The premiumization of rum in Barbados within the twenty first century has seen dramatic change, from the on a regular basis expressions to the top-shelf luxurious editions. Mount Homosexual’s basic Black Barrel rum, recognized for its wealthy boldness from darkish charred barrels isn’t any exception.
The manufacturing workforce at Mount Homosexual is eager to discover potent variations of their commonplace bearing expressions, and followers of the model appear simply as keen to search out notable Grasp Blender Assortment editions to take pleasure in.
This new cask energy model of Black Barrel, launched to rejoice the model’s 320th anniversary, is bottled at 66% ABV and bought solely on the distillery in Saint Lucy and the Customer’s Centre close to Bridgetown. The upper ABV takes the product to a different stage, delivering a severely wealthy taste profile for a rum of its class.
Manufacturing Notes
The legacy double retort pot stills of Mount Homosexual are chargeable for the guts and soul of their aged rums, however the column nonetheless elements within the mix stability the country nature of the copper pots, offering a stable base for the profiles and, with nice working effectivity, a lift for the producer’s backside line.
Mount Homosexual Black Barrel Cask Energy elements are aged in American Whiskey casks earlier than laborious charred ex-Bourbon barrels to attain the strong tannic profile.
Tasting Notes
Aromas of smoky oak dominate over walnut, cherry and rancio earlier than peach pit, dried fruit, honey and orange oil.
On the palate, large oak and burnt sugar with smoky vanilla precedes brown butter, previous leather-based and pungent tannins earlier than bitter cacao nibs. The end leaves lengthy echoes of smoky oak with hints of brine.
Sipping and Mixing
Some rum fans will discover this daring rum to be a bit tough for sipping, however a extra cautious inspection of small sips reveals a really satisfying profile that delivers large taste in lesser portion. The rum stands up effectively in an Outdated Original cocktail or a Manhattan, a pleasant different to the standard whiskey requirements. We take pleasure in a tall glass of advantageous ginger beer on clear ice with a beneficiant Black Barrel rum floater on high.
On the rocks, Mount Homosexual Black Barrel Cask Energy rum received’t be neutered by dilution, and notes of treacle with vanilla are pronounced.
Value and Availability
On the distillery in Barbados, we paid $69 for our 700ml bottles, however we’ve observed the Black Barrel Cask Energy in on-line rum auctions supplied at greater than $450 per bottle, seemingly because of restricted availability.
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