Limited Edition
Master Blender Collection
Pot Still Rum
Paying Homage to an Original Tradition
This year's limited edition, crafted by Master Blender Trudiann Branker, using only rums distilled in our double retort pot stills celebrates the way Mount Gay originally made rum for about 200 years. From our distillery’s inception in 1703 until the early 1900s when a full copper Coffey column was introduced, Mount Gay was a rum made purely in pot stills.
The result is a beautiful rum reminiscent of the past. Golden amber in the glass with notes of butterscotch, toffee, mocha and plum waft through the air when nosing the liquid. On the palate, the liquid is initially spicy, followed up by rich, dried fruits, dark chocolate and oak.
- Selective production
- Small Batch, limited to 4,920 bottles
- Distillation
- Double retort pot still distillates
- Maturation Barrel
- Ex-whiskey barrels
- Aroma
- Warm butterscotch interlaced with rich mocha and toffee with underlying notes of plum
- Taste
- A brilliant golden amber hue and legs that cascade slowly down the glass when swirled
- Body
- An initially spicy kick, followed by dried fruits, culminating in dark chocolate and oak. A delicate silky texture
For this release, I wanted to showcase pot still rum in its truest form, to be highlighted for its complex nature - aromatics and taste - and show how delicate and balanced this crafted liquid can be.
Trudiann Branker, Mount Gay Master Blender
Unveil the journey behind the release of Mount Gay Pot Still Expression by listening to Trudiann Branker, Mount Gay Master Blender.
To create this small batch of 4,920 bottles, Trudiann Branker, Mount Gay Master Blender, patiently tasted through countless samples of pot still liquid, ultimately narrowing down the selection to a 2009 vintage. For the first expression under her direction as Master Blender, Branker selected a specific batch distilled in 2009, and six months prior to bottling the liquid, she placed it into virgin ex-whiskey casks to enhance the spicy and roasted nutty notes.
Trudiann Branker has a passion for making rum, balancing the science of distillation with the art of flavour and aroma equally. For her, returning to the roots of rum making was a celebration of the past and a continuation of the legacy of Mount Gay, something for which she is now responsible.
Pot Still is best enjoyed neat or over a large ice cube.
Save for elevated occasions. Share amongst relaxed, familiar friends who appreciate crafted, curated flavors.
