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Habitation Velier Mount Gay Last Ward 2007
Menthol and mint are the surprise here, riding over glue, orange peel, roasted wood and salted caramel. This pot-still Bajan drinks nothing like a standard Mount Gay — several tasters guessed Trinidad blind. It needs real air time to open, and the 59% shows up warm and a touch sharp on the palate. Fascinating profile, but not the most polished or balanced.
The community says- Distinctive menthol note
- Full pot-still body
- Alcohol not integrated
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How does Habitation Velier Mount Gay Last Ward 2007 taste?
Aggregated from 122 community reviews.
Unusual minty, gluey pot-still Bajan Loved for its unusual minty, gluey, herbal take on Barbados. The recurring catch: alcohol isn't fully integrated and it can run bitter and dry, so give it plenty of air.
Experienced drinkers who want an atypical, menthol-heavy pot-still Barbados
Anyone wanting a smooth, classic Mount Gay or bothered by alcohol heat
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How is Habitation Velier Mount Gay Last Ward 2007 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.3 sits in the “Very good” band. 94% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
33% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 122 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Oliver
Most helpful positive review
Unusual Mount Gay. Very nice mint - almost reminiscent of a TDL.
Review by Jakob
Most helpful mixed review
A rock-solid rum, but in my opinion it lacks almost any enthusiasm. Spices, herbs, wood, a little caramel sweetness and a present smoky note are recognizable, and there is also a little fruitiness.
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
It didn't blow me away, but I found the burn finish interesting. A little unbalanced the alcohol integration.
Review by cigares
Leather, vegetal, bitter herbs, almonds and lemon on the nose, with sandalwood on the palate too, with tropical fruit and leather. The finish is moderately long on sandalwood and fruit. A fine rum with aromatic woodiness, freshness and fruit.
Review by zabo
To round off the Whitsun weekend, a little mount gay last ward comparison. Both are very similar, but the nuances are different. In the back of my mind, both remind me a little of T.D.L's. For me it's a neck and neck race, although I would prefer the RX190 due to the better P/L ratio.
Review by Giorgio Garotti
This is really a great gay mount!
Review by Tim
Very good! Characterized by many tropical (sour) fruits and citrus fruits, herbs, spices, chocolate and honey. Exciting profile and tasty base, made more complex by the bourbon cask, but still lacking the desirable refinement and roundness.
Review by Timo Groeger
Then the next Habitation Velier, now a Mount Gay. On the nose we have a lot of vanilla and caramel, but also glue and solvent. On the palate we also have a lot of vanilla, surrounded by herbs and above all mint.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,3:On the nose, typical Bajan notes with baking spices, roasted wood, yellow fruits, orange peel, glue. On aeration, caramel is stronger, nuts with an almond, leather, vanilla and some banana. 8,6:On the palate, the attack is very fruity with yellow fruits, citrus, tropical fruits like banana, coconut, dried fruits like apricots, woody with roasted notes like leather, caramel, dark chocolate and spicy with baking spices, a bit salty, medicinal with solvents, hints of petrol and menthol.A molasses is herbaceous... 8,5:The finish is dry, smoky, fruity, the wood is still roasted, perhaps burnt with confectionery, toffee, caramel, nuts, still salty and spicy.The molasses is herbaceous, also a bit vegetal.There are some menthol undertones..
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A very spicy rum with a touch of sweet to it. It has a lack of depth, unfortunately, a bit of funky would have done well for this version. I recommend adding a bit of water which will make it more "Bajan" style taste.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A rather unique rum. The nose is quite dense, almost dusty, with quite a lot of glue, solvents and medicinal notes, to which are added dark notes of leather, chocolate, almond and walnut. The woody spiciness is quite intense and suggests something of a roughneck. The impression on the nose is confirmed on the palate. The palate is powerful, dark, bitter, spicy, alcoholic, herbaceous, roasted and woody. There's a touch of orange and, above all, menthol, which bursts in from nowhere and lends a pleasant freshness. The alcohol could be better integrated. Empyreumatic notes and bitterness unfortunately outweigh the rest of the profile. The finish is dry, bitter and long, with smoky, salty, spicy, vegetal and even earthy notes. An original and interesting profile, but a little too unbalanced between the alcohol and the over-dominant smoky, spicy notes.
Review by Rodolphe
Beau rhum de la Barbade mais inhabituel. Bien concentré. De beaux agrumes sur la trame plus sombre du bois. C'est vraiment un nez accrocheur mais on pourrait se croire chez TDL. Ça rend l'appréciation de ce rhum rigolote quand on voit aujourd'hui combien se vendent des bouteilles qui se rapprochent de celle ci en terme de gout... C'était 100€, ça semble une autre époque très lointaine...
Review by TheJackDrop
Premier nez, rien de tout. Un peu de colle sans plus, mais avec aération on a quand même un peu de vanille, d’agrumes et de minéraux. En bouche c’est plus herbacé, un peu alcooleux, légèrement piquant, heureusement une menthe douce englobe le tout et apporte de la fraîcheur. C’est un rhum sympa (j’adore la menthe) mais vraiment déséquilibré.
Review by w00tAN
Not recognizable as Mount Gay. Still somewhat monotonous on the nose, a tobacco and herbal extract explodes in the mouth. Exciting that this can also be Barbados, would have blindly bet on a Trinidad rum. PLV is good in my opinion but not very good
Review by Henry Davies
An interesting Mount Gay rum. The noise is fairly restrained, some tropical fruit, muscavado sugar and leather bound books. On the mouth it is subtler than I was expecting and drinks well below ABV. Moderately integrated, with long leather elements and some charred wood. It has layers which go more towards sugar and fruit but overall remains on the dryer end. The finish is medium and again fairly well behaved. Solid MG but not setting the world on fire in the same way as some other Velier releases, a little bit timid and flat to really show the best of the spirit
Review by Giuseppe Ambrosio
Ribevuto dopo un bel po di tempo e riconfermo che e’ un gran bel dram! Lo trovo molto piacevole
Review by Rare Akuma
According to Dr. Frank Ward the Velier bottlings of Mount Gay have been overaged and have subsequently lost part of their classic aromas. As pure pot still MG is supposedly best at 4-5 years of age, let’s see how this fares. Mild and mineralic on the nose with fresh rain and river rocks. A little flat to my liking, admittedly. However continuously agitating the liquid does work some magic in releasing an unexpectedly vibrant profile. It’s heavily camphorous, leathery and dusted with winter spices. First balsamic vinegar. Then a hint of oregano that perpetuates all the way to the finish. Followed by hard glue stick, pineapple husks and cedar wood chips. A very stale profile broken by light caramelisation, dried apricots and fresh orange peel. On the palate the liquid leans further into the dried fruits, accompanied by more pineapple husks and orange zest. It’s sweet, woody, malty and everything you would expect at this point. Camphor still prominently in the driver’s seat with musty, earthy and cooling notes. There’s pinetrees, potting soil, oregano and lots and lots of mint. The taste of herbs and mint lingers, leaving me urging for another pour; and scratching my head pondering why tasters laud ‘01-‘03 TDLs, but raise their eyebrows at this. I’m sorry, Dr. Ward. I really like this.
Review by Mirco
In der Nase süßliche Frucht, Honig und Vanille, begleitet von würzigem Holz und einem Hauch Minze. Am Gaumen zeigt sich der Rum kräftig, leicht herb und etwas trocken, die Frucht wirkt zurückhaltend. Das Holz bringt Struktur, neigt aber stellenweise zur Bitterkeit. Der Abgang ist mittellang mit Noten von Gewürz, Eiche und frischer Minze. Insgesamt solide, aber ohne den letzten Funken Raffinesse.
Review by Daniel
Conclusion: unlike the 2009, it still has slight solvent and meaty notes that make it more complex and better for me.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
eine unglaubliche Wucht an Aroma für Barbados und sehr untypisch frisch, minzig und nach ordentlich Klebstoff und verbranntem Holz und Salzkaramell. dazu etwas gebackene Banane, saure Zitrone und Menthol. der braucht wirklich enorm viel Zeit zum atmen... ist mir persönlich aber dennoch insgesamt zu scharf und alkoholisch. aber allemal super spannendes Profil für einen mount gay!
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Details about Habitation Velier Mount Gay Last Ward 2007
A Pot Still Rum from Barbados, bottled by Habitation Velier, at 59%.
Community purchases
210 bottles logged by 160 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
20% opened, 24 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Habitation Velier Mount Gay Last Ward 2007?
Community paid 76–133 €.
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210 purchased · 124 tasted · 48 wishlist · as of
About the Mount Gay distillery
The Mount Gay distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Mount Gay have been reviewed 3,020 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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