Mount Gay XO - Triple Cask Blend
A solid stepping-stone Barbados sipper: soft 43% ABV, no added sugar, with vanilla, caramel, coconut and gentle oak from triple cask ageing. RumX drinkers call it a balanced, relaxed daily dram neat or in simple cocktails.
- Balanced profile
- Easy drinking
- No added sugar
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Classic, easy Barbados daily sipper A solid stepping-stone Barbados sipper: soft 43% ABV, no added sugar, with vanilla, caramel, coconut and gentle oak from triple cask ageing. RumX drinkers call it a balanced, relaxed daily dram neat or in simple cocktails.
Whisky and bourbon drinkers or newcomers moving from sweet rums who want a dry-leaning, classic Barbados profile for relaxed sipping or Cuba Libre–style mixes.
Hunters of high-intensity cask-strength rums or those wanting big funk, heavy fruit or very sweet, dessert-like profiles.
How is Mount Gay XO - Triple Cask Blend rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.8 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 84% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by abaker-rum
There is not a ton to say about this rum, it is solidly executed 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
Super "daily" sipper! Update: Of the affordable and always available, still my favorite Barbados rum.
Review by Leo Krüper
Burns despite 43%. Nice vanilla
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 MikeVick
Für meinen Geschmack fehlt die Süße. Holz und Leder Noten in der Nase. Durchaus komplex und interessant im Geschmack. Recht starkes Aroma von Holz/Fass mit Tendenz zu bitteren/verbrannten Geschmack auf der Zunge. Trocken und überraschend mild im Abgang.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Good honest entry rum, if it should be without sugar and without finish. That fits.
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 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 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 Tim
Great typical Barbados rum (coconut, raisin, caramel, wood) at a fair price.
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 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 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.
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770 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
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About the Mount Gay distillery
The Mount Gay distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Mount Gay have been reviewed 2,885 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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