445 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by abaker-rum
There is not a ton to say about this rum, it is solidly execute with classic caramel, vanilla, and oak notes throughout. There is a lot of coconut on the nose, and the finish is fairly short. A solid expression that doesn’t stand out.
Review by HenryL
Most helpful positive review
Super "daily" sipper! Update: Of the affordable and always available, still my favorite Barbados rum.
Review by Leo Krüper
Most helpful critical review
Burns despite 43%. Nice vanilla
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
31.08.2025 Retasting at the German Rum Fest 2025. ------------- Whisky & Rom Festival 2023 28.10.2023 Another retaste and it still performs pretty well. Price to quality is pretty good. ------------------------- This is a very nice and easy sipping rum from Mount Gay. A typical Bajan rum in nose and palate. The nose is elegant with spice, a bit of orange and charred barrel. The palate starts off with a bit of sweetness, spicy and a bit dry. There is some leather and earthyness to it as well. The finish is medium long, dry and with charred oak and ginger. Again a tiny bit of earthyness on the way out.
Review by Portman
One of my absolute favorites. Insanely vanilla-like fragrance, balanced almond-marzipan aromas, floral. Overall light to medium-bodied, wonderfully deep and sufficiently complex. Absolutely worth the price.
Review by Stefan Persson
Tasted this rum at my recent visit to the distillery. It’s a blend of molasses based Column Still rum and Copper Double Retort Pot Still rum. It’s aged between 5 and 17 years in 3 types of casks, American whiskey, bourbon and cognac casks which gives it an interesting complex and aromatic profile. The nose is round, balanced, dry, woody, fruity and spicy with scents of oak, pineapple, and vanilla. At the palate it’s round, smooth, creamy, salty, woody, fruity and spicy with flavors of oak, banana, figs, cloves, caramel and dark chocolate. The finish is rather long.
Review by Rumpalumpa
A top Barbados rum and a classic among the unsweetened rums. Great aromas that are familiar from Barbados and which are enhanced by the different barrels. Rather on the dry side, but with a pleasant sweetness at first.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Good honest entry rum, if it should be without sugar and without finish. That fits.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
The taste has notes of salted caramel, baked figs, cloves and dark chocolate. The aftertaste is round and soft.
Review by Rumbaer
Mein erster Rum von Mount Gay. Den Geruch empfinde ich als sehr angenehm nach Vanille, schönen warmen Holznoten, dezent Kokosnuss. Gleichzeitig aber auch frisch und etwas fruchtig. Geschmacklich dann nach Vanille mit Gewürzen und holzigen Noten, am Ende Kokosnuss. Ein toller Rum.
Review by LukaŽiga
8:The nose of this Barbados rum is all balance and sweetness. Coconut enters first, followed by the tobacco of a mild cigar. There's thickness. One thinks of a butterscotch or a vanilla crème brûlée. The coconut is always at the fore front, mixed with vanilla and caramel, slightly warmed and lightly toasted. The fruit is also worked on: the banana is cooked and the mango stewed.There's more power on aering , it is less buttery, but not boring. Now it's the more vegetal(celery), woody side of coconut that comes through, mixed with almond. In this more refreshing dynamic, we return to fresh fruit with more acidity. 8:The palate is not overly sweet, and this is a rum with character. A hint of mango pulp initiates a smooth mid-palate, with full-bodied tobacco and butterscotch. The rum is full-bodied and never alcoholic, Nose=palate, with added peaches, orange peel and prunes. 7,5:The finish melts like butter. A caramelized woodiness remain, with dried fruits, a sign of fine maturity, it comes a bit dry. Edit:20.3.26
Review by RumisRum
Nose not very strong initially, i let it rest about 15 minutes which improved the nose. Taste is smooth and buttery, good experience.
Review by Vincent D
First tasting at the RhumFest 2022, much better than the Black Barrel tasted just before. Edit: The barrel is very present and gives punch to this very syrupy and vanilla rum. It's got some punch despite the reduction. Not the style of rum I enjoy most but the tasting was not unpleasant and I enjoy coming back to it as my daily rum.
Review by DosenZorn
Very tasty spicy rum with a pleasant sweetness in the finish. Too bad that was colored with sugar caramel. Would be really interesting to see the natural color.Edit: Due to some tasted rums in the meantime I have lowered the rating somewhat, for a suitable standard
Review by TheJackDrop
Notes taken at Rhum Fest 2024, Quick notes and a bit heavy palate, sorry :) Here we have: a little more complexity than on the black barrel Rum: round, vanilla, but with a little oak, light spice, a little cognac. Finish: nice, very round once again. A good entry-level rum, you might say!
Review by zabo
I just realized that I recently handed in an emergency bottle and I haven't rated it yet. In short, it's a solid entry-level rum that doesn't really appeal to me straight, but which I always like to use as a CubaLibre mixer.
Review by Tim
Great typical Barbados rum (coconut, raisin, caramel, wood) at a fair price.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A Mount Gay that has benefited from a triple aging in different barrels. The nose releases the typical Barbados aromas, with caramel, sweet spices, a little coconut, chocolate and a woodiness quite present on the olfactory level. The palate reminds of pepper, dark chocolate, oak and a touch of cognac from one of the three finishes. The finish is quite closed, smoky and warm with notes of tobacco, oak and dark chocolate. A rather one-dimensional rum, which we could expect more in terms of complexity with the atypical aging.
Review by cigares
Un nez de vanille et de bois, puis de noix de coco et d’autres fruits tropicaux. L’alcool pique un peu malgré les 43%. La bouche est chaleureuse avec des fruits de la vanille et un côté crémeux. La finale est courte et surtout sur le caramel. Un rhum de plaisir, bien fait et agréable. Mais pour une dégustation, il lui manque de l’équilibre et des arômes profonds et complexes. Mais pour le prix on ne peut pas demander ça. Verre vide, comme un nez de curry vert.
Review by Werner10
The third Mount Gay i tried and so far this one is the best 👌 Nice woody flavors, roasted, good sweetness and a nice rounded finish. Very inviting to take another sip 😋
Review by Chrischi78
The in-thing of the daily sipper. Delicious, round! Lovely caramel and toffee notes, light wood. Gentle finish. If you don't like it, you don't like rum in general, I'd say. Good value for money
Review by Dw117
Great rum for beginners and enthusiasts alike Edit: up from 8.1 to 8.4 because It was so good I bought another bottle
Review by RumTaTa
Rum Depot Advent Calendar Door 6Nose: nice fruity with notes in the direction of Spanish "Rons "Mouth: I have the impression of sugar (dosage?) Finish: spiciness and barrel dominate here.Very solid rum with consistency throughout from nose to finish but without surprise or rough edges.
Review by Lukas Jäger
While the nose makes a somewhat musty impression, the Triple Cask surprises positively on the palate. Dark, dry aromas and many spices bring a certain complexity and let the different barrel types guess.Barbados convinces me rarely, but for beginners who like it a little dry, a quite solid rum!
Review by Nicofr
Un rhum très doux (un peu trop peut être) et facile à boire. On ressent une légère touche de vanille et de caramel en bouche. La finale reste un peu courte et nous laisse sur notre faim. Ce rhum est un bon rapport qualité prix quand même.
Review by Thunderbird
A light Mount Gay, which is well suited as an introduction to the world of Mount Gay! The basic profile is present...
Review by Mathieu C.
Round, balanced, sweet, greedy Price correct Too bad final too short
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Tasted at the Whisky & Rum aan Zee Festival - IJmuiden 2023. Classic barbados drop.
Review by John Coffey
Very correct as an entry level to taste the spirit of the barbades
Review by Lot-NAS
Quite nice, an easy sipper, but it lacks a bit of power. Overall you get a lot for your money and I will keep it in mind as a mixer.
Review by passlemix
To the nose the walnut dominates
Review by Tim Stricker
Impressive rum! Anytime again.
Review by Johannes G
Still a nice rum the Mount Gay XO, now as a Triple Cask Blend in the subtitle. Compared to its direct predecessor perhaps a bit rounder, but a little less flavor diversity. The proportion of rum aged in cognac barrels in this blend is somewhat higher than before. Nevertheless, the majority of the rating corresponds to that of the Mount Gay XO Reserve Cask.
Review by Mate
An experience. It's surprisingly balanced, it smells great, I almost don't feel the alcohol, there are so many flavors in the sip, I don't even feel half of them, I also read the marketing gimmick about what you should feel, it's all there. It is complex, the sip is great, the finish is long, the only problem with it is that the bottle runs out quickly. It's a basic item in my collection, if it runs out, I'll order the next one. It will also have the same problem that it drains quickly. Absolutely recommended!
Review by jonathan.p🇫🇷
Good rum for beginners, very coconut and coffee oriented in the nose, in the mouth and in the end. Also very round, really good to start discovering the world of barbados.... But will not be complex enough for experienced people.
Review by Jiří Gajdos
Quite elegant on the nose. Rounded and balanced on palate with a nice pronunciation of spices and wood at the finish.
Review by Filip Šikula
Mount gay degustation 13.1.2025
Review by Tano
This rum was a bit of a let down for me,unfortunately. I quite liked the bajan rums that I tried before and was expecting this to be remarkable. I remember trying the old Mount Gay XO like 10 years ago and liking It, but there was too much rum that night, so I wanted to revisit It. Athought this was a new blend I had high hopes, but they went away as soon as I had the first sip. Don't get me wrong, of course it was a nice and smooth drink, but It was lacking flavour and depth for a rum of this price. I have no problem with smooth and easy sippers (I quite like my good spanish style rums), but Id say this one felt bland to me. In my opinion, 50/60€ for this is totally overpriced. I paid 34€ for a bottle and I think that 30 would be a more appropiate price for it. Me and my friends were having Ultimatum 8 years blend at the same time (cost me 24€) and it totally outclassed the Mount Gay XO in every aspect. And I can think of a lot of rums under 40€ that I prefer. I don't want people to get the wrong idea. This is still a very good rum, but it's burdened with a very high price.
Review by Martin Vozka
Stal se z něj můj velmi oblíbený rum, který doma nesmí chybět.
Review by ChristophFFM
The weak point here is the too fadw beginning.
Review by FaoRouge
Für mich DER typische Rum
Review by Blaidor
Smell 6,5/10 Taste 6,5/10 Aftertaste 6,5/10 Image 8/10 (info about rum, bottle, carton-box, sugar free, marketing....) Total impression 7,5/10 ------------------ BTL No added sugar 👍👍
Review by Stan Hardy
Der geht einfach immer. Wunderbar unaufdringlich und ehrlich
Review by Mateusz
This is one of the first proper rums I tried and it still rates very highly in my view. Would definitely recommend!
Review by Hendrik Fröhlich
In the smell the lightest of the three Mount Gay. Easy to drink. Very balanced
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Read full review →Mount Gay XO Triple Cask Blend is a completel y solid rum, one which does sometimes fly under people's radars. It is easily as good as R L Seale's 10 Year and Doorly's XO and to be fair thats not bad company to be in now is it? Crikey this...
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Auction results 33 € – 53 €
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Details about Mount Gay XO - Triple Cask Blend
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Barbados, distilled by Mount Gay, at 43%.
Community purchases
829 bottles logged by 733 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
34% opened, 121 emptied and repurchased.
What does Mount Gay XO - Triple Cask Blend cost?
Community paid 34–60 €.
Current best price: 41.08 € – within the typical community range.
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+62 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
829 purchased · 476 tasted · 524 wishlist · as of
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