The eighth version of the Mount Homosexual’s Grasp Blender Choice rum gives up a well-known ending barrel: Cognac casks, sourced from Remy Martin. This launch is aged 4 years (comparatively quick for the MBS) in Barbados and it isn’t completed — its complete life is spent in these Cognac casks.
As is customary, we tasted the rum — together with pairings of cheese, salami, dates, and cherry preserves — through a Zoom tasting with Grasp Blender Trudiann Branker, tuning in from Barbados.
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Mount Homosexual Grasp Blender Choice – Cognac Cask Evaluate
On the nostril: Very racy, with a major citrus overtone that recollects Grand Marnier at occasions. A mixture of floral parts emerge with a little bit of air time — Branker extremely recommends letting this 58% abv rum relaxation, as do I — adopted by a major vanilla be aware, nearly like a syrup.
The palate is a revelation, bursting with fruit, significantly orange, adopted by inexperienced banana. The upper abv actually showcases itself on the thick, syrupy physique, although someway it by no means comes throughout as sizzling. Once more these floral notes dance throughout the tongue, chased by among the most basic flavors of Cognac — raisins particularly, alongside contemporary linens and a be aware of lavender. Contemporary and unique on the end, however laced with a extra acquainted caramel high quality and a pinch of barrel char, the rum owes as a lot to France because it does to Barbados. It’s an beautiful and fairly sudden expertise all through, and placing it down is rattling close to not possible.
116 proof.
A / $210 / mountgayrum.com
Mount Homosexual Grasp Blender Choice – Cognac Cask
USD210
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