Monday, April 21, 2008

Mount Gay - Barbados - B+

Claiming to be the oldest consistently produced rum, Mount Gay’s eclipse brand is also one of the most likely finds at your local bar, liquor store or grocer. And you should be grateful. Objectively, we have a sometimes almost syrupy sweet flavor in this, the least of Mount Gay’s non-flavored rum options. A fine mid-priced choice, Eclipse is as suitable for mix drinks and for smooth sipping, on the rocks or neat. Of Barbados origins, one of several islands claiming the origins of kill-devil, Mount Gay is one of your two best easy-to-finds. Just remember, the flipside of the company’s claim to such a long history is that perhaps half of its existence is steeped in slavery.

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