Velier Foursquare 2006

Chocolate, caramel and vanilla blend in smooth harmony.

Inviting aromas of caramel, vanilla, and woody milk chocolate lead into a palate layered with licorice, cocoa, and oak. The RumX community consistently ranks it as a complex, balanced Foursquare—an impressive, collector-worthy release for serious enthusiasts.

9.0/10 70 reviews

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    How does this rum taste?

    Deep chocolate and caramel notes
    Elegant balance despite high ABV
    Long, complex finish

    Milk chocolate and caramel shine brightest in this rare 2006 Foursquare Velier. Rich layers of vanilla, oak, and dark chocolate mingle with subtle licorice, all elegantly balanced at a potent 62%. RumX tasters praise its complexity, long finish, and superb integration, noting both the unique double cask aging and crowd-pleasing flair. Worth a sip for those who crave refined, full-bodied Barbados rums.

    Aroma

    Caramel Vanilla Woody Milk chocolate

    Taste

    Vanilla Oak Licorice Caramel

    How is this rum rated?

    9.0/10 70 reviews
    Top 3% Barbados
    Top 2% Foursquare

     Overall a fantastic first release of a Foursquare by Velier, no wonder this collaboration continued. We were some friends teaming up at Cane Rum Society in Stockholm to celebrate Foursquare Appreciation Day. After our planned tasting of four different Foursquare ECS’s led by our friend the Swedish importer, Lars Renbjer, we went on with two Foursquare Velier releases. Secondly out was the 2006 the 1st rum in the collaboration between Luca Gargano of Velier and Richard Seale of Foursquare. It’s a blend of molasses based rum from Copper double retort pot still and Coffey column still distilled in 2006. It’s tropical aged for ten years of which three years were in ex-Bourbon barrels and the following seven in ex-Cognac barrels.

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    9.2 /10
    Review by: Stefan Persson

     Here really many compliments to foursquare!Intense and elegant throughout its tasting!It doesn't let you feel its gradation and has a beautiful harmony of flavors!

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    9.0 /10
    Review by: Giorgio Garotti

     Edit: The Swell and the Barbados 2006 Flag Series have been added to the big crosstasting of the Velier bottlings. Unfortunately it has not yet been possible to get a sample of the 70th. In general, it can be said that there were no major differences on the nose when flying blind. However, there are recognizable differences in the taste itself. In my opinion, however, three clearly stand out and bring up the rear. Franconian Tasting Gang goes Tiki For me, the BEST Foursquare I've had in a glass. A BIG THANK YOU to Jakob for giving me the rest of the "small" sample. I would just like to know if the Destino can top this bottling.

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    8.9 /10
    Review by: zabo

     Velier FS (+ a fee spected other contenders) blind cross tasting: Honestly, the results here were very close. The Belier bottlings display a very high quality thourgout the range. Triptych and Pleni came out on top for me closely followed by Destino. I was somewhat surprised, that Sassafras and 2006 came out rather at the bottom, while I enjoyed both very much on their own. Raconteur also quite low in the ranking with Principia clearly at the bottom.

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    8.7 /10
    Review by: DomM
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX168
    ABV
    62%
    Category
    Pot & Column Still Rum
    Vintage
    2006
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot and Column Still
    Age
    10 years
    No. of bottles
    2,400
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Velier • Foursquare 2006   10yr   62% 2006

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 231 bottles to their collections:

    closed
    207
    opened
    14
    emptied
    10
    Open rate
    10%
    Ø Market value
    824€

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    About the Foursquare distillery

    The Foursquare distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Foursquare have been reviewed 11,004 times with an average of 8.3/10.

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