Mount Gay Rum is produced by Mount Gay Distilleries Ltd. of Barbados, the easternmost island of the West Indies. The oldest surviving deed for the company is from 1703, making Mount Gay Rum the oldest existing brand of rum in the world! The current majority shareholder of Mount Gay Distilleries (since 1989) is Rémy Cointreau. Mount Gay Rum is sold in 110 countries, and its primary export market is the United States of America. Mount Gay Rum has been closely associated with sailing and a popular rum preference among sailors over the many years of its existence. Barbados, the most deeply British of the West Indian cultures, is often the first landfall for ships following the prevailing trade winds from Europe to the Caribbean.[6] Despite Mount Gay being favoured by sailors worldwide, the island of Barbados, rather ironically, is not considered to be an ideal cruising area for sailing yachts due to its open exposure to the frequent swells of both the northern and equatorial Atlantic, and to the lack of generally calmer seas or the true natural harbors one finds throughout the rest of the Antilles to the west (i.e. Antiguas English Harbour, or St. Georges in Grenada). Mount Gay Rum is named for Sir John Gay Alleyne, 1st Baronet of Four Hill. Sir John Gay Alleyne was a trusted friend of John Sober, who inherited the Mount Gilboa Plantation/Distilleries from his father William Sandiford in 1747. Sir John Gay Alleyne agreed to become the manager of the company at John Sobers request. Sir John Gay Alleyne was so effective at leading the company, and earned such a widely-respected reputation internationally as a business manager and community leader, that the company was renamed in his honour after his death in 1801 at the proposal of his longtime friend John Sober, whose estate benefited greatly over the years under Sir John Gay Alleynes effective management. As there was already a Mount Alleyne in existence on the island of Barbados, the company was renamed Mount Gay Distilleries, incorporating the beloved Sir John Gay Alleynes middle name. Mount Gay Eclipse rum has a very distinctive flavor. There are other rums made on the island, but they are only made in very small batches. Notable Spirit ratings for Mount Gay rums include scores of 95 (Exceptional) for its Extra Old offering at the Beverage Tasting Institutes 2008 Competition and a Gold rating for Eclipse Gold at the 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Quite notably, the first drink James Bond (Daniel Craig) orders in Casino Royale (2006) is not his trademark Vodka martini but a Mount Gay Rum with soda. Several varieties of Mount Gay Rum are produced, including White, Extra Old, and flavored (both mango and vanilla flavors are produced), as well as the flagship brand, Mount Gay Eclipse. Mount Gay also produces a Pure Sugar Cane Rum, occasionally known outside of the U.S. market as Sugar Cane Brandy. Mount Gay Sugar Cane Brandy (Discontinued) Mount Gay Silver Eclipse Mount Gay Eclipse Black Mount Gay Eclipse Mount Gay Special Reserve Mount Gay Extra Old Mount Gay 1703 Mount Gay Flavored Rums: Available in vanilla and mango.
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