Foursquare Exceptional Cask Selection XX Isonomy 2005 17yr 58%

RX11722 Very good Pot & Column Still Rum <250€

“Rich, complex, chocolatey with balanced oak finish.”

The "Exceptional Cask Selection XX Isonomy" rum from Foursquare distillery in Barbados reveals a sophisticated profile with 17 years of aging. Distilled from molasses using pot and column stills, this rum boasts an impressive 58% ABV. Aromatically inviting with hints of vanilla, dark chocolate, and dried fruits, it has a palette dominated by oak, caramel, and a touch of citrus and mint. The rum enjoys praise for its complexity and balance, resulting in a long-lasting finish. Users appreciate its rich chocolate and mint tones along with the influence of bourbon cask aging, providing a smooth, slightly fruity character. This rum, with its marked finesse, encapsulates the refined legacy of Foursquare's craftsmanship.

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Highlights

Rich chocolate and vanilla notes
Well-balanced complexity
Superior aged character

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How does this rum taste?

The "Exceptional Cask Selection XX Isonomy" by Foursquare offers a complex nose of vanilla, chocolate, and dried fruits with a flavorful palette that includes oak and caramel.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Vanilla Chocolate Dried fruit Woody Coconut Leather

Taste

Vanilla Dried fruit Caramel Dark chocolate Oak Woody

Finish

Oak Chocolate Dried fruit Coconut Caramel Balanced

Community reviews

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Jakob

2 September 2023

8.5/10

“The high age suits the rum well and brings thanks to the wood influence still a little more vanilla melt from the bourbon barrels. Also overall with recognizable proximity to American whiskies with fresh oak, present spice of pepper, cinnamon and cloves, concise toffee, dried fruit and subtle minerality. Very good Foursquare representative.”

Aroma

Vanilla Chocolate Oak Coconut Citrus

Taste

Oak Vanilla Caramel Dried fruit Dark chocolate

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zabo

31 March 2024

8.8/10

“2 Edit: Currently one of my favorite mixers as CubaLibre Edit: once again taken out of the cupboard. It simply remains one of the best ECS. Unfortunately, it was too expensive at the time. Very successful bottling. Proud age. Very fine notes in the taste”

Aroma

Dried fruit Vanilla Leather Honey Round

Taste

Vanilla Caramel Dark chocolate Dried fruit Woody

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Basti

6 July 2024

9.0/10

“Very inviting and relatively intense nose with a pleasant sweetness, lots of spices, dried fruit, coconut, gr.nuts, chocolate and caramel. The palate is also very intense and round with a pleasant sweetness. For me, one of the best FS bottlings!”

Aroma

Glue Dried fruit Caramel Dried figs Sweet

Taste

Coconut Caramel Sweet Spicy Delicious

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TheRhumhoe

26 March 2023

8.7/10

“A Foursquare that has taken the time of aging to refine its aromas. The nose is very versatile, sometimes fruity (exotic fruits, dried fruits, coconut, a hint of red fruits) sometimes greedy (chocolate, brown sugar, caramel, nuts), spicy (vanilla, pepper), we feel a note of glue that grows as the rum opens. Leather, tobacco and menthol also come through. A solid and engaging nose. The attack in mouth is rather direct. The profile is greedy, oriented towards rather dark notes (roasted and toasted notes, mocha, chocolate, nuts, sweet spices with cinnamon and licorice) that accompany burnt sugar, caramel, coconut and dried fruits. The alcohol is well integrated and the whole is very round, soft and fine. The finish, a bit short in terms of length, is focused on spices, wood, dried fruits and tobacco. The dark chocolate settles in progressively and develops a greedy note that leaves a very pleasant final impression on the palate. It is not a revolutionary Foursquare, but the profile more woody and darker than usual has the merit to make the distillery go out of the beaten tracks and to propose something more complex and a little less one-dimensional. A very nice bottling.”

Aroma

Tropical fruit Coconut Woody Chocolate Spice

Taste

Dried fruit Coconut Woody Chocolate Mocha

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Tim

19 January 2024

9.0/10

“Similar to the 2008 and therefore just as phenomenal. Very complex and balanced. Of course all the typical FS aromas are there, whether the additional years in the bourbon cask have produced an even better rum compared to the 2008 is hard to say, but what's the point. Very good overall, especially the delicious pineapple/mint note on the nose.”

Aroma

Coconut Apple Dried fruit Pineapple Vanilla

Taste

Caramel Chocolate Dark chocolate Nutty Vanilla

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Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

21 June 2022

9.1/10

“This sample has been on a long trip. All the way from Barbados actually and I just couldn't wait because I was told its really good. Right off the bat, yes, a great rum and I do hope I can get a bottle. The nose is nice and well rounded with wood, minty chocolate and dried fruit trailed by vanilla, tobacco and leather. The palate is complex and well balanced with oak and dried fruit trailed by chocolate, vanilla, caramel and tobacco. The finish is long, intense and well balanced between wood, chocolate and dried fruit. Try to leave the empty glass for a while and whiff it again :-)”

Aroma

Woody Minty Vanilla Leather Chocolate

Taste

Complex Balanced Oak Chocolate Vanilla

Frank

30 July 2024

8.5/10

“I can understand why Foursquare has so many fans. Especially when they are more mature, the Rums. Nose: beautifully fruity, sweet and sour fruit such as gooseberry, pineapple and passion fruit together with the typical coconut. Fine cocoa and a light aroma of apple cider vinegar. Oh, now a little mint is added, rounded off with candied fruit. Balanced and very pleasant. 8,6 Palate: spicy and woody, again with tart fruit, passion fruit. With bitter-sweet orange and lemon zest. Here, too, the fine taste of coconut. A little nutty on the finish before the tart fruit returns. Nice depth, a little too bitter, but overall a good drop. 8,4”

Aroma

Fruity Coconut Maracuja Gooseberry Pineapple

Taste

Spicy Woody Lemon peel Orange peel Nutty

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Jarek

11 March 2024

8.7/10

“Tasted again at the Village 2024 in Nuremberg. Of the last ECS releases, up to the Covenant, I like it best. In contrast to the Covenant, which was too dry for me, the Isonomy has just the right amount of wood for me.”

Aroma

Woody Dried fruit Chocolate Honey Caramel

Taste

Caramel Dried fruit Woody Coconut Dark chocolate

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crazyforgoodbooze

20 February 2023

8.7/10

“Completely different profile especially on the nose as usual with foursquare. Very much tropical fruit, including even kiwi and pineapple. Taste spicy, sour fruity and very intense. furry sour kiwi and pineapple, as well as orange peel meets dark chocolate and a touch of mint and black pepper. I like it very much and is really time something different compared to the otherwise quite manageable foursquare profile!”

Aroma

Pineapple Minty Dried fruit Coconut Leather

Taste

Vanilla Orange peel Pineapple Kiwi Dark chocolate

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Steffmaus🇩🇰

5 February 2024

8.9/10

“The oldest Foursquare ECS in 2023 (until the next one, slightly older is out). Very well rounded; a nose of dried fruits, and spices, with notes of chocolate, fresh fruits, leather and hints of oak. A powerful rum”

Aroma

Dried fruit Spice

Taste

Chocolate Spice

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Christian Rudt

17 November 2023

8.9/10

“You pour the rum into the glass and already notice Foursquare. Vanilla, baking aromas, tropical fruit with a little coconut, the woody notes are all quickly present and extremely pleasant. Very smooth and finely distilled on the palate. The tropical fruits give a nice presence here but tend to swim along with spicy, woody impressions. Some citrus fruit now comes through and is also drawn into the nose. The finish is also very soft and balanced. Perhaps a little too much already, but it's simply great blended. The 17 years of tropical maturation are of course noticeable, so perhaps you're at the zenith of good taste, but who knows 🙂”

Aroma

Vanilla Oak Coconut Citrus Tropical fruit

Taste

Complex Balanced Coconut Vanilla Woody

Photo of the rum Exceptional Cask Selection XX Isonomy taken from user Christian Rudt

DomM

8 March 2024

8.7/10

“Very nice and rich FS profile.”

Henry Davies

16 September 2022

8.5/10

“Always fun to try the new ECS. It’s a nose with a lot of sweet notes, honey and kiwi fruit along with some more herbal mint and basil elements. The mouth has great balance, strong wood notes but is not over powering, leather, and chocolate orange. The finish is superbly balanced, with a long fade out on the tongue, intense gingerbread SBS citrus butter, and some. It’s top quartile for sure. Looking forward to trying head to head with Shibboleth.”

Aroma

Honey Kiwi Basil

Taste

Oak Dark chocolate Orange

Piotr Ignasiak

9 December 2022

8.9/10

“Very nicely balanced, more wood and chocolate forward than Nobiliary. Aftertaste with some chocolate and mint.”

Aroma

Coconut Vanilla Dried fruit Minty Woody

Taste

Oak Vanilla Caramel Dark chocolate Dried fruit

Photo of the rum Exceptional Cask Selection XX Isonomy taken from user Piotr Ignasiak

Portman

28 June 2023

9.0/10

“For me, it replaces Shibboleth and 2008 as the frontrunner in the series. The length of maturation has brought both more intensity and more balance. Wonderfully fruity, vanilla, deep dried fruit, sweetness, some barrel aroma. A stunner and worth the price in my opinion.”

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Barbados

Distillery
Foursquare

RumX ID
RX11722

ABV
58%

Category
Pot & Column Still Rum

Vintage
2005

Made from
Molasses

Distillation
Pot and Column Still

Age
17 years

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
<250€

Type of spirit
Rum

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221 €

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