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Velier Mount Gay Warren Khong Mount Gilboa 2008
You probably won't guess Barbados here — several tasters say it drinks more like a brandy or even a funky Guyanese rum than a typical Mount Gay. Expect orange peel, dried fruit, herbs and a lot of oak, all wrapped in a serious 66% punch. Pot still from Mount Gay, aged 9 tropical years, bottled by Velier. Give it a good half hour to open.
The community says- Intense flavor
- Complex once rested
- Dominant alcohol
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How does Velier Mount Gay Warren Khong Mount Gilboa 2008 taste?
Aggregated from 101 community reviews.
Wild, woody, high-proof Barbados oddball Divisive. Fans call it intense and complex, one of the better Mount Gays; others find the alcohol too dominant and the wood too heavy. Nearly everyone agrees it needs time and water.
Experienced drinkers who like wild, cask-forward, high-proof rum
Anyone sensitive to high ABV or heavy oak
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How is Velier Mount Gay Warren Khong Mount Gilboa 2008 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.3 sits in the “Very good” band. 98% 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?
30% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 101 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by DomM
Most helpful positive review
Powerful with intense impact from the cask. Very nice to see this bottling out of MG.
Review by Jakob
Most helpful mixed review
Bietet mehr Komplexität als die meisten anderen mir bekannten Mount Gay Releases und zählt damit zu den besseren Vertretern der Destille. Mir trotz der unbestreitbaren Qualität sowie der vielschichtigen Aromen von Gewürzen, Früchten, Holz und pflanzlichen Noten noch etwas zu ruppig und unbalanciert im Geschmacksbild.
Review by Oliver
Exciting, but not quite my cup of tea. A little too wild and herbal. Quite alcoholic on the nose. An exciting mixture of woody spiciness and fruity papaya and orange peel on the palate.
Review by Dr.Django
Another attempt to like a Mount Gay =D The nose is a bit pungent, otherwise brings aromas of orange peel, herbs and a strong brandy barrel influence. The barrel influence is even more pronounced on the palate. Here the rum almost tastes like a blend of brandy/rum with a strong herbal influence. The finish is long and dry and again brandy... I like good brandy and here the barrel influence fits quite well and is simply delicious. I can't really place the Mount Gay distillate here. Second tasting: +6 points (brandy can also be quite good)
Review by Tom Buteneers
First I have to say that I’m not the biggest MG fan so far for some reason. I do think that this was amongst the better ons that I’ve tasted. Found it woody the alcohol was too much present. It was good but not very good, so for me less than 8. 6/10/24: second time to taste it. Pepper and too much burn
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
05.04.2024 Mount Gay Extreme Rare online tasting mit Dirk. Restating this one and still like it a lot. It has some nice edges and once rested the ABV integration is amazing. I think the error I made upon the last tasting was going at it too fast. This time I rested it for an hour and it changed character. ------------------------- I had hoped this would be another top runner, but unfortunately the tannins and wood dominates far too much. The alcohol also burns and not in a good way. A few drops of water will help a little but not enough.
Review by Thunderbird
A MG with quite different facets. On the nose it is still quite restrained, but on the palate it is quite complex: sweetness, spices, fruit and some wood spoil the palate, in the finish is a beautiful fruitiness of sour cherry ... one of the clearly better Mount Gays ... but: the alcohol is unfortunately from the nose to the finish just too dominant ... although the rum was almost an hour in the glass ... the alcohol is always extfem present
Review by Mike H.
72 points. Mount Gay is a distillery that I never had much interest in and only have a few samples of. I believe that this is the first MG that I have tasted and it isn’t a very good start. Alcoholic, herbal, orange pealings, lots of wood, no harmony at all. Not for me. I’ll have to dig out my other MG samples to give this distillery another chance.
Review by Rodolphe
Un rhum intéressant et plutôt bon mais l'alcool est trop présent pour moi, au nez comme en bouche et m'empêche de me faire vraiment plaisir ici.
Review by mto75
On the nose and palate a lot of wood barrel and roasted aromas. The 66% ABV are also clearly perceptible. Overall, pretty rough, which in turn makes him but also interesting.
Review by Basti
Die Nase ist ganz angenehm, auch wenn der Alkohol etwas mitschwingt. Tropische und getrocknete Früchte, florale Aromen, Vanille und Schokolade. Am Gaumen dann aber irgendwie nichtssagend und ziemlich medizinisch.
Review by Joachim Guger
Warm und kräftig, Alkohol gut eingebunden. Sehr würzig. Nicht schlecht, glaube aber nicht, dass er mir lange im Gedächtnis bleiben wird.😆😆
Review by Righrum
One of the best mount gay velier. The high abv is noticeable throughout all the sipping experience, but it's not an issue. On the nose, vanilla, marzipan and solvent, along with some orange peel that we find also drinking when the abv hits pretty hard
Review by Andi
Beim Rare Tasting mit Dirk im RumDepot. verkostet und muss sagen, der Alkohol ist super gut eingebunden. Die Entwicklung im Glas war beachtlich, also ruhig 30 Minuten Zeit geben. Süß, Gewürze, Holz und Früchte, tolles intensives zusammenspiel.
Review by Stylo
Quick note: even if it is from Barbados, it is leagues away from any Bajan rum I have ever tried..way more earthy and grassy, with this Basil note on the palate that is rather unique. I would like to thank this community in encouraging to open and split this little, interesting gem!
Review by Vincent D
Nez boisé. Alcool très présent. Une odeur nette de zeste d'orange plutôt rare. Une note vanillée. En bouche, c'est puissant. Pimenté, alcoolique. Des fruits font leur apparition ainsi que de l'amande. Finale très étonnante : une pomme verte très nette. Des tannins. Très sec. En bon normand, j'ai cru un instant à un calvados :) Profil très surprenant pour un Mount Gay
Review by Jarek
Könnte mir sehr gut gefallen, wenn der etwas Alkohol besser eingebunden wäre und am Gaumen das Holz weniger dominant.
Review by Mirco
Sehr intensiver Barbados Rum mit kraftvoller Aromatik. In der Nase reife Früchte, Vanille, Holz und eine feine Würze, begleitet von einer leichten Frische. Am Gaumen dicht und komplex mit Noten von Karamell, Gewürz und getrockneter Frucht, dazu ein Hauch Minze. Der Alkohol ist druckvoll, bleibt aber stimmig eingebunden (nach etwas Standzeit im Glas).
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Surprisingly herbaceous, woody and intense! Would I blindly not type Barbados! Alcohol could be better integrated and for me personally it is too much wood.
Review by Serge
Very intense in flavor. I liked it ... a completely different number to the Foursquare Tritpych tasted at the same time, which was also delicious but more of the round variety.
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Details about Velier Mount Gay Warren Khong Mount Gilboa 2008
A Pot Still Rum from Barbados, bottled by Velier, at 66%.
Community purchases
128 bottles logged by 113 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
14% opened, 6 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Mount Gay Warren Khong Mount Gilboa 2008 cost?
Community paid 102–177 €.
Current best price: 194.59 € – above the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
128 purchased · 104 tasted · 22 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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