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Mount Gay S.B.S Barbados 2000
Oak, vanilla and toasted spice up front, with peaches and orange peel underneath and a dirty tar-and-rubber streak that had blind tasters guessing Caroni. This 20-year Mount Gay pot-still is dry, woody and intense, more savory than sweet. The recurring gripe: at 53.2% the alcohol pokes through and never fully settles. Give it time and water in the glass.
The community says- Peach and orange peel
- Tarry, dirty depth
- Alcohol too present
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How does Mount Gay S.B.S Barbados 2000 taste?
Aggregated from 40 community reviews.
Dry, woody Barbados pot-still with tarry funk Well liked but not universally — people enjoy the peaches, wood and tarry funk, yet several found the alcohol poorly integrated and the finish dry and short. Rewards patience and a drop of water.
Fans of dry, oak-driven Barbados pot-still with a dirty edge
Anyone wanting sweetness or a tidy, mild pour
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How is Mount Gay S.B.S Barbados 2000 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 95% 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?
53% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 40 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Just finished a nice evening going through some of the samples we got from 1423.
Review by Christoph
Slightly bitter wood notes meet a pleasantly sweet fruit mix. On the nose, I think a bit of Cointreau. For a better rating, the alcohol should not be so noticeable in the finish.
Review by Galli33
#6 RumXCalendar Blind tasting: N: peaches, wood(oak), vanilla, toasted, baking spices, M: spicy, dry, delicious, full body, tar(overwhelming), smoky F: wood(oak), vanilla, dry, astringend, warm, caramel Prediction: sound like a barbadosian (with some dips of caroni), approx. 15-20y and 50%…. I was close Nose: (a lot of) peaches, vanilla, baking spice, wood, toasted, orange peal, mandarin, caramel Mouth: delicious, Dry, spicy, roasted, smoky, tar?!?, fruity, rubber, leather Finish: delicious, dry, astringend, warm, wood(oak), vanilla, herbal, toasted, smoky
Review by m8375e
quite oak driven mid palate/finish with a decent characterful spirit carrying it. Might have thought old WPL blind. alcohol slightly too present throughout
Review by Thunderbird
I like this bottling better than the TRC... it is very woody and intense on the palate ! The nose is very fruity and fresh. It needs time in the glass, but then it is a pleasure
Review by Stylo
Honey golden; nice thick legs coming down on the glass Nose: mild glue/acetone, with a pinch of wood and yellow fruits in the background (apple and peaches possibly).As time goes by and the oxygen does its thing, I get more nutty flavors, as well as more prominent citrus fruits. Mouth: definitely more fruity, again with peaches and orange peels upfront…there are some spices coming along (vanilla from the barrel I guess, and maybe ginger). Finish: medium, with orange peels and dried fruits.
Review by Tschusikowsky
6.12.21 RumX Adventskalender: In der Nase hatte ich als erstes Marzipan, anschliessend eine ordentliche Portion Frucht. Im Gaumen sind die Früchte auch sehr präsent. Gepaart mit Tiefgang und ordentlich dreckigen Noten ein ganz guter Rum. Alkohol jedoch zu präsent. Blind war ich am ehesten bei einem Clarendon. Beim Abgang hatte ich einen kurzen Moment an den Guildive WIRD gedacht. War mein erster Mount Gay. Gerne wieder mal😁
Review by Lukas Jäger
RumX-Adventskalender, 08.12.2021, blind. Erster Eindruck: Ein Bisschen Klebstoff (Sorte Guyana/Barbados, nicht der aus Jamaika), aber auch sehr fruchtig. Vielleicht Jamaika? Mit mehr Zeit im Glas etwas Waldhonig und Minze, eher unpassend, doch ein anderes Land? Am Gaumen trocken, bitter-salzig, fast schon dumpf. Harzig-holzig mit etwas Menthol und Minze. Plötzlich auch etwas Dreck und Teer, dazu Bittermandel. Passt nicht zu Jamaika. Vielleicht Trinidad? Je länger er im Glas ist, um so mehr verwandelt er sich. Aufgrund der verschiedenen Richtungen hätte ich auf einen Blend getippt. War es dann doch nicht, umso größer die Überraschung.
Review by Frank
RumX-Adventskalender, 6.12., blind Erneut keine eindeutige Zuordnung geschafft. Erster Eindruck Guyana, oder doch Jamaika, vielleicht ein Clarendon? Auch ein Navy-Blend wäre möglich… Nase: lieblich-würzig, fruchtig mit Pritt-Klebestift. Nicht eindeutig, aber irgend etwas zwischen Aprikose/Pfirsich und Mandarine/Kirsche mit mehliger Banane. Dunkler Wald-Honig und ganz leicht Essig und Minze dazu. Gaumen: deutlich trocken und bitter-salzig. Etwas herbe Grapefruit und ziemlich holzig. Leicht minzig und Umami hinten heraus. Am Ende zieht sich noch eine angenehme leichte Teer-Note nach. Mal wieder eine nette Überraschung und die Erkenntnis, noch lange auf der Rum-Reise zu sein…
Review by Christian Rudt
Spannender Beginn in der Nase, da kommt sehr viel gelbe Frucht, Vanille außerdem ein wenig Lösungsmittel. Vielversprechend. An Gaumen: wieder ordentlich gelbe Frucht, ich habe Pfirsich aber auch Zitrus. Dazu Karamell. Unterlegt von einer leichten Bitterkeit, die im Finish verbleibt. Das leider nur kurz und überwiegend trocken und holzig ist. Interessanter Mount Gay auf jeden Fall,
Review by Timo Groeger
Hier wieder eine schöne Abfüllung von S.B.S. Diesmal ein Mount Gay. Nase besteht aus Holz, Vanille und Karamell, noch dazu sehr alkoholisch. Am Gaumen kommen dann noch schöne tropische Früchte hinzu. Ein langer Abgang, wo Kräuter überwiegen.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Tag 6 RumX Adventskalender: Holzig, würzig, alkoholisch, im Abgang etwas Banane. Schwierig einzuschätzen. Dachte an einen "schwachen" Worthy Park. Wieder mal verschätzt.
Review by tojo
6. Sample im RX-Adventskalender. Schwerpunkt auf Holz- und Röstaromen. Nuss, Vanille und Gewürze. Es ist auch eine dreckige Note (Werkstatt) dabei, die mich an einen Caroni erinnert. Alkohol ist gut eingebunden - mild. In Summe sind das jedoch nicht die Aromen, die mich ansprechen.
Review by SaibotZtar
RumX Adventskalender 2021 Tag 6
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
The nose is typical of the Barbados terroir: honeyed, vanilla and, above all, coconut! It's very pastry-like, with notes of cocoa and mocha. All sprinkled with spices. The nose is very charming and makes you want to dive in. On the palate, as with the Guyana, the alcohol isn't very well integrated; it's too vigorous-bodied on tasting. When the palate gets used to it, we find notes of tropical fruit, vanilla, molasses and smoky tobacco. The finish is long, with menthol and woody/spicy notes.
Review by mto75
zu Beginn recht stechender Alkohol, der zum Glück nach einigen Minuten verfliegt. Danach kommen Holzfass, Vanille, Karamell und gelbe Früchte. Alles aber irgendwie nicht sonderlich intensiv. Am Gaumen sehr starker Fasseinfluss, sehr röstig, im Hintergrund eine Note, die mich an weissen Pfirsich erinnert. Der Abgang ist ziemlich trocken.
Review by Jarek
Manchmal hängt es von der Tagesform ab, aber heute ist mir hier der Alkohol zu stark und nicht gut eingebunden.
Review by Tom Buteneers
RumXmas, day 6 Tried this one about a year ago and scored it 67, guess it didn’t really impress me back then. I like it somewhat better today, but still not really a fan. I miss “big” flavors. I find it mostly dry and peppery and the alcohol could be incorporated better… So far not the biggest fan of Mount Gay 🤷♂️
Review by MarcT
This tastes quite hot, I had this blind and believed it to be a younger one... the roughness really irritated and took away some fun. There is also almost no sweetness. During tasting I had the thought: "hm, banana", but could not really find again the source of this impression. This one could improve with some water added.
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Details about Mount Gay S.B.S Barbados 2000
A Pot Still Rum from Barbados, bottled by 1423 World Class Spirits, at 53,2%.
Community purchases
12 bottles logged by 11 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
16% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What does Mount Gay S.B.S Barbados 2000 cost?
Community paid 139–189 €.
Current best price: 180.60 € – within the typical community range.
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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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