Foursquare Exceptional Cask Selection XXI 2010 2010 12yr 60%

"Another high quality bottling out of the „vintage“ ECS range at a very good price point. Delivers the classic Foursquate notes at a high ABV (ie high intensity), providing a nice sipping experience. Side-by-side with the 2011 ECS, this one has more glue-y notes on the nose alongside the classic FS profile. Similar in the palate: more punch versus the 2011, ie a bit less balance and a little more demanding."

"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"

"Overall a rather soft rum, despite the 60%, which can’t disappoint anyone that likes Barbados rum. We were some friends teaming up at Cane Rum Society in Stockholm to celebrate Foursquare Appreciation Day. We started up with tasting of the four different ones seen at the added photo under lead of our friend the Swedish importer Lars Renbjer. The third out was the 2010 (ECS XXI), a Single Blended Rum at cask strength (60%) consisting of pot still as well as column still rums aged in ex-Bourbon American oak casks. Picture: The four Foursquares included at the tasting at Cane Rum Society in Stockholm."

"Edit: 10.05.24 Tasted it again today against the ECS 2011. Therefore corrected downwards because I like the 2011 with its creaminess better. Another solid Foursquare and at a normal price, not like the ESC at utopian prices. Also recommended as a mixer for CubaLibre. Very drinkable and now also available at reasonably moderate prices."

"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..."

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

"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."

"Amazingly good Foursquare where the tropical ripening comes out well!"

"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!"

"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."

"Delicious Foursquare... reminds something of Belize... lots of coconut, vanilla and chocolate. Alcohol well integrated."

"Usual solid FS. Lots of vanilla, coconut, almond. Nice nose."

"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."