Mount Gay Extra Old is a premium rum from Barbados which is aged for 17 years in charred oak barrels. Like the label says, it is an extra old rum which gives it the character and smoothness many people appreciate. Mount Gay is probably the oldest rum distiller on the planet. There has been documented rum making going on since 1703. Considering the know history of rumbullion dates back to 1650 this is pretty good for this little Barbados company. The distillery is fairly small and exports about four million bottles (450,000 cases) of rum a year. The Extra Old rum is bottled in the Barbados,Deep golden brown like a well aged bourbon.Sweet and smooth with lots of molasses and oak.Smooth with a little bit of alcohol warmth, which you expect in a rum. Characteristic rum flavour with some vanilla, spice and nice toasted oak flavours. Not as sweet as you would think based on the nose. A warm clean finish with some pepper, lingering oak and a subtle sweetness.