Habitation Velier Mount Gay Last Ward 2007
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For curious explorers ready for higher strength Barbados, this pure pot still Mount Gay delivers minty herbs, tropical fruit, leather and roasted wood. Dry, slightly bitter and vegetal, it rewards long breathing and slow sipping. Backed by 119 RumX reviews as one of the more characterful, unconventional Mount Gay releases.
- Complex herbs & mint
- Dry, characterful profile
- High-strength pot still
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How does Habitation Velier Mount Gay Last Ward 2007 taste?
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Dry, minty, herbal Barbados powerhouse For curious explorers ready for higher strength Barbados, this pure pot still Mount Gay delivers minty herbs, tropical fruit, leather and roasted wood. Dry, slightly bitter and vegetal, it rewards long breathing and slow sipping. Backed by 119 RumX reviews as one of the more characterful, unconventional Mount Gay releases.
Enthusiasts who enjoy dry, high-ABV Barbados rums with herbal, minty notes, some gluey funk and roasted wood, and who like profiles reminiscent of older T.D.L. or quirky single casks.
Those sensitive to alcohol heat, expecting soft sweet Mount Gay vanilla, or who dislike bitterness, menthol, vegetal or medicinal notes in their rum.
How is Habitation Velier Mount Gay Last Ward 2007 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.3 lands squarely 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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Based on 120 ratings
Review by Oliver
Unusual Mount Gay. Very nice mint - almost reminiscent of a TDL.
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 Jakob
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 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
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About the Mount Gay distillery
The Mount Gay distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Mount Gay have been reviewed 2,935 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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