Oldest Rum Brand?

[Dan Gibson]

Can anyone tell me which is the oldest rum brand that's still selling today?

What year was it first bottled?

[bigbear]

Welcome.

Mount Gay claims that it is. Their site has a history page.

[Ed Hamilton]

It is interesting that Mount Gay has softened it's claim to be "One of the oldest rums in the world." It used to claim to be the oldest.

There are a few rums in the French islands that date back to before 1703, Mount Gay's date.

But as for brands, I doubt Mount Gay was called Mount Gay in 1703 so that brings another variable into the question. There are a number of brands like Bologne that have been called Bologne for several centuries. Saint James is another. I can't say when Mount Gay started using the name Mount Gay.