Limited Edition
Master Blender Collection
The PX Sherry Cask Expression
Round & Complex
For the sixth release of the Master Blender Collection, Mount Gay Master Blender Trudiann Branker looked to Southern Spain where Pedro Ximenez Sherry is made from grapes dried in the sun and then aged to make the iconic fortified wine.
The result is an incredible, complex rum that has benefitted from a particularly long period of tropical ageing. At first sight, the rum has deep golden hues and as it opens, the nose is full of maraschino cherry, stewed fruits, charred oak and butterscotch. The palate brings red fruits, salted caramel, banana, toasted vanilla and velvety oak. This rum opens up over time, offering roundness and layers of flavour that unfold with every sip.
- Selective Production
- Small batch, limited to 4,200 bottles
- Distillation
- Pot & Column stills
- Maturation Barrel
- Matured in ex-American whiskey casks & finished in Pedro Ximenez Sherry wine casks
- Aroma
- Maraschina cherry, stewed fruits, charred oak, butterscotch
- Taste
- Red fruits, salted caramel, banana, toasted vanilla, oak with a velvety finish
- Body
- Deep golden hues
I was inspired by the process behind PX Sherry, and I wanted to discover how a well matured rum would interact with the richness of the casks used to age these fortified wines. Going through some of our oldest rums to find the right ones was an incredible journey, tasting rums that have been placed in our bonds two decades ago. I was thrilled to find 20 year old rums that stood up in terms of body and character to benefit from being finished in PX Sherry casks, and I’m honored to add this to our Master Blender Collection.
Trudiann Branker, Mount Gay Master Blender
Unveil the journey behind the release of Mount Gay The PX Sherry Cask Expression by listening to Trudiann Branker, Mount Gay Master Blender:
This small batch rum is created in the traditional Mount Gay house style of blending together pot and column still rums. These had been aged in ex-American whiskey casks for 20 years in Barbados, where both the heat and humidity accentuate the interaction between the spirit and the wood. This tropical aging process created deeply aromatic flavours of burnt oak and toasted vanilla.
To this matured spirit, Trudiann added a new layer of aromatic intricacy by finishing the blend for one additional year in Pedro Ximenez Sherry wine casks. Finishing this exclusive blend in these wine casks adds deep roundness to the complex aged spirit, and aromas of stewed fruits, dark cherry and plum, with salted nutty notes. The PX Sherry Cask Expression is bottled at 45% ABV and is non-chill filtered in order to preserve its rich aromas and natural colour. This expression was limited to 4,200 bottles and made available at select premium retailers throughout the world.
The PX Sherry Cask Expression is best enjoyed neat
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