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Foursquare ECS IX Empery 2004

Highly praised balanced Foursquare: rich oak, dark chocolate, dried fruits and tobacco with well-judged sherry/port influence. Dry, complex and approachable for cask strength, a dependable ECS fan-favorite.

Balanced dryness
Complex oak & cacao
Well‑integrated sherry
191.50 €

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Details about this rum

Country Barbados
Distillery Foursquare
RumX ID RX100
ABV 56%
Category Pot & Column Still Rum
Vintage 2004
Made from Molasses
Distillation Pot and Column Still
Age 14 years
No. of bottles 12,000
Bottle volume 70cl
Foursquare 2004   14yr   56% Exceptional Cask Selection IX Empery

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    How does this rum taste?

    Dry, complex Foursquare with sherry polish
    Who is this rum for?

    If you like classic ECS releases like Destino or Port-finished Foursquares, Empery will feel familiar: dry, oaky, chocolatey and sherry-leaning, just not the wildest in the lineup.

    Not really suitable for

    Those sensitive to 56% ABV or looking for very sweet, soft rums; collectors hunting the most unique or extreme Foursquare releases.

    Aroma

    Woody Vanilla Raisin Sherry

    Taste

    Dark chocolate Tobacco Woody Oak

    How is this rum rated?

    Rating (0-10)
    8.4/10 119 reviews
    Top 23% Barbados
    Top 30% Foursquare

    Perfekcja w smaku i zapachu.

    Again a typical ECS, without fault. Very harmonious and with exactly the right sweetness.

    1st nose on a light solvent but which takes all the place, after 5 minutes of aeration the nose opens magnificently on the chocolate caramel, on a waxed wood background. Finally come the fruits of which the coconut and an impression of red fruits. In mouth, we attack on a little pepper and wood. As for the nose, then come the greedy notes of vanilla toffee with the dominant caramel. The coconut invites itself to the party as for the nose.the final is long more spicy, woody on the tobacco, the vanilla and the caramel.a top rum.

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    The Foursquare distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Foursquare have been reviewed 12,196 times with an average of 8.3/10.

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