| 1650 | First mention of the word "rum". |
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| 1654 | Planters design what will become the Mount Gay estate and start distilling molasses into rum. |
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| 1703 | The date of the company’s first deed of ownership, making Mount Gay Rum the world’s oldest running rum distillery. |
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| 1747 | John Sober acquires the plantation, which is then called Mount Gilboa. |
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| 1773 | John Sober entrusts the operation of the plantation and distillery to Sir John Gay Alleyne. |
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| 1789 | George Washington orders rum from Barbados to celebrate his election as President of the United States. |
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| 1801 | Death of Sir John Gay Alleyne. As a tribute to his outstanding work, the Sobers renamed the family plantation "Mount Gay". |
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| 1910 | Total solar eclipse visible from Barbados, which inspired the creation of the iconic Mount Gay Eclipse. |
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| 1989 | Rémy Cointreau becomes the owner of the Mount Gay distillery. |
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| 1992 | Launch of Mount Gay Extra Old. |
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| 2009 | Launch of 1703 Master Select. |
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| 2015 | Acquisition of new plantations on the island. |
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| 2019 | Trudiann Branker becomes Master Blender of Mount Gay. She is the first woman to hold this position in Barbados. |
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| 2020 | Launch of the "More Than a Rum" campaign. |
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