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Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum
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Overpriced
Worth it only if you want this exact bottle. Mid-pack reviews at a top-third price. RumX drinkers give it 7/10 across 224 ratings, vs. 7.1/10 for the typical rum (730 rated). The Fat Rum Pirate gives it 4/5, right in line with the typical rum (921 rated).
Mount Gay Black Barrel is a bold, full-flavored Barbados rum from Mount Gay, blended from rums aged in ex-bourbon and ex-American whiskey casks and finished for six months in deeply charred bourbon barrels, giving it notes of vanilla, toasted oak, spice, and caramel.
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Control states post one official price per bottle (750 ml). These come from the published state price lists, so each number is the real shelf price statewide. As of October 12, 2026.
- OregonOLCC · item #1892B$39.95
- PennsylvaniaPA PLCB · item #000007767$39.99
- VirginiaVirginia ABC · item #043775$44.99
Cross-state typical price: $39.99.
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