Mount Homosexual Unveils Second Rum in Single Property Collection

Mount Homosexual has launched the second expression in its Single Estate Series, the 24_02_Vt18d2.

Crafted by Grasp Blender Trudiann Branker, this second launch expands the terroir-driven vary, with a mix of rums produced from the 2018 Mount Homosexual Property sugar cane, making this liquid the primary classic on this limited-edition sequence.

In 2015, Mount Homosexual acquired 324 acres of the Mount Homosexual and Oxford Estates, and for the primary time in centuries, the distillery was a vertically built-in operation from cane to bottle. Since then, the staff has harvested Property sugar canes annually and reworked them into molasses, earlier than fermenting, distilling and growing older the distillates on the distillery.

The Single Property Collection is created utilizing 100% molasses from sugar canes grown on the Mount Homosexual Property in St Lucy, Barbados. The molasses is then fermented for 9 days. This longer fermentation reveals flavors with particular Barbadian notes.

Mount Homosexual Single Property Collection 24_02_Vt18d2 has been absolutely distilled in copper pot stills and matured in American oak (Quercus Alba) ex-bourbon barrels.

On the nostril is citrus and candy fruit aromas, in response to distillery notes. Flavors embody grapefruit, plums and banana balanced with spice, a touch of almonds, sea salt and a slight milk chocolate observe. The palate brings brown sugar, oak, grapefruit and floral notes, with a barely salty smokiness.

“What makes 24_02 completely different and particular is that it’s the first classic within the Single Property Collection, coming from only one yr of harvest,” explains Branker. “23_01 was a mix of two harvest years, 2016 & 2017. 24_02 showcases the distinctive character of Mount Homosexual’s Property on a single yr, made with 100% sugar cane grown on the Property, in St Lucy, Barbados, illustrating additional our connection to Mount Homosexual’s heritage and terroir, permitting shoppers to find the affect of a heat and sunny season till the harvest.”

“This element is mirrored within the gorgeous blue label: ’24’ representing for the discharge yr and ’02’ for the discharge quantity within the sequence,” she provides. “As a brand new function, ‘Vt18’ stands for ‘Classic 18’, referring to the single-year sugar cane harvest used on this expression, and ‘d2’ stands for the truth that I blended collectively distillates from two distinct pot nonetheless distillations.”

The eco-designed packaging is supposed to mirror Mount Homosexual’s dedication to sustainability, with 70% recycled glass bottles and minimal ink on the label. For this launch, the Mount Homosexual staff common a Caribbean blue label, impressed by the Bajan summer time skies seen throughout the Summer season 2018 harvest. Every bottle has a QR code, offering shoppers with extra data on the rum-making course of.

Bottled at 55% ABV, Mount Homosexual Single Property Collection 24_02_Vt18d2 is non-chill filtered. This expression is restricted to five,418 bottles worldwide, with just one,200 accessible within the U.S. at choose retailers, for a recommended value of $400.

This follows the current launch of Grasp Blender Assortment: The Coffey Nonetheless Expression.