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Gifts to Elevate the 19th Hole Experience

The rum that every golfer in your life loves to celebrate with.

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By Gear Patrol Studios

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No matter what type of golf-lover is on your list — from the casual player to the weekend warrior to the armchair expert — they’ve imagined unwinding at the 19th hole of a dreamy tropical course. The obvious drink of choice? Rum. If you can’t give them a beachy golf getaway, gift them the next best thing: a bottle of Mount Gay Rum. Whether they’re celebrating their own wins, or those of their favorite players, pick up these other thoughtful products to round out your holiday shopping and check the golf aficionado off your list.

Mount Gay is the oldest running rum distillery in the world, dating back to 1703, and Eclipse is the brand’s heritage blend. Perfect for drinking after playing a round with friends, it offers notes of fresh vanilla, almond, ripe banana and dark chocolate.

Try it mixed in a Fairway Fizz (in a tall glass, pour two oz Eclipse and four oz fresh pineapple juice over ice. Top up with two oz soda water or sparkling wine) or a Caddy’s Cup (in a tall glass, pour two oz Eclipse, one oz fresh lime juice and 0.75 oz bitter aperitivo over ice. Top up with soda water and three dashes of bitters).

Mount Gay XO is the perfect blend for sipping neat. This rum matures in three different casks — ex-American whiskey, bourbon and cognac casks to be specific — for five to 17 years. This process yields a spirit that has notes of baked fig, salted caramel, clove and dark chocolate. Pro tip: This is best enjoyed while watching golf with friends, and served neat, or over a coconut water ice cube.

The true rum lover on your list will appreciate the newest expression to come from Mount Gay Rum — Single Estate Series. Made only with sugar cane grown on the estate, it is the purest embodiment of the Mount Gay estate terroir. Plus, the bottle is primarily made of recycled glass and designed to remain fully recyclable. Enjoy the complex layers of flavor while sipping it neat, from pineapple to sea salt and leather to ripe yellow banana.

Why use a normal (read: boring) glass while celebrating life’s greatest moments? This rounded and dimpled golf ball-inspired glass is the perfect vessel for golf lovers to sip from. It’s reminiscent of a golf ball, but classy and elegant, with a heavy bottom for stability.

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For the History Buff: NYT Golf History Book

This book is a collection of the game’s greatest moments over the last 100 years, curated from archival pages of the New York Times. This coffee table book retraces the tournaments, players, headlines and all the big events in the game. Plus, it’s elegantly bound in a green leather cover. For extra points, you can personalize the book by adding your favorite golf lover’s name to the front cover.

Give them the gift of gold on demand. There’s nothing better than being able to watch all of your favorite golfers as they duke it out all year on the PGA TOUR. Give your favorite golfer a subscription so they never miss a moment — plus, live golf pairs perfectly with a glass of rum.

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