Mount gay eclipse review

As on the nose, the booze character here is a little raw or solventy, giving away the still young overall age of the blend. Review: Mount Gay Rum - Eclipse Navy Strength and Master Blender Selection – Coffey Still - Barbados' Mount Gay has recently graced us with two new expressions of its reviews, one for (relatively) mass consumption, the other extremely limited.

Join the discussion Mount Gay Eclipse rum - rated # of rums: see reviews, photos, other Mount Gay rums, and similar Gold rums from Barbados. Why is this a limited release, again? As Mount Gay Eclipse is the entry-level rum in their offerings, I was looking forward to mixing it in some tasty cocktails.

Mount Gay Eclipse Navy Strength is a mere $10 more than the company's flagship, but represents a huge flavor upgrade. There are traces of grassy sugar cane that have held over, along with dessert banana, baked peach and some pineapple fruitiness.

Honestly, this feels like a product that should have existed all along. I’m always interested in the recipes recommended by the distilleries, and I found this simple recipe for The Original Rum Punch intriguing.

Drink Reviews rum Copy to clipboard. Rum Review #15 Mount Gay Eclipse Another staple mixer in my bar. On the palate gay where Eclipse Navy Strength really comes to life. Can it be permanent instead? More from Paste.

Let's see how it stacks up as a sipper Colour: Golden Age: One source says up to 3 years, another says up to 2 years Distillery: Mount Gay, Barbados Marque: N/A ABV: 40% Distillate Base: Molasses Still: Pot & Column Cask Type: Charred Ex-American Whiskey Additives: No added sugar.

The additional pot still distillate is certainly being felt in this greater degree of flavor, compared with the original Eclipse blend. Eclipse Navy Strength, on the other hand, has been massively beefed up in pretty much every way a rum geek would want to see.

The vanilla in eclipse is a huge note, contributing a creaminess and hints of brown sugar. You can follow him on Twitter for more drink writing. Eclipse is a classic blending rum for basic cocktails and mixed drinks, when you want some aged mount rather than using a brighter unaged rum.

Jim Vorel is a Paste staff writer and resident beer and liquor geek. There are plenty of cocktail geeks out there who would appreciate being able to find this on the shelves all year round. It probably has caramel colouring added but I can. It carries an older age statement, being a blend of year old column and pot still rums, and the company notes that it contains more of the flavorful pot distillate in the blend than the original Eclipse.

How about a light-to-moderately aged expression, but with the strength to stand up in rum-forward tiki drinks or classic cocktails? Sign Up. By Jim Vorel April 30, am. Most Popular.