Velier Foursquare Absolutio

Intense port, raisin, chocolate and coconut show on nose and palate, balanced by vanilla and toasted wood. The community highlights its rounded power, creamy mouthfeel and integrated alcohol—an overperforming, crowd-pleasing limited edition.

8.9  / 10  (209 reviews)

Port and chocolate richness with coconut—balanced complexity, creamy finish.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Rich chocolate and port integration
    • Creamy, well-balanced palate
    • Alcohol superbly integrated

    Chocolate and port—deep, dessert-like flavours—lead the way in this 15-year-old, cask strength Foursquare, bottled by Velier at 62%. RumX tasters praise its complex integration of port, raisin, coconut and vanilla, with a particularly rich, rounded nose and well-balanced palate. Noted for its elegance, smoothness, and depth, this Barbados release stands out for those who appreciate bold, characterful rums with persistent fruit and patisserie notes. Worth exploring for lovers of mature, full-bodied, and dessert-driven rums.

    Aroma

    Port Vanilla Coconut Raisin

    Taste

    Port Chocolate Vanilla Raisin

    How is this rum rated?

    8.9  / 10  (209 reviews)
    Top 4% Barbados
    Top 4% Foursquare

    "First impression: Oh yes!!! After the failure with the Raconteur, which I personally didn't like that much, only the Absolutio. The combination of bourbon and port barrel works really well in my opinion. The alcohol is perfectly integrated. Nice and soft and velvety to drink, beautiful dark color and pretty curtains in the glass. At 179€, it's also cheaper than its predecessor. From what I remember of the Velier Foursquare Crosstasting, it stands out from the others and would be at the top of my list. I think this will be my new favorite Foursquare."

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    9.3 / 10
    Review by: zabo

    "Incredibly tasty and dangerously sweet Foursquare. First comes the Foursquare with coconut macaroons, cinnamon cookies, Medjoul dates and banana. Then the port finish comes in full broadside and adds beautiful notes of cinnamon, orange peel, herbs, caramel and dried fig, but does not completely dominate the rum. Really very, very tasty and a lot of fun! For me - even if it's developed differently - it's on a par with the Plenipotenzario. At least in terms of the fun factor!😃💯💣🇧🇧"

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    9.2 / 10
    Review by: crazyforgoodbooze

    "The color in the glass is already very impressive! Deep mahogany with red-brown reflections. The nose is full of juicy dark raisins, fully ripe banana and spice. The port cask is also easily recognizable (heavy sweet port). Also reminds me of maraschino cherries. The port cask has rounded off the rum very well and, in my opinion, fits in very well with the Foursquare profile. On the palate, the rum is consistent with the nose. The medium to long finish brings no surprises, everything is very balanced, round and pleasing. I'm not quite sure how to rate this rum. The overall impression is very good in any case. However, the port influence seems quite dominant to me. It's as if Foursquare had been mixed with port (wet cask?). Compared to other FS I know, it is very expressive, intense and round."

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    9.0 / 10
    Review by: RumTaTa

    "Today there are two Foursquare: 1. covenant: This one tastes like it looks. Lots of dark fruit, somewhat leathery and dry on the palate. The cask influence is very strong, almost too strong. You have to know what you're getting into, but if you like it, you won't be disappointed. The alcohol is well integrated. Delicious Foursquare that I could imagine really enjoying from time to time! 2nd Absolutio: Awesome piece! There are no surprises on the nose or palate in terms of aromas. Mouth-filling, starts silky and pleasantly oily towards the finish. Pleasantly (dry) woody and chocolaty-fruity, great balance. The finish is very long and offers an interplay between dried fruit wrapped in chocolate and wood. I particularly like rums with these long, great finishes and that's what makes this rum for me! Wonderful, now it's "Hunters must hunt" Many thanks to Schnubbii!"

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    9.1 / 10
    Review by: Dr.Django
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX18937
    ABV
    62%
    Category
    Pot & Column Still Rum
    Vintage
    2009
    Bottled
    2024
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot and Column Still
    Age
    15 years
    No. of bottles
    4,800
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Velier • Foursquare 2009 &nbsp; 15yr &nbsp; 62% Absolutio

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 379 bottles to their collections:

    closed
    336
    opened
    27
    emptied
    16
    Open rate
    11%
    Ø Market value
    234€

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    The Foursquare distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Foursquare have been reviewed 10,955 times with an average of 8.3/10.

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