As with their rums, Mount Gay only permits those that have been properly matured.
2016 & 2017 HARVESTS
100% POT STILL
55% ABV
4,002 NUMBERED BOTTLES
RELEASE YEAR
23
EDITION
01
BOURBON CASK
AMERICAN OAK CASK
Bn_Qa
This rum is an incredibly complex blend, bringing to life the complexity of St Lucy, Barbados and the Mount Gay Estate terroir.
APPEARANCE:
Light golden hues.
AROMAS:
Pear, plum, fresh cut flowers, dried fruits, vanilla, nutmeg, oak and lemon.
PALATE:
Pineapple, sea salt, leather, ripe yellow banana, oak and star anise.
The Mount Gay Estate, located on the plateau of the Upper Coral Reef terrace, was lifted up from the ocean 400,000 years ago.
Its altitude range is 150m on the East and 105m on the West. Its soil texture is dominated by clay.
Acres of cane harvested
65,5
Tons of cane harvested
883
Main cultivars harvested
B89447
Agronomic Features
Yield: ⭐⭐⭐
Sucrose content: ⭐⭐⭐
· Low incidence of flowering
· Vigorous growth and good ground cover
· Erect and suited for mechanical harvest
· Will lodge at high yield
· Good rationing
B82238
Agronomic Features
Yield: ⭐⭐⭐
Sucrose content: ⭐⭐
· The major variety in the industry at the moment.
· Fast growing and a good option for forced back planting.
· Low incidence of flowering.
· Will lodge at heavy yield but generally erect.
· Resistant to leaf scale, rust and yellow spot.
· It should be planted in free draining fields for best results.
· It is not as amenable to mechanical harvesting as some of the other varieties.
B77602
Agronomic Features
Yield: ⭐⭐⭐
Sucrose content: ⭐⭐⭐
· Drought tolerant and can perform well in sandy and shallow soils.
· Good germination and fast early growth.
· Its large canopy allows for early ground cover reducing the level of weed control needed.
· High level of disease resistance.
· Low incidence of flowering.
Notes from the field: for the 2017 harvest, we established a nursery with noncommercial varieties of sugar cane.
Acres of cane harvested
113
Tons of cane harvested
1751
Main cultivars harvested
B77602
Agronomic Features
Yield: ⭐⭐⭐
Sucrose content: ⭐⭐⭐
· Drought tolerant and can perform well in sandy and shallow soils.
· Good germination and fast early growth.
· Its large canopy allows for early ground cover reducing the level of weed control needed.
· High level of disease resistance.
· Low incidence of flowering.
B82238
Agronomic Features
Yield: ⭐⭐⭐
Sucrose content: ⭐⭐
· The major variety in the industry at the moment.
· Fast growing and a good option for forced back planting.
· Low incidence of flowering.
· Resistant to leaf scale, rust and yellow spot.
Notes from the field: this year was marked by 30% farm utilisation strategy and historical yield.
“As a child, I was always fascinated by the use of local produce to make little treats like tamarind balls and Bajan cherry juice as it made them seem all the more special. So today, I consider it an absolute honour to be managing the Mount Gay Estate to produce our own sugarcane and molasses and of course, our very own rum from soil to sip. The pride is palpable and it is my hope that this will be felt in every bottle of our Single Estate Rum.”
Jacklyn Broomes, Sustainability manager
“On the first day of the harvest at Mount Gay, the excitement could be felt by all involved. Harvester operators, tractor drivers, employees from the distillery…we were all very happy to just be there on the Mount Gay Estate and to be a part of History. And it couldn’t have been more perfect. The weather was great and the harvest proceeded as planned. I feel proud to have operated the harvester at that time, as it means that I too had a part to play in making the exceptional rum that Mount Gay is known for.”
Kevin Cozier, Farm Supervisor
Mount Gay Single Estate Series rum release_01 was created using 100% molasses created from sugar canes grown at the Mount Gay Estate in St Lucy, Barbados. The molasses have as characteristics a very high sugar content (72%).
Molasses produced 2016
84
tons
Molasses produced 2017
144
tons
Proprietary yeast cultivated from the Mount Gay Estate.
9 days.
Very long fermentation (9 days vs. our standard 4 days) which led to a secondary fermentation.
‘Due to long fermentation length we went into a secondary fermentation, which provided a really distinctive flavour, giving specific Barbadian notes that we don’t normally encounter in our rums, like pineapple or guava. You really get the fruitier side of the congeners appearing.’
Trudiann Branker, Master Blender
Distillation type
100%
pot still
Pot Stills used
#82
#83
2016 distillation
By
Reynolds ‘blues’ hinds & Michael absalom
2017 distillation
By
Reynolds ‘BLUES’ hinds & Michael absalom
Fresh cut grass
Flowers
Tamarind
Citrus
Floral
Grapefruit
Pineapple
White rose
2016 vintage aged
for 6 years
2017 vintage aged
for 5 years
‘This blend for Single Estate Series really comes from blending different vintages together to give an expression of what I want to present for this year. We understand what maturation in Barbados does add to our rum and how else to honor this molasses, how else to honor this process, but to let that happen. When you look at this bottle, you see my signature though what you don’t see is the fingerprints of everybody that works at Mount Gay.’
Trudiann Branker, Master Blender
2016 vintage:
Pear, grapefruit peel, hard candy (bubble gum), leather, freshly cracked black pepper
2017 vintage:
Toffee, cacao, baking spice, sea salt, sandalwood
100% RECYCLABLE PACKAGING
LIGHTWEIGHT BOTTLE
70%+ RECYCLED GLASS
MONO-MATERIAL GIFTBOX & CORK
LIMITED LABEL INK & QR CODE
“Single Estate is best enjoyed neat. Neat really allows for all the organoleptic notes to really come through. My recommendation? Just drop a bit of water and watch it transform… From first drop to second drop and you are good to go from there. It doesn’t need anything more.”
Trudiann Branker, Master Blender
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