Mount Gay Rum

Mount Gay Rum

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Mount Gay bottle label
TypeRum
ManufacturerMount Gay Distilleries Ltd.
Country of origin Barbados
Introduced1890
WebsiteOfficial website

Mount Gay Rum is produced by Mount Gay Distilleries Ltd. of Barbados, the easternmost island of the West Indies. The oldest surviving deed for the company is from 1703, making Mount Gay Rum the world's oldest commercial rum distillery.[1] The current majority shareholder of Mount Gay Distilleries since 1989 is Rémy Cointreau.[2][3] Mount Gay Rum is sold in 110 countries,[4] and its primary export market is the United States of America.[5]

  1. ^ site manager (June 2010). "Mount Gay Distilleries Ltd". Totally Barbados. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Mount Gay – Rémy Cointreau". remy-cointreau.com.
  3. ^ "Spirits of St. Lucy". Barbados Today. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013. {{cite news}}: External link in |newspaper= (help)
  4. ^ P. J. T. (13 January 2013). "Mount Gay Rum now a household name". The Barbados Advocate. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  5. ^ Howard, Randy (19 July 2007). "Mount Gay doubles sales in US market". Barbados Advocate. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2010. OVER 65 visitors were in Barbados (17–21 February 2010) enjoying a welcomed break from their cold countries thanks to Remy Cointreau, the parent company of Mount Gay Rum.

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