Notes - Mount Gay Rum is produced by Mount Gay Distilleries Ltd. of Barbados. The product was first produced in 1703. Mount Gay Rum is sold in 66 countries but the primary market remains the USA. Several varieties are produced, including White, Extra Old, flavored (both mango and vanilla flavors are produced), as well as the flagship brand: Mount Gay Eclipse. Mount Gay Rum is closely associated with sailing. Tales were told of sailors returning home with a barrel of Mount Gay in order to prove that they had reached Barbados - considered one of the most difficult islands in the Caribbean to reach.