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| Mount Gay Origin Series Volume Two |
Volume One of the Origin Series featured a
chance to understand the differences between aging in Virgin Casks versus being
aged in Charred Casks. Volume Two allows you to further understand
the distilling process and how it effects the flavor of the rum.
Volume two of the Origin Series is a
pairing rums with identical ingredients, fermentation and maturity, but different
in the way that they are distilled.
Both are distilled in copper stills, but one is a pot still and the
other is a column still. This is a
great chance for you to answer the question of the difference between these two
distilling methods. Allen Smith, told us , "We created the
Origin Series collections so that we could give rum drinkers the unique
opportunity to experience rum by tasting the pure essence of the distinct
distillation methods and a deeper understanding of how each part of the process
can change the taste of rum entirely”.
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| Mount Gay Pot Still |
Pot-distilled rum is derived from the old-fashioned copper pot with the big coil attached to it, basically like those used by the moonshiner's. This style of still will produce between 60 and 80 percent pure alcohol. The remaining materials consist of water and various flavorful organic compounds, some really good and others not so good. The output from a pot still is thick-textured and can be really flavorful as a result of the remaining materials. The richness of the pot stilled expression makes it clear that there is a lot more than just the barrel giving it the full and rounded flavor. A column still is a tall, very efficient copper column similar to those used to refine crude oil into gasoline. Capable of refining the fermentation to well over 90 percent pure alcohol through this method. The output from these stills is a lot purer, but not much flavor or texture. When distilled to over 95%, the output is called a neutral spirit, because it has virtually flavorless. The flavors that are tasted in the column still expression are mostly from the barrels, because there is little to no flavor in the alcohol that comes out of the still
Mount Gay Rum’s flavor profile is partially
obtained by the blending of pot stilled and column still produced rums, Origin Series
Volume Two was made to offer those interested in a deeper understanding of the
subtleties created by each still, allowing rum drinkers a better understanding
of the differences. Rum aficionados can explore the different aromas and taste
of the two rums side by side the Mount Gay way, neat or with a single cube.
The
collection became available in October 2016 at top end liquor providers throughout
the United States and will generally be price at about $95.00
