Mount Gay Rum Master Blender Collection Andean Oak Cask

Mount Gay Rum has released  the fourth bottling in its Master Blender Collection, the Andean Oak Cask. The collection was started back in 2018, as a celebration of 300 years in producing rum. For the 2021 release, Master Blender Trudiann Branker, decided to use a non traditional wood for the cask. Andean Oak  from the Colombian Andes was chosen. The rum used for this release is a single batch that was distilled in a double retort pot still (copper) style. The rum was first aged for 14 years in ex-bourbon casks, then the rum was transferred to the Andean Oak casks for an additional 11 months. These special oak casks were chosen since they give a spicy and smoky notes to the rum.

The Master Blender Collection Andean Oak Cask rum is bottled at 96 proof (48% ABV), and is non-chill-filtered. The 750-ml bottle has an MSRP of $195. The release is limited to 1,026 bottles in the USA, and 1.734 additional bottles worldwide. Bottles are available for purchase at the time of this article.