Mount Gay XO Extra Old Rum

This is delicious but oh boy is it strong. Really enjoying but, 2 sips in and already tipsy. Save for a special occasion!

Labeled as Mt Gay XO Triple Barrel Blend, I'm assuming this is the correct listing. This is from a 3 rum sampler from Flaviar. Tasted neat from a glencairn. The pour is a brassy walnut and shows significant sheeting and slow tears on a swirl. I'm thinking this might have a rich and creamy mouthfeel. The nose is very tempting with rich butterscotch, maple sugar, creme brulee, brioche, and a bit of baking spice. It's quite complex and devoid of unruly ethanol or acetone notes. Quite a nice nose all around! I'm looking forward to a sip! The taste profile of this rum is in line with it's aromas. It has the rich mouthfeel promised in the swirl. There's a bit of over ripe banana, some bitter banana skin, turbinado sugar, ripe dates, caramel, slight cafe au lait, vanilla and maple. The finish is short and marked with a bit of allspice, dark chocolate and a sweet egg bread like massa sovada. I like this rum. It's a nice sipper. It could definitely benefit from a higher proof. According to the interwebs, this was discontinued in mid 2020 but it's possible this is a new expression? In looking around I see this listed at about $65 locally. It's not better than Foursquare Sagacity (not close) and that bottle is only about $10 more (and now very hard to find), so I'm not going to stand in line to buy this. Value is a judgement, taste is taste - and this is a tasty rum in my judgement. Maybe its not the best value, but that's never stopped anyone from raving about Blanton's bourbon so there's that. This is better than average.

Banana and toffee. Very enjoyable

Tasted. Nice sweet but stingy taste. Mollase with chocolate taste, with pinch of cinnamon, orange and vanilla. Full rich body. Smell is not very intense. Good for sipper for people who can't decide between stronger and sweeter taste