Distillery Mount Gay was established in 1703 on Barbados island: filtered by corals, its spring water is of an exceptional purity. The distillations are carried out in small pot stills and the aging takes place in barrels that previously contained bourbon. Coming from the assembly of rum aged from 10 to 30 years, the 1703 Old Cask trial version of a rare complexity as it is underlined by the floral notes (lilac, peony) and lactate (cream, butter) of the empty glass.

Tasting Notes

- Color: gold with copper reflections.
- Nose: broad. Firmly spreads its medicinal notes (balsam), spicy (pepper, carnation, Espelette pepper), woody (oak) and acidulous (bergamot). It is also oily (beeswax), exotic (banana) and floral (freesia, reseda). The notes of chocolate and licorice become more and more intense.
- Mouth: complex, the attack is soft and fruity (kiwi, quince jelly). Lively, spicy (juniper berries, gray pepper, cinnamon), evolves on salted butter caramel, dried fruit (dates, almonds) and notes of undergrowth (musk, mushrooms). Final: long, taut, fluctuates between coffee with milk, cardamom and some ripe fruits (apple, peach). Wood is particularly well integrated. It is prolonged on notes of earth and roots (ginseng, gentian).
- Aftertaste:fruity (jam) and marine (seaweed, salicornie).