The Duchess Mount Gay Barbados 19

Review by mto75

Most helpful positive review

mto75

Feb 2024693 reviewsGermany

8.3/10

Although I'm not the biggest Mount Gay fan, I have to say that I quite like the Duchess. I wouldn't even know if I would have recognized it as a Mount Gay blind. Floral notes on the nose, yellow fruit, watermelon, caramel pudding. Tobacco and spices on the palate. A lot of barrel/tannins on the finish.

Review by Pavel Spacek

Most helpful mixed review

Pavel Spacek

Nov 20231,325 reviewsCzech

6.0/10

Mid-sharp of my not-favourite MG profile...

Review by DomM

DomM

Mar 2022916 reviewsGermany

8.4/10

Out of a small cross tasting: Rum Mercenary is the most lifely with some floral notes while the other three have a more similar profile. Rum Cask is very well balanced an approchable. RumClub feels the most intense with some funky notes. The Duchess is the most elegant out of the bunch and my personal winner.

Review by lukasdrinkinghabits

lukasdrinkinghabits

Mar 2022188 reviewsGermany

8.2/10

We tasted four Mount Gay 2000 releases at the Rum-X Community Tasting. The tasting was very entertaining, but the rums only contributed a small part. Overall, the rums were super similar, with the differences being in the nuances. Personally, I don't like the profile as much, as it just lacks fruit. This one has the nicest nose out of the flight. It's more elegant than the others, reminiscent of light Worthy Parks or maybe Appletons. There is a present fruit of bananas and ripe melons, but behind that again the cloves and tobacco we know from the others are waiting. On the palate, fruit and floral notes keep the balance, wood and spices rather in the background: banana and pine needles. The banana remains in the mouth for a long time.

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Jul 20225,612 reviewsDenmark

8.1/10

This one was a huge surprise because it's not a typical Bajan rum nor the typical Mount Gay. They have managed to manipulate the final result in a very nice and surprising way. The nose is fruity and floral with sugarcane, nuts, light wood and a hint of vanilla. The palate is well balanced and lightly dry with fruit, sugarcane, floral notes and wood as again onlt a hint of vanilla. The finish is long and fruity with oak and a very light bitterness which becomes it pretty well. Price to quality is very good in my mind.

Review by Richard Krupa

Richard Krupa

Dec 2022786 reviewsCzech

6.6/10

floral, buttery and spicy sample. Maybe I smell a hint of marzipan, but a dry marzipan.

Review by Rodolphe

Rodolphe

Sep 2023308 reviewsFrance

8.2/10

Comparison of 3 Mount Gay 2000s last night with two friends: The rum mercenary: a very greedy nose, with marzipan and some yellow fruit. Super pleasant. The palate is in line with the nose, with no surprises. In the end, it's good but lacks a little complexity. The rum cask: there's no doubt about it, it's the same rum except for a few minor differences. Here, the wood is more prominent on the nose, but also on the palate, resulting in a slightly bitter finish. This makes the nose a lot nicer on this rum. The duchess: once again, it's clear that this is the same rum, but with a more woody profile. Except that, surprisingly, it's better integrated than on the rum cask, more balanced and gourmand. All in all, the best of the 3 for us last night.

Review by Rum man

Rum man

Feb 202666 reviewsNetherlands

8.2/10

Starts with a sweaty note that wears off quite fast. Then you find the classic Mount Gay profile with some vanilla and coconut. There is more on the palette with some added milk chocolate and tropical fruits as well. The finish is in the same direction with woody notes too. Where the finish begins is where this rum is most impressive. It is an old rum, being distilled in 2001 and bottles in 2019. It must have been a fair chunk of continental aging because the rum is not overly woody. Perhaps the cask was also not too active anymore. This is a fine rum that displays Mount Gay really well. It does not do much more than that though.