Mount Gay Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 23 BMMG 2000 21yr 54,4%

RX11878 Very good Pot Still Rum Single Cask 292 bottles <100€

“Unique, complex Mount Gay with fruity and smoky notes.”

The Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 23 BMMG, originating from Barbados' Mount Gay distillery, is a unique 21-year-aged rum, distilled from molasses in a pot still. Bottled at cask strength with an ABV of 54.4%, this limited release (292 bottles) offers complex aromas of woody notes, pineapple, and marzipan, with flavors of roasted pineapple and smoky wood hints. Users note its unconventional profile with a mix of sweetness, smoke, and fruit, which some find atypical for a Mount Gay rum. Key highlights include a well-integrated alcohol, depth of flavors, and long-lasting finish, while some critics find certain bitter and tannic undertones less appealing.

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Highlights

Complex and nuanced flavors
Well-integrated alcohol
Long-lasting finish

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How does this rum taste?

Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 23 BMMG offers a unique blend of pineapple and smoky wood flavors, with marzipan notes, creating an atypical, complex Mount Gay rum profile.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Woody Pineapple Marzipan Fruity Vanilla Fermented

Taste

Pineapple Roasted Smoky Woody Vanilla Chocolate

Finish

Leather Spicy Tobacco Dry Woody Nutty

Community reviews

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Galli33

3 May 2024

8.5/10

“This is a very atypical but delicious Rum from Mount Gay🤤Blind you’ll never say this is a MG 😅 The alcohol is integrated well. Some atypical tastes in mouth and finish with some notes of licorice, tobacco and a nice taste of the oak barrel. It‘s an awesome everyday rum with a good price per value ratio. I see this one slightly behind the 2000 MG from S.B.S Update: Found some nice licorice and rubber notes 😜 The second sip was a lot better, more impressive. By far the best from mount gay🤤🤤 enjoyed it a lot”

Aroma

Smoky Pineapple Fermented Vegetal Fruity

Taste

Pineapple Funky Chocolate Dry Sweet

Photo of the rum Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 23 BMMG taken from user Galli33

Christoph

17 December 2022

8.5/10

“A strong smokiness that fades with time and gives way to pineapple and lychee, which can also be found in the taste together with some chocolate. The whole thing is not Hampden Funky, but it is still exceptional in its own way. The finish is again completely different, leathery and nutty with some tobacco. Dry leather remains on the palate for a long time.”

Aroma

Smoky Pineapple Litchi Fermented Funky

Taste

Funky Pineapple Litchi Chocolate Banana

Photo of the rum Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 23 BMMG taken from user Christoph

Johannes

22 February 2022

8.2/10

“I blindly guessed it to be Clarendon. It has a lot of bitter almond and marzipan in the taste. But if you know it, it is of course a typical Mount Gay. PLV very good!”

MarcT

26 December 2022

8.2/10

“Usually I find Mount Gay quite dry and spicy, but this is quite enjoyable. I had this as a comparison of different bottlings of this Marque, and found this to be the best variant, albeit by a small margin only.”

Aroma

Woody Vanilla Toffee Yellow fruits

Taste

Woody Peppery Dry Fruity Vanilla

lukasdrinkinghabits

31 March 2022

8.2/10

“We tasted four Mount Gay 2000 releases at the Rum-X Community Tasting. The tasting was very entertaining, but the rums only made a small contribution. Overall, the rums were very similar, the differences lie in the nuances. Personally, I don't like the profile that much, as the fruit is simply missing. Even in the post-tasting, it is difficult to perceive new nuances in the fourth. Leading notes: banana and cereal (keyword: banana wheat 🤫), peach and peach iced tea are also new. In terms of taste, the rum club is venturing into new realms. It is significantly fruitier but also more acidic: pineapple and various citrus fruits, almost Jamaican. The floral notes remain in the background. The finish is not particularly exciting - the acidity almost takes over.”

Aroma

Banana Cereal Beer Tobacco Clove

Taste

Ester Pineapple Grapefruit Lemon peel Sour

tojo

21 February 2022

8.2/10

“A rather atypical Barbados representative. In addition to fruity notes on the nose, there is also smoke, wood and a sweetness reminiscent of marzipan. The palate then turns back to the fruit notes with orange, mandarin and yellow fruits. Leather and barrel on the finish. I like it! 👍”

Aroma

Smoky Fruity Woody Vegetal Sweet

Taste

Smoky Fruity Peppery Pineapple Mandarin

mto75

19 February 2022

8.1/10

“A beautiful interplay of yellow fruit (mirabelle plum), wooden barrel and spices on the nose. This continues on the palate: toasty, spicy notes alternate with candied fruit and chocolate. The finish is spicy and rather dry.”

Aroma

Fruity Mirabelle plum Barrel Spice Toffee

Taste

Chocolate Roasted Candied fruits

DosenZorn

6 June 2022

8.4/10

“Probiert als 5cl Sample. Sehr untypische Nase für Mount Gay und auch Barbados im allgemeinen. Ananas, gelbes Kernobst, Mirabelle, Marzipan, Vanille, Gewürze, Holz und dezent rauchig. Tolle Nase, die ich niemals Barbados zugeordnet hätte. Geschmacklich geht es dann wiederum etwas mehr Richtung Barbados. Besonders ist hier das Aroma nach Ananas. Sehr schön mild, mit schön schwerer Konsistenz und langem Abgang. Top Rum an dem ich keine Kritik äußern kann. Bisher mein Lieblingsrum aus Barbados.”

Aroma

Yellow fruits Smoky Woody Pineapple Spice

Taste

Pineapple Roasted Chocolate Vanilla Peppery

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

6 April 2024

8.2/10

“05.04.2024 Mount Gay Extreme Rare online tasting mit Dirk. Retasting and I still think this is a pretty good release. Price to quality is very good in my mind. ----------------------- Typical barbados rum from nose to finish. Price to quality is very good. The nose is fruity and has light smoky wood to it and some vanilla after resting. The palate is typical Barbados with lots of fruit and smoky wood, vanilla and chocolate is trailing. The chocolate gets more obvious once the glass is empty and has been standing for a while. The rum draws nice curtains in the glass. The finish is long and warm with smoky wood and tropical fruits.”

Aroma

Pineapple Smoky Woody Mango Vanilla

Taste

Pineapple Chocolate Smoky Mango Vanilla

Photo of the rum Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 23 BMMG taken from user Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Andi

7 April 2024

8.1/10

“Auch diesen Rum gab es im Rare Tasting mit Dirk vom RumDepot. Er hat eine leichte Rauch Note, nussig, Mandeln, dazu einiges an Früchten, dazu eine ledrige Note. Hätte ich diese Blind verkostet wäre ich niemals auf Barbados gekommen.”

Aroma

Woody Marzipan Vanilla Fruity Funky

Taste

Chocolate Vanilla Woody Sweet Peppery

Photo of the rum Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 23 BMMG taken from user Andi

Frank

17 March 2022

8.1/10

“Nose: I would definitely describe it as dirty. Fruity and sweetish, but also smoky and reminiscent of plastic. The fruit is something between green apple and floury papaya, the sweetness something between honey, burnt sugar and marzipan. There is also some cookie dough. I like it overall. Palate: strong, spicy, a little fruity. Salty and bitter at first. Clearly resinous and rooty with a slight hint of mint. Also peppery with cardamom. The light fruitiness is difficult for me to discern, perhaps in the direction of grapefruit peel? There is some vanilla and leather at the back. Remains salty and bitter in the finish, with freshly cut branches at the very back. Nice nose, but too bitter on the palate for me.”

Aroma

Fruity Smoky Woody Plastic Green apple

Taste

Synthetic Salty Spicy Fruity Minty

Lukas Jäger

14 March 2022

8.1/10

“Zuallererst muss ich sagen, dass ich weder ein großer Barbados-, noch viel weniger ein Mount Gay Fan bin. Speziell die 2000er Mount Gays scheinen jedoch ein besonderer Jahrgang zu sein, der einige gute Abfüllungen bereit hält. Leider muss ich sagen, dass dieser neue Spirit of Rum eher nicht dazu zählt. Während die recht intensive Nase mit Aromen von gelben Früchten, einer würzigen Fassnote und einem Hauch süßen Marzipans lockt, enttäuscht mich der Gaumen etwas. Überraschend rauchig, mit zu viel Fass für meinen Geschmack, bleibt wenig Platz für typische Barbados-Aromatik. Das muss nichts schlechtes sein, ist in diesem Fall aber zumindest nichts besonders gutes. Eine pflanzliche, vielleicht gemüsige Note bleibt präsent, bis der Abgang sich durch trockene Noten Platz verschafft.”

Aroma

Smoky Pineapple Fermented Vegetal Yellow fruits

Taste

Pineapple Chocolate Smoky Peppery Vanilla

HenryL

23 October 2022

8.0/10

“Wie in den vergleichbaren Abfüllungen auch hier eine Klebstoffnote in der Nase. Im Vergleich ist dieser aber etwas süßer mit reifen gelben Früchten und schon fast einer Toffee Note. Die unreife Banane lässt sich aber auch hier finden. Die Nase ist insgesamt super komplex und macht Spaß! Im Mund im Gegensatz zum Rum Cask fruchtig, mit einer sauren, nicht reifen Ananas. Die Ähnlichkeit zu Whisky ist auch hier vorhanden. Neben der Frucht Noten verbirgt dominieren auch hier Holz und Gewürze. Der Abgang ist sehr tanninlastig, nicht so meins.”

Aroma

Glue Woody Fruity Mirabelle plum Vegetal

Taste

Pineapple Vanilla Barrel Funky Tannins

Thunderbird

16 June 2022

7.8/10

“Das ist einmal ein ganz anderer MG.. er schlägt deutlich aus der Art… ob dieses mir zusagt… da hadere ich noch mit mir… Unabhängig von der deutlich fruchtigere Note an der Nase und dem holzigen rauchigen Aroma am Gaumen ist da ein Aroma, dass mich irgendwie an Bohnerwachs erinnert! Um mir wirklich schlüssig zu werden, bedarf es eines weiteren Tastings! Vielleicht auch mal in einem Cocktail”

Aroma

Fruity Yellow fruits Marzipan Waxes Pear

Taste

Roasted Marzipan Bitter Woody Papaya

crazyforgoodbooze

3 March 2022

6.3/10

“Schöne funky Nase mit Klebstoff, Tabak, Kräutern, viel Fass und leicht rauchig und dezent nach unreifer Ananas und vergorenem gelbem Obst. Geschmacklich dann ziemlich holzig, trocken, bitter, pfefferig und sehr adstringent und tanninlastig. Dazu Tabak, getrocknete Feige und leicht nussig. Insgesamt find ich ihn zu holzig und rauchig und nicht sonderlich angenehm zu trinken. Außerdem fehlt hier sämtliche Frucht... Da hab ich mir mehr von erhofft, bin froh nur ein Sample genommen zu haben...”

Aroma

Toffee Funky Smoky Barrel Herbal

Taste

Dry Barrel Alcoholic Herbal Roasted

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Barbados

Distillery
Mount Gay

Bottler
Spirit of Rum

Brand
Rumclub Private Selection

RumX ID
RX11878

ABV
54,4%

Category
Pot Still Rum

Vintage
2000

Mark
BMMG

Made from
Molasses

Distillation
Pot Still

Age
21 years

No. of bottles
292

Bottle volume
50cl

Price range
<100€

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

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