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Aged Rum

Foursquare Premise Exceptional Cask Selection Mark VIII

  • Distiller:

    Foursquare

  • Bottler:

    Foursquare

  • ABV:

    46%

  • Age:

    10 Years

  • Price:
    $$$$$
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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 100
  • Publication: thefatrumpirate
  • Excerpt: This is a very moreish and very easy to drink rum. You will buy a bottle but don’t expect it to last long.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Publication: The Rum Barrel Blog
  • Excerpt: Very well balanced and easy to drink, had 3 glasses only while writing this and will definitely have some more afterwards.
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  • Raided Score: 84
  • Publication: The Lone Caner
  • Excerpt: There’s something for everyone here, all in a single bottle and believe me, that is no small feat for any one rum to achieve.
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • Publication: Rum Raiders
  • Excerpt: This was good, but a little hot and not as complex as Foursquare has shown us they can be in the past. Surprisingly, the sherry influence was very muted despite its maturation time in the sherry casks. I dont think this was particularly bad, though.
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House Review
  • Intro:

    This is a release from Foursquare, a Barbados rum producer, that is 10 years old and matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks. It is their 8th "exceptional cask" series release, and spends 3 of the 10 years in ex-bourbon and the remaining 7 years in ex-sherry. Like most of their other releases, it is a blend of pot and column production.

  • Nose:

    Vanilla, clove, pepper, tobacco and brown sugar. Rich sweetness, mild funk. Not super fruity.

  • Taste:

    Thin to medium mouth feel. Mild heat for the proof. Melon, molasses, banana, guava, brown sugar. Some oak. Nice and rich, faint fruitiness overall.

  • Finish:

    Short, mildly astringent, molasses, nice funk component. Faintly meaty, tons of brown sugar with light pepper, clove, banana.

  • Overall:

    This was good, but a little hot and not as complex as Foursquare has shown us they can be in the past. Surprisingly, the sherry influence was very muted despite its maturation time in the sherry casks. I dont think this was particularly bad, though.

  • Score:

    5

  • By t8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
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