Tag: Foursquare

  • Foursquare Detente (Port Cask) Exceptional Cask Selection Mark XIV – 51%

    Foursquare Detente (Port Cask) Exceptional Cask Selection Mark XIV – 51%

    Note: I pulled this review from my archive. It was written nearly two years ago but never published. After getting on a routine of posting new reviews each week I suffered fatigue and wasn’t enjoying the process. Analyzing rum for the sake of a schedule became a chore and my passion for sitting down and…

  • 5-Star Rums of 2022!

    5-Star Rums of 2022!

    My 5-Star Rums of the Year! This past year I purchased or sampled well over 100 rums, reviewed 30 of those, of which I gave eight a 5-star rating, indicating I enjoyed it enough to want a back up bottle. For the sake of this list, I’m only including rums that were new to me…

  • Foursquare 2009 Barbados Exceptional Cask Selection Mark XVII – 60%

    Foursquare 2009 Barbados Exceptional Cask Selection Mark XVII – 60%

    Foursquare 2009 Barbados Exceptional Cask Selection Mark XVII – 60% Stats: Blend of pot and column distillates aged a minimum of 12 years in ex-Bourbon casks. This is the 17th release in the ECS and the sixth “vintage” release, indicated by its distillation year. It was bottled at 60% ABV without chill filtration or additives. Conditions: Enjoyed…

  • Foursquare Dominus Single Blended Rum – Exceptional Cask Selection Mark VII – 56%

    Foursquare Dominus Single Blended Rum – Exceptional Cask Selection Mark VII – 56%

    Foursquare Dominus Single Blended Rum – Exceptional Cask Selection Mark VII – 56% Stats: The 7th release in the Exceptional Cask Selection series from Foursquare Distillery in Barbados, featuring a blend of pot and column distillates that aged 3 years in ex-Bourbon casks followed by 7 years in Cognac casks and released at 56% ABV. 12,000…

  • Foursquare 2021 High Ester White Rum – 62%

    Foursquare 2021 High Ester White Rum – 62%

    Foursquare 2021 High Ester White Rum – 62% Stats: This rum is a blend of unaged, pure pot distillates made from 100% local cane by Foursquare in Barbados. One of the distillates is the product of a several week long natural fermentation of fresh cane juice, while the other is a 72 hour ferment of…

  • Foursquare Master Series, Edition No. 1 – Total Wine Concierge – 62%

    Foursquare Master Series, Edition No. 1 – Total Wine Concierge – 62%

    Foursquare Master Series, Edition No. 1 – Total Wine Concierge – 62% Stats: Limited Edition release sold exclusively through Total Wine stores of a pot and column blend of 12 year old rums aged in ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry casks. Bottled at 62% ABV with no additives. Conditions: Drank neat in a Glencairn over the course…

  • Holmes Cay Single Cask Rum Barbados (Foursquare) 2006 – 58.5%

    Holmes Cay Single Cask Rum Barbados (Foursquare) 2006 – 58.5%

    Holmes Cay Single Cask Rum Barbados (Foursquare) 2006 – 58.5% Stats: Independent bottling of a 14 year old blend of pot and column distillate from Foursquare. It was tropically aged in Barbados in ex-bourbon casks for 3 years before spending 11 more years in the UK. It is bottled at 58.5% ABV with no additives. Source: Sample…

  • Foursquare Sassafras – Single Blended Rum – 61%

    Foursquare Sassafras – Single Blended Rum – 61%

    Foursquare Sassafras – Single Blended Rum – 61% Stats: This is a single blended rum, meaning it came from one distillery (Foursquare) and is a blend of pot and column distillate. It was aged a total of 14 years (3 in ex-bourbon barrels followed by 11 in ex-cognac casks) and bottled at “Barrel Proof” (61%)…

  • Foursquare Criterion Single Blended Rum – Exceptional Cask Selection Mark V – 56%

    Foursquare Criterion Single Blended Rum – Exceptional Cask Selection Mark V – 56%

    Foursquare Criterion Single Blended Rum – Exceptional Cask Selection Mark V – 56% Stats: This was the fifth release from the Foursquare Exceptional Cask Series. It was distilled, blended, and aged in Barbados for 10 years in both ex-bourbon and ex-madeira casks before being blended and bottled without sugar or flavor additives at 56% ABV.…

  • Foursquare Zinfandel Cask Blend – Exceptional Cask Selection Mark IV – 43%

    Foursquare Zinfandel Cask Blend – Exceptional Cask Selection Mark IV – 43%

    Foursquare Zinfandel Cask Blend – Exceptional Cask Selection Mark IV – 43% Stats: This was the fourth release from the Foursquare Exceptional Cask Series. It was distilled, blended, and aged in Barbados for 11 years in both ex-bourbon and ex-zinfandel casks before being blended and bottled without sugar or flavor additives at 43% ABV. It…