Exceptional Cask Selection XXI

9,5:On the nose the aroma delivers notes of vanilla, pineapple, rock fruit, sweet mango, funkiness and ripe bananas front and center. At the midpoint anise, black cherry and orange zest. As these notes fade, a light note of acetone drifts in along with black pepper and graphite mineral notes. 9:Like the aroma, the caramelized vanilla leads the way with a warm, dry entry. Fruit and spice notes hit the palate fast and it takes a little while to decipher everything coming at the palate. Flavor notes of peach, banana flambe, plums and grilled pineapple are found.Spice notes arrive at mid-palate, releasing black pepper, cloves, anise, cinnamon, baking spices and quite strong alcohol. 9,1:As the flavors fade, the pepper lingers a bit and the oak tannins really come out to play in a long, warm end. Foursquare at its best... Very memorable.👌

Actually tastes the best to me of my ECS tastings so far, without being able to say exactly why. I find it the most rounded, smooth and intense at the same time, with a very smooth finish. Horny thing!

Heck of a rum and so glad I was able to sample this at Sweet Liberty bar on South Beach, Miami. Nice balance of wood, coconut, tropical fruits, warm spice on both the nose and palate and dangerously sippable. Finishing the evening with this and Hampden Great House 2020 back-to-back was quite a treat.

A very good foursquare gourmand, toasted and fruity, another successful ecs

Typical ECS 20xx. One of the better from this series, it just then always the same. Impressive consistency in taste and quality

ECS super gourmand from the nose to the finish, easy to drink thanks to a very well integrated alcohol.

A delicious ecs release from Foursquare! A great nose. On the palate it's quite sweet in a nice way, lots of fruits and vanilla. Amazingly well integrated and balanced, it's all too easy to drink! Gets better as it sits in the glass. not massively complex but still an absolute hit for me. Shortish finish (which is a good thing in this case, just means I have to drink more😁) I love Foursquare's consistent quality when it comes to their ecs series. I have revised this rating after comparing it directly with the 2011

It needs at least half an hour's rest in the glass to express its aromas, especially when the bottle is opened. The nose is strongly marked by coconut, but there's also vanilla, an elegant woodiness and a touch of bourbon. On the palate, the coconut is so pronounced that you can almost feel it crunching under your teeth. Astonishing! Caramel replaces the vanilla on the nose, adding even more deliciousness. But the wood and bourbon give enough bitterness to balance this rum on the finish. A great success!

Edit Edit: heute als Mixer nochmal im Glas gehabt für mich easy ColaMixer, aber Frau sagt, BountyCola, toller Kommentar. Zu oft mit Caronis und Demerara verwöhnt. Selbst schuld, dass ihr sowas nicht mehr schmeckt 😅 Danke an Chris2302 fürs billig besorgen auf der letzten Messe für 83€ besser als die Doorly's Edit: 10.05.24 Heute nochmal gegen den ECS 2011 verkostet. Deshalb nach unten korrigiert weil mir der 2011er mit seiner cremigkeit besser gefällt. Wieder ein solider Foursquare und dazu noch zu einem normalen Preis, nicht wie die ESC zu utopischen Preisen mittlerweile. Als Mixer für CubaLibre auch zu empfehlen. Sehr süffig und mittlerweile auch noch zu einigermaßen modaraten Preisen zu haben.

This sample arrived today so I just had to give it a go right away 😊 This is a really nice release and it's warmer in the palate than its predecessors. Fruity and well balanced and true to its origin. Price to quality is very good.

Dried fruits,candied ginger, caramel, cinnamon, vanillasauce, baked apple, sweet, quite some chocolate and coffee. There is tar some prunes. Finish is medium with a lot of mandarin and cardboard. Very nice Bottle, I got 2 of them at 85 euros. Great value. It’s behind the 2009 for me personally, but I guess that’s just preference.

Solid rum, probably not quite as brilliant and intense as the 2008 or 2009. Who gets the Foursquare bottlings at the issue price, should strike, because you can not do much wrong here.

A lively nose of star anise, spiced orange, vanilla, and licorice root with undertones of Black Forest cake; a lengthy, elegant palate opens with cinnamon and clove before progressing into bananas foster, fresh plum, and salted caramel with notes of pineapple and toasted pine nut.

Much milder than the direct predecessor from 2009. Thanks to the very pronounced sweetness pleasantly uncomplicated to drink, significantly less spiciness than other bottlings of the Foursquare distillery. The profile holds few surprises, but quality definitely cannot be denied. Could turn out to be a real PLV hit - if the issue price should remain with us a little longer.

Very very dark foursquare profile. On the nose a bit austere and intense after fresh lacquer color, taste then all the more beautiful: dark roasted coconut chips, cocoa, overripe banana, strong and cappuccino and very strong roasted flavors. Alcohol top integrated. Very coherent. Pleases better and better the longer you spend with him. Only the finish is unfortunately a bit short...