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Taste
Vanilla, Toffee, Caramel
Most mentioned across 39 tasting notes
- Perfect for
- Bourbon drinkers and fans of oaky, spiced Barbados rum
- Less suitable for
- People chasing complexity or a long finish
- How to drink
- Neat and in cocktails
Mount Gay Black Barrel Double Casks Blend
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Charred bourbon casks push this so hard toward whiskey that a couple of members half-jokingly call it "whisky." Expect toffee, vanilla, oak and warm baking spice, with soft orange and apricot fruit underneath. Barbados balance without the sweetness of the range, though a little alcohol still pokes through at 43%. Most treat it as an easy, spicy everyday pour.
The community says- Bourbon-cask character
- Well balanced
- Less suitable for: People chasing complexity or a long finish
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Bourbon-cask Barbados rum, spicy and oaky Well-liked as a spicy, bourbon-heavy Barbados rum with real balance. Most rate it a good everyday bottle; some find it a touch hot neat and prefer it in cola or stirred cocktails.
Aroma profileBourbon drinkers and fans of oaky, spiced Barbados rum
People chasing complexity or a long finish
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neatCocktails & mixing
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Buying advice
Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after characterful, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
113 community reviews
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30 selected written reviews
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Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
Most helpful positive review
The nose is quite spicy with notes of allspice and vanilla. Some fruit in the background. Similar to apricot. The palate has way more fruit than the nose. It rather sweet, lots of brown sugar notes. Some wood. But the fruit is definitely taking centre stage. The finish is medium to long with more bitter notes of bourbon and chocolate coming out. It's a brilliant rum, especially for the price and a big step up from the Mount Gay Eclipse. The bitterness of the finish is all I can really downgrade it on.
Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful mixed review
Tasted this robust and dry rum during my recent visit to Barbados. It’s a blend of molasses based rum distilled in their column respectively one of their pot stills. It’s aged separately for 3 to 7 years before blended and aged for 6 months more in charred Bourbon casks. The nose is woody, sweet, spicy, fruity with scents of caramel, toffee, ginger, vanilla and apricot. At the palate it’s dry, woody, sweet, spicy and fruity with flavors of toffee, caramel, chocolate, cinnamon, pepper and banana. The finish is medium long.
Review by Chrischi78
Very good PLV, good companion in corn'n oil or in shaken drinks. A little too alcoholic for me to drink neat, so I'd rather invest a few ducats more for the XO. But overall a decent rum
Review by Rumpalumpa
I really like this Mount Gay because it tastes great but is also very affordable, so you can mix a cocktail with it from time to time. The ageing in freshly distilled barrels is very clear, so it is very reminiscent of bourbon.
Review by Eric Frechin
It's an entry-level rum in this brand. So it stays fairly linear on sweet woody-toffee-caramel-vanilla and sweet spices. The finish is short. Overall, there's a touch of alcohol despite the low titration. Good rum for cocktails
Review by Oliver
Very good price-performance ratio
Review by Vincent D
Very smooth, round and caramelized. Not unpleasant but a bit too syrupy and sweet for me. Edit: tested again at a festival. It's better than I remembered. Simple and easy to drink but not without interest.
Review by Onkel_Ig
What a beautiful Mount Gay 🥰 An absolutely pleasant sipper, far from sweet. A nice, light nose of bourbon, caramel tones, toffee, and wood. All very light and pleasant, no alcoholic sharpness. The same picture on the palate. Bourbon, toffee, wood, slight bitterness. It comes across a bit thin, but that makes it a good sipper. A wonderful rum for a very relaxed evening, highly suitable also for beginners who want to discover something beyond sweet. My conclusion: Oh, Mount Gay, what a wonderful distillery you are. Is the rum an absolute knockout? - Definitely not! But it’s an old charmer, a rum for an evening with friends or a lonely winter evening by the fireplace. Nothing dramatic or outstanding, just a nice companion for a cozy moment ❤️
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Whisky & Rom Festival 2023 28.10.2023 This is a retaste and it's pretty good looking at the price tag. Tried it on Coca Cola and that's a great mix. ------------------- This rum is really well balanced in richness, spicyness and sweetness. Another great rum from Barbados. Price to quality is very good.
Review by Schorgelorsch
By far not as woody and burnt as expected, but present and pleasant to taste. A small note after some tests: In a Cuba Libre or RumCola, it blends well and makes a decent impression.
Review by AlPhilipo
The 1L bottle was available at Delicando for 30€. For the price, a great rum from a renowned distillery. Unfortunately, I get only a little fruit, but a lot more of the bourbon cask. Quite full-bodied, so also well suited for mixing.
Review by DJ Wolfson
I thought I had reviewed this a while ago when I had recieved it as a gift. It’s always been a smooth sipper, but the longer it’s been open, the smoother it’s gotten. I’d argue it’s gotten lighter on fronts of smell, flavor, and finish but that’s what happens with open bottles. This rum has been my goto for stirred cocktails. I’ve absolutely loved how it stands up in an El Presidente.
Review by Wernie
A quick statement before the bottle is empty. When it comes to Barbados, I'm more with Foursquare. Bought the liter bottle for 33€ blind at Duty Free. Nice easy sipper with lots of spice, wood and roasted aromas, as the name suggests. 😉 You can't go wrong at that price.
Review by Gil Firth
Very nice and good price tag. Take this and not eclipse. טעימה בקבוק מגניב סך הכל. מרגיש מאוד ברברדוסי עם דבש. שוקולד. פירות בשלים. קליל ונעים. לא רואה סיבה סתם לקנות כזה בקבוק אבל מי שלא אוהב פורסקוור ומחפש משהו שונה או ספציפי מאונט גאי אז זה בקבוק טוב.
Review by Steph Genlee
Rum appreciable especially in cocktails, in daiquiri the balance is very good for me. You find dried fruits, bourbon. It's quite round and easy to drink neat but it lacks length to get close to the score of 8...
Review by Stan Hardy
A wonderful Barbados rum. Coconut, vanilla, cocoa. Soft and round. A bit expensive and it doesn't quite reach its big brother, who is also regularly too expensive. Fortunately, there are always good deals.
Review by Markus Fjellstad Israelsen
Tasting 06.06.2026 Nose: woody, vanilla, but also with a slight vegetal/sugarcane and apple note to it. Palate: palate is sort of a continuation of the nose, with wood, vanilla and smoke being the standout notes. Think this will be better as a mixer than s neat sipper
Review by RumisRum
Good nose, spicy taste follow sweet and slight bitter taste. Not bad sipper for the price I paid
Review by Filip Šikula
Lunchtime dessert. Full of caramel, vanilla and a hint of spice. In the taste intense sweetness, caramel, vanilla, intensely reminiscent of bourbon. The price performance is quite adequate, but the sweetness is beyond my taste profile.
Review by Jakob Deiner
It's more on the woody side, but there's a pleasant vanilla note and no bitterness. It actually leans towards bourbon, especially in the finish. I need to taste them side by side sometime; I think I like this one almost better than the even woodier and drier XO. This one could work well in a Rum Old Fashioned. Drinks: - Neat: 4/5 - Rum Old Fashioned: 4.5/5
Review by Solidfunk
Oak, bourbon and vanilla. Caramel. Pours golden. In the mouth more oak. Pretty smooth feel. Maybe a little perfume. Maybe some orange peel and ginger. Short finish. Just OK straight, save it for mixes. Had a glass at a Thai restaurant.
Review by Martin Vozka
Excellent price/performance ratio. One of my favorite "must have". Also thanks to the price, it's my most frequently consumed from my collection.
Review by Rum Runner Labs - Will
Sweet and relatively light, with heavy baking spices notes. Vanilla and oak take a back seat, and there’s still a tiny bit of harshness that reminds me of Eclipse.
Review by Émile Shevek
Persistent and intense, a typical strong taste, but does not let too many flavors show through
Review by Dave Dahlgren
Deeply charred bourbon rum, toffee karamell lätt len mysig. Lite spritig med tynger efter smak
Review by Louis Clavero
Not bad but whisky.
Review by Kieron Wood
The old blend was the best rum and coke ever but the new blend is such a delight without mixing... Nose Oak, oranges and papaya Tasting Oak , papaya, soft fruits
Review by Mateusz R
For now the best in this price range for me. Quite elegant, oakish, nice sweetness.
Review by Niko
Nice blend, this new recipe. Dry, robust but without great complexity.
Review by Richard Krupa
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
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182 bottles logged by 170 collectors.
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46% opened, 34 emptied.
What does Mount Gay Black Barrel Double Casks Blend cost?
Community paid 24–52 €.
Current best price: 34.90 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 37 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
+19 additions in the last 3 months.
Additions per month over the last 12 months; dark bars: the last 3.
182 purchased · 119 tasted · 47 wishlist · as of
Details about Mount Gay Black Barrel Double Casks Blend
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Barbados, distilled by Mount Gay, at 43%.
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