Foursquare ECS II Port Cask Finish

Smooth, sweet, collectible Barbadian classic.

The Foursquare Port Cask rum offers balanced sweetness with vanilla and chocolate notes, ideal for daily sipping, though some find the 40% ABV limiting.

8.0/10 49 reviews

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    How does this rum taste?

    Smooth and balanced flavors
    Delicious vanilla and chocolate notes
    Ideal for daily sipping

    The "Exceptional Cask Selection II Port Cask Finish" rum from Foursquare Distillery, Barbados, is renowned for its refined tropical aromas and flavorful palate. Distilled from molasses in pot and column stills, and aged for 9 years, this limited release of 30,000 bottles blends vanilla, dark chocolate, and marzipan notes. Users appreciate its approachable sweetness, derived from subtle port cask finishes, and view it as an ideal sipper with fruity overtones and spices. Despite the 40% ABV being occasionally noted as low, its balanced flavors make it a collectible choice for enthusiasts. The rum's approachable profile caters to both casual and discerning palates as a daily indulgence.

    Aroma

    Vanilla Marzipan Coconut Chocolate

    Taste

    Caramel Vanilla Chocolate Sweet

    How is this rum rated?

    8.0/10 49 reviews

     Day 7 of the Samples de luxe calendar. A Caroni nose at first, but tropical fruits take over with dark chocolate. So good! A tropical garden on the palate, with even fruits like cherry. Very ripe fruit. And right next door a well-stocked patisserie, and the pastry chef didn't skimp on the vanilla. A rum with everything! Very balanced, but perhaps a little too diluted. The empty glass brings out the smokiness and red port that had been masked until then. I lowered the score a little after tasting the Plenipotenzario, the higher ABV making all the difference. Tasted again and confirmed my first impression.

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    8.7 /10
    Review by: cigares

     Könnte mehr Alkohol vertragen Nur durchschnittlicher Foursquare

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    5.0 /10
    Review by: Oliver

     A little bit 'meh' in the light of some of the more recent foursquare's but still a great rum, when it was released it was quite something! On the nose there's fruits and vanilla, same again on the palate with some oak and chocolate. The sweetness of the port cask finish is noticeable. Shortish finish. Definitly a collectors bottle these days!

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    8.1 /10
    Review by: Aussierumfan

     War seinerzeit ein interessanter Einstieg in die Foursquare-Welt und zweifelsohne ein guter Rum. Vanille, Toffee, dazu etwas Frucht vom Portfass - sehr gefällig ohne Ecken und Kanten. Foursquare kann aber deutlich mehr, wenn mit höheren Prozenten abgefüllt wird - insofern heute wohl eher ein Sammelobjekt für FS-Liebhaber als ein qualitatives Ausrufezeichen der Exceptional Cask Series. Überzeugt aber als tadelloser Sipping-Rum.

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    7.6 /10
    Review by: Jakob
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX329
    ABV
    40%
    Category
    Pot & Column Still Rum
    Vintage
    2005
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot and Column Still
    Age
    9 years
    No. of bottles
    30,000
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Foursquare 2005   9yr   40% Exceptional Cask Selection II Port Cask Finish

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 132 bottles to their collections:

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    102
    opened
    17
    emptied
    13
    Open rate
    23%
    Ø Market value
    535€

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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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