Habitation Velier Foursquare Barbados 2013 2yr 64%

RX146 Very good Pot Still Rum 3,156 bottles <100€

8.0/10113 ratings

Community rating

“Bold and spicy with intense vanilla notes.”

The 2013 Barbados Rum, distilled at Foursquare and bottled by Habitation Velier, is a bold, young cask-strength expression from molasses. Aged for just two years in a double retort pot still, it offers a strong 64% ABV, revealing intense notes of vanilla, caramel, and wood. On the palate, it's notably spicy with warm, peppery undertones and a hint of raisin. Though some find the alcohol overpowering and the profile somewhat youthful and unbalanced, others appreciate the dynamic warmth and flavor complexity that embodies the Foursquare style. With only 3156 bottles made, it's a rare tasting experience for rum enthusiasts looking for something unconventional and bold.

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Highlights

Intense vanilla aroma
Bold spicy flavor
Unique cask strength

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How does this rum taste?

This young Barbados rum captivates with bold spicy notes and a strong vanilla aroma. Its high ABV offers intense flavor, albeit with an unbalanced finish.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Vanilla Caramelized Woody Alcoholic Cognac Dried fruit

Taste

Spicy Warm Alcoholic Raisin Peppery Woody

Finish

Warm Alcoholic Barrel Bitter Toasted Caramel

Community reviews

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cigares

11 July 2024

8.1/10

“The nose is a little too alcoholic, with pineapple, raisins, vegetal and pastry notes. On the palate, the alcohol attacks strongly, then the other aromas emerge: tropical fruit, menthol, licorice. Short finish, but this rum is only two years old, with a certain buttery sweetness. A rum that lacks complexity and, above all, depth.”

Aroma

Raisin Caramelized Pineapple Licorice Confections

Taste

Warm Alcoholic Spice Tropical fruit Licorice

Photo of the rum Barbados taken from user cigares

Oliver

4 March 2023

7.0/10

“On the palate, one notices its young age. The alcohol comes across quite biting here. But one recognizes typical Foursquare notes. On the palate then still quite biting. But I would have blindly estimated it significantly older than 2 years. With a few drops of water, the alcoholic note is still there on the nose, but on the palate the bottling becomes more balanced and develops more flavors. But the bottom line is that the release is too alcoholic and unbalanced for me.”

Aroma

Dried fruit Woody Peppery Nutty Vanilla

Taste

Strong Spicy Toasted Creamy Honey

Photo of the rum Barbados taken from user Oliver

Tschusikowsky

19 March 2023

7.5/10

“Still relatively new and not classic Foursquare for me.”

Aroma

Cognac Raisin Woody Nutty Caramelized

Taste

Creamy Smoky Raisin Fruity Peppery

Photo of the rum Barbados taken from user Tschusikowsky

TheRhumhoe

29 April 2023

6.8/10

“A very young Foursquare at the crossroads between alcohol and the acquisition of its typical aromas. On the nose, however, it is very shy, with oak, dried fruit, nuts and a few spices forming the main olfactory elements. It does, however, show a touch of alcohol at first sight. The attack on the palate is powerful. The alcohol makes itself felt, stinging the palate and biting the tongue. Razor-sharp, the rum reveals only a few dark, spicy, woody and empyreumatic notes. It doesn't reveal much, and doesn't necessarily want to after aeration. The finish is short and uninteresting, as it is equally strong, rough and closed to tasting. A difficult rum to approach on all levels. Assuming that the initial idea was to show that a young rum could have character, this is a fact, but there's clearly a casting error here, as the rum is aggressive and unbalanced.”

Aroma

Young wood Nutty Spice Vanilla Peppery

Taste

Thick Mild Hot Bite Sharp

Photo of the rum Barbados taken from user TheRhumhoe

Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪

17 April 2024

7.4/10

“The nose is very expressive, it's heavy in aroma ! No tongs, it's direct: vanilla, raisins, tropical fruits, olives ... all sweetened with marzipan! For a 2 years old, it's quite crazy as a nose. In the mouth, it is rum, real, intense. We feel that it is cruelly young, the alcohol is very present. It is mainly woody-chocolate. It is very creamy in the mouth. The finish is moderately long on the woodiness with a little disturbing final astringency. It's young, it's punchy, it's powerful, it's surprising ... it's nice to taste in a lineup.”

Aroma

Vanilla Cognac Woody Caramelized Alcoholic

Taste

Spicy Warm Strong Bitter Creamy

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Steffmaus🇩🇰

5 February 2024

7.3/10

“A rather young, light rum. Decent rum, but a rather bitter aftertaste. Could be given to the 64% ABV. In the nose I found some fruit and spicyness, and I got notes of tropical fruits, oak and hints of spices”

Aroma

Fruity

Taste

Tropical fruit Spicy Oak

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Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

13 October 2020

8.3/10

“This one carries a punch so a few drops of water will balance out the high proof. It is a rich rum with lots of flavour.”

Aroma

Fruity Dried fruit Raisin Currants Berries

Taste

Warm Spicy Alcoholic Fruity Red wine

Serge

14 March 2023

6.5/10

“Interesting to know how the pure pot still distillate tastes after 2 years, but nothing more. The palate already has a few rough edges (of the sort it does not need) too much for a HV bottling. Or even at all.”

Aroma

Alcoholic Cognac Solvents Varnish Lemon

Taste

Alcoholic Bitter Peppery Grapes Toasted

Photo of the rum Barbados taken from user Serge

Benoit Mahe

10 June 2021

8.3/10

“The alcohol is not integrated well enough but this Foursquare in extreme mode is original and could have been very appealing with a little reduction.”

Aroma

Vanilla Raisin Caramelized Alcoholic

Taste

Alcoholic Raisin Warm Strong

Agricoler

2 December 2023

8.0/10

“Tag 2 des Sample Deluxe Kalenders. Sehr nussiger Foursquare für das Alter finde ich ihn erstaunlich gut. Alkohol ist anständig eingebunden.”

Aroma

Caramelized Nutty Dried fruit Vanilla Alcoholic

Taste

Caramelized Nutty Hazelnut Woody Vanilla

alex

4 September 2021

8.2/10

“I like it a lot. It smells a bit like alcohol, but I like it when it sends the watts so I don't mind. Nice flavor, very good in the mouth and medium to long length.”

Johannes

16 December 2020

5.8/10

“Blind was the rum for me an absolute failure. Alcohol poorly integrated, too young, unbalanced, missing notes. Can not really be bottled so.”

Mathieu C.

18 June 2021

8.5/10

“Powerful mouthfeel but very controlled especially given the titration at 64 degrees Woody and chocolate in the center of the tasting Successful for 2 years of age ... Reminds an agricultural ...”

Aroma

Woody Cognac Nutty Strong Tropical fruit

Taste

Woody Chocolate Milk chocolate Nutty Roasted nuts

m8375e

17 April 2021

8.2/10

“lighter than expected”

Aroma

Cognac Grapes

Taste

Grapes Warm Raisin

Will L

4 March 2024

8.1/10

“A lovely Foursquare expression that indexes on cask-driven baking spice. It’s pretty impressive that a 100% pot still rum hews this close to the classic foursquare profile. Adjacent to a good heavyweight ECS release, but with a touch of tropical fruit, and very much turned up to eleven.”

Aroma

Alcoholic Woody Vanilla Cognac Solvents

Taste

Warm Raisin Spicy Peppery Woody

Photo of the rum Barbados taken from user Will L

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Barbados

Distillery
Foursquare

Bottler
Habitation Velier

RumX ID
RX146

ABV
64%

Category
Pot Still Rum

Vintage
2013

Made from
Molasses

Distillation
Double Retort Pot Still

Age
2 years

No. of bottles
3156

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
<100€

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

99 €

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