Mount gay rum eclipse review

Up - Rum. Mount Gay Eclipse Navy Strength is a mere $10 more than the company's flagship, but represents a huge flavor upgrade. There is no information given about the age of the blend unfortunately, but the original is 3 to 7 years. Finish is short with some bitterness.

Navy Strength is more pronounced, present, punchier. The original Eclipse is a blend of column and pot still rums, aged for a maximum of two years in ex bourbon barrels. It remains very charry though. Eclipse Navy Strength is bottled at Mount Gay Eclipse Navy Strength.

The Black Barrel rum and Coke is a little thicker and rounder. As Mount Gay Eclipse is the entry-level rum in their offerings, I was looking forward to mixing it in some tasty cocktails. Oak spice, vanilla, light pineapple, very light tobacco and coconut.

Finish is medium long with a hint of bitterness. Eclipse Navy Strength is a blend of 2 to 4 year old rums and apparently has more pot still in it than the original. It accentuates the sweetness of the cola. But, it does sound good. Mount Gay Eclipse rum - rated # of rums: see reviews, photos, other Mount Gay rums, and similar Gold rums from Barbados.

Review: Mount Gay Rum - Eclipse Navy Strength and Master Blender Selection – Coffey Gay snapchat usernames - Barbados' Mount Gay has recently graced us with two new expressions of its rums, one for (relatively) mass consumption, the other extremely limited.

Not as fruity, but that department improved the longer I let it breathe. This. Without any info, I was thinking about the point of this release. Mount Gay Eclipse is not one that excites me. Since these rums are cheap enough for most people to not feel bad about mixing them, I dumped them both in a bit of Coke.

Lighter, fruitier and boozier than Black Barrel Cask Strength. Straight forward bourbon cask nose. I’m always interested in the recipes recommended by the distilleries, and I found this simple recipe for The Original Rum Punch intriguing. Another blend of pot and column still rums, aged in ex American whisky barrels and finished in heavily charred ex bourbon casks.

Looking at the bargain price for this rum and the thin mouthfeel, I think it’s not far fetched to guess the blend mostly consists out of column still rum. Oak, vanilla, light marzipan, cigar box. Thicker, fuller nose than Eclipse Navy Strength.

Eclipse Navy Strength is a blend of 2 to 4 year old rums and apparently has more pot still in it than the original. Tobacco, oak, menthol, dark chocolate, black pepper, vanilla. The original Eclipse is a blend of column and pot still rums, aged for a maximum of two years in ex bourbon barrels.

Regular Eclipse is an ok mixer. It can only be bought at Mount Gay in Barbados. Oak, light tobacco, chocolate, molasses, light candle wax, dried fruit, raisins, marzipan.