The Barbados based Mount Gay Distillery, has today announced the
launch of the second release in its limited-edition, terroir driven Single
Estate Series.
Mount Gay Single Estate Second Edition – 24/02/Vt18d2 (55%
ABV) is an ex-Bourbon matured, pot still distilled single estate Barbados Rum, produced
using sugar cane from their 2018 harvests – making this the first vintage
release in the series.
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| Mount Gay Single Estate Second Edition - 24/02/Vt18d2 |
As with the first release of Single Estate Series, 23_01_BnQa, Mount Gay’s Estate has been continuously looked after by Master Blender Trudiann Branker.
This latest release from the world’s oldest rum
distillery, is said to deliver notes of grapefruit, sweet plums, banana, spice,
almonds, sea salt and milk chocolate on the nose. Followed by notes of brown
sugar, oak, grapefruit and a slightly salty smokiness on the palate.
Commenting on the launch, Trudiann Branker, said: "What
makes 24_02 different and special is that it is the first vintage in the Single
Estate Series, coming from just one year of harvest. 23_01 was a blend of two
harvest years, 2016 & 2017. 24_02 showcases the unique character of Mount
Gay's Estate on a single year, made with 100% sugar cane grown on the Estate,
in St Lucy, Barbados, illustrating further our connection to Mount Gay’s
heritage and terroir, allowing consumers to discover the influence of a warm
and sunny season until the harvest”.
She went onto say: “This detail is reflected in the stunning
blue label, 24 representing for the release year, 02 for the release number in
the series. As a new feature, Vt18 stands for Vintage 18, referring to the
single year sugar cane harvest used in this expression, and d2 stands for the
fact that I blended together distillates from two distinct pot still
distillations.”
Limited to 5,418 bottles, Mount Gay Single Estate Second
Edition – 24/02/Vt18d2 will be available later this month from specialist
retailers, for a RRP of $400.
Posted by Steve Rush