Foursquare ECS IX Empery

Community reviews peg Empery as a well-balanced, coconut-and-chocolate-forward rum with plenty of oak and gentle sweetness from the cask finish. One to try if you enjoy a slightly earthy, dessert-like profile.

8.4  / 10  (108 reviews)

Complex coconut, chocolate and oak notes with gentle fruity sweetness.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Very complex rum
    • Well balanced and complex
    • Pastry-like and classic Foursquare

    Foursquare Empery stands out to RumX tasters for its blend of coconut, vanilla, dark chocolate, and dried fruits, with many picking up "tobacco lingers on your teeth" (maxlasvegas) and an earthy, spicy finish. The sherry and port cask influence adds sweetness and depth: "ex-sherry dodá sladkost nad běznou úroveň" (Filip Šikula). The oak is ever-present, sometimes a bit dominant, with wood and roasted notes mixing nicely. Integration of alcohol is generally good—"alkohol top" (chu guevara)—but a few find it less harmonious. Overall, it’s described as approachable, layered, and a worthy addition for fans of classic Barbados rum with a pastry twist.

    Aroma

    Woody Vanilla Raisin Sherry

    Taste

    Dark chocolate Tobacco Woody Oak

    How is this rum rated?

    8.4  / 10  (108 reviews)
    Top 23% Barbados
    Top 30% Foursquare

    "very tasty foursquare, nice coffee & cocoa note! This is definitely daily easy sipping material. Extremely round and drinkable. The port barrel harmonizes very well with the rum without making it sweeter, but brings in nice notes of figs, citrus, tobacco and tannins. Very horny number."

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    8.5 / 10
    Review by: crazyforgoodbooze

    "Lovely smell and taste of Oak. One sip and your mouth fills up with the taste of oak. Awesome experience 😍 A very good and balanced rum with a great finish! Nose: Intense, Sherry, dried fruits, coconut, prunes, fruity, raisin, caramelized, woody, spicy, oak, vanilla, roasted nuts Mouth: complex, balanced, dry, full bodied, delicious, cognac, tobacco, sweet, caramel, dried fruits, dried dates, raisin, oak, woody, vanilla, dark chocolate, roasted nuts Finish: Medium, dry, tannins, tobacco, dried fruits, prunes, caramelized, oak(barrel), vanilla, roated nuts, dark chocolate, smoky"

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    8.6 / 10
    Review by: Galli33

    "Despite the alcohol, the nose is sweet. Pastries and leather, varnished wood and overripe banana. A slight sourness spoils the party. The finish is average, rather varnish-like. The empty glass gives voice to the tropical fruit. A disappointing rum, with parasitic aromas we could have done without. To be retested with more oxidation. Re-tested with oxidation and all is much better, the fruit is ample and the sulphur has vanished. Three more well-deserved points."

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    8.7 / 10
    Review by: cigares

    "Im kurzen Vergleichstest der Foursquare Equipoise und der Foursquare Empery. Wie es nicht anders zu erwarten war, sind beide auf dem üblich hohen Niveau. Insgesamt gesehen, brechen aber beide auch nicht nach oben aus. Mittlerweile, obwohl ich Foursquare sehr schätze, wäre mein Fazit, kennste einen, kennste alle."

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    8.3 / 10
    Review by: zabo
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    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
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Foursquare 2004 &nbsp; 14yr &nbsp; 56% Exceptional Cask Selection IX Empery

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 376 bottles to their collections:

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    305
    opened
    51
    emptied
    20
    Open rate
    19%
    Ø Market value
    103€

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    The Foursquare distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Foursquare have been reviewed 10,773 times with an average of 8.3/10.


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