Exceptional Cask Selection XXIII Covenant
Fans of mature, bourbon-cask Foursquare and bourbon drinkers who enjoy dry, woody, vanilla‑caramel profiles at higher ABV without added sugar.
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How does this rum taste?
Most love its classic bourbon-cask Foursquare profile, honeyed sweetness and balanced wood. Critics find the tannins high and complexity only moderate for the age. Consensus: a very good, oak‑forward ECS release.
If you enjoy ECS rums like Isonomy or Sovereignty for their dry bourbon-cask character, Covenant gives you more age and wood influence in a smooth but firmly structured package.
Beginners, those sensitive to 58% ABV, or drinkers who dislike pronounced oak, dryness and tannins or who expect big fruitiness and extreme complexity.
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About the Foursquare distillery
The Foursquare distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Foursquare have been reviewed 12,042 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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Big honey explosion on the palate followed by some barrel influence.
My favourite Foursquare rums are the ones aged in Ex-Bourbon casks, period. This 18 yr old rum does not disappoint, simply delicious. At 58% ABV it is so smooth. Another 10/10 from Richard Seale. I had 2 bottles of this and hesitated to open one, now I have to keep an eye out for FS Covenant.
Almost has a little bit of a tropically matured Diamond on the nose. Glue, dried fruit, spices, coconut and a pleasant sweetness. I really like it. Lots of spices, wood and bitterness on the palate, which is also present in the finish. I'm looking forward to a direct comparison with the Isonomy.
Tried alongside Foursquare ECS 2009 XVII. Both are classic Foursquare offerings and along the lines of what you would expect. This one has a honey nose, along with some fruit, some spice and mild glue notes. On the palate this one is much smoother and more balanced - lacking the intensity of Covenant. Oak, spice and a nice viscous mouthfeel, this is a pleasant rum from Foursquare.