Velier Foursquare & Hampden Veritas Blended Rum

"Also highly recommended neat for the price - an absolute cracker. Really nice banana and green fruit on the nose. Top mixer that I always have a bottle of at home. The best in white from Jamaica and Barbados combined."

"A very light, almost white rum. The nose is marked by Jamaica, very ripe banana esters and a touch of glue. The palate is balanced and the Foursquare brings a little sweetness. The finish is not so short, and funky, fruity aromas linger long enough. A fine rum that lacks complexity, but given the price it's incredibly good."

"Cocktails, a boardgame, friends. I took the liberty to review this old gem of mine, used mostly in Tiki Drinks. It does shine there, makes a good Daiquiri and is shippable on its own. Granted: at first it was not as good as now, but usually oxidation helps in such cases and I find this fresh and delicious. The Hampden Part is very noticeable, the Alkohol not overpowering and the taste very fruity. Update: it is empty now, sadness ensues. After being open so long the rum got very much different than at the beginning: smoother, sweeter, more fruit. It seems counter intuitive that i would reduce its score, but I must add that I am adjusting it only to fit my current experiences... As this was one of the very first Rums i reviewed here."

"08.12.2018 Had a wonderful meet up with old and new friends at this wonderful hotel. Notes. Light in colour. Nose: Intense, pineapple, fruitcake, spice, ester. Palate: fresh, ester, fruity, pineapple, light coconut, caramel. Finish: medium long, dry, warm, fruity."

"Nose and taste are clearly different. On the nose rather fresh, overripe red fruit and orange peel. Then in the mouth ginger, vanilla, unexpectedly sweet, some coconut. In the finish then also young wood and white chocolate."

"Great distillate. Lots of green banana and ester and at the same time spicy tones and that despite the short storage. The 47 goes quite well with this rum. A clear drinking recommendation from me. The taste is quite lengthy."

"Tasted at the GRF23 at the Velier tasting. Interesting blend from Jamaica and Barbados. The nose is dominated by Jamaica (esters, fruit), while the Barbados component (caramel, coconut) seems to come through in the mouth."

"A wonderful component for a Ron Collins and certainly also for everything else that needs a good white rum, it can be made in very good quality. Funky and with tasty citrus notes, it is also perfectly suitable neat. Cheers"

"Perfect Daiquiri Rum"

"From a certain level of experience, it's no longer really one to drink straight. But that's not what it's designed for. An inexpensive mixer for lighter daiquiris - classic without high ester spikes. The pot colum blend has a slightly alcoholic note but also nice Jamaican fruit notes and coconut on the Barbados side. A great out of the box option to go light, but not quite easy"

"To me this is the best inexpensive english style white rum blend on the market. Foursquare column still and Hampden pot still (both low age obviously) makes for a great expression. Also it avoids the glueyness that sometimes plagues low aged jamaicans. My go-to white rum in the english style."

"Dégustation du Veritas C'est un blend destiné surtout à la confection de cocktail : assemblage d'un rhum Foursquare vieilli deux ans avec un blanc de Hampden assez léger. Cela explique la très légère coloration jaune. Ce sont des rums de mélasse, chiffrant à 47°, fruit de la collaboration entre Richard Seale et Luca Gargano, de Velier. Au nez, il y a tout de suite quelques esters jamaïcains qui se marient très bien avec les marqueurs caractéristiques des Foursquare : coco, un peu de vanille. Il en ressort surtout des arômes très fruités : fruits de la passion notamment. C'est un rhum avec beaucoup de fraîcheur en lui, qui vient notamment d'un fort côté herbacé. Un deuxième nez après rotations dans le verre fait ressortir des effluves de gazon fraîchement tondus après une pluie d'été. Il y a aussi des accents plus terreux. En bouche, les esters sont plus marqués mais sans être envahissants. L'alcool est très bien intégré et les 47° ne sont pas mordants. Le rhum est sec, mais doux. Tout est bien équilibré. On retrouve le côté fruité du nez, sans le côté herbacé et minéral. Ce maracuja est toujours là, avec une banane verte. Quelques élans vanillé ressortent ici et là. Le tout est un peu relevé avec un peu de piment doux. La coco vient en fin de bouche pour se prolonger sur la finale. La finale est assez courte, ce qui est normal, voire appréciable pour un rhum à cocktails. On ne veut pas avoir quelque chose de trop envahissant pour des mélanges tiki. La vanille est encore bien présente avec le côté très gourmand d'un chocolat blanc Galak de notre enfance (celui aux copeaux de coco). Ce n'est pas vraiment un rhum de dégustation seul. Mais il est très bon dans sa catégorie. Cela explique une note assez modeste mais qui reste très bonne."

"What a great rum to mix. Jamaica and Barbados. Great. The rum has plenty of strength and gives the cocktail that certain something. My price-performance recommendation for every daiquiri :)"

"The first impression is dominated by the fruity ester aromas. And you expect a certain Jamaican dominance, but then you have mainly Foursquare in the mouth: vanilla, toffee, chocolate, the soft fruit of ripe pears. The Jamaican ester notes remain excellently integrated bring that extra oomph and complexity over the pure white Foursquare rums. In a daiquiri, it makes just as fantastic an impression as neat. A great rum."

"Wohl der Weltbeste dauqiri Mixer in dieser preisrange, den man problemlos jedem auftischen kann (Nerd wie Anfänger). Und vor allem immer verfügbar. Es braucht kein Single cask und auch keine Fassstärke für nen geilen daiquiri. Veritas does it ! Die 8 Punkte gibt es nur bezogen auf den Mixer. Zum pur trinken brauch ich den nicht…da isser ne 5 oder 6."