Foursquare Doorly’s 8 Years

Overall a good everyday rum, especially when taking the price into account. The brand Doorly’s was founded in 1908 by Martin Doorly & Company, but is since 1992 owned and some years later produced by Foursquare and Mr. Richard Seale. The 8yo is a rather new bottling in the Doorly’s line-up that saw the light of day in 2016, in the beginning mentioned for the Australian market. It’s a single blended rum, a combination of column and pot still, aged in former bourbon casks of American oak whereafter it’s bottled without any dosage or additives at 40%.

#5245 16.04.2025 Tasting with Fabian in Blåvand. Nose Sweet, caramel, light wood, orange, dough, fruits, dried fruit, faint coconut. Palate Oily, sweet, light wood, spice, faint chocolate, orange, faint tobacco, light caramel. Finish Short, sweet, orange, light wood, light cinnamon, caramel. ------------------- I use this rum for my favourite rum punch. 2 parts rum 1 part lime juice 1 part canesugar syrup For some flavouring add some Angostura aromatic bitter.

A Doorly's that shows a good quality / price ratio. If we find the typical Bajan style, whether vanilla, spices, caramel, wood and coconut in particular, we discern appreciable notes of freshness in this rum. The rest of the register does not change in the mouth, with discreet but easily perceptible aromas. The finish is also quite short. Far from being the most complex of the rums, it offers however a good entry to the superior range of Barbados.

Unfortunately, the rum in the mouth does not reach the goodness that promises the nose. In the aftertaste bitter.

Lined up with 2 other 8 years (Barbancourt, Hampden) this rum stands out as exception for a few reasons. It’s nose is stronger than the Barbancourt, and less aggressive than the Hampden, while not having the complexity of the Hampden, but a certain kind of real substance to it. Repeated wafts give cinnamon, oak, maple, and only the faintest ethyl note. In many ways it reads more as an older rum with fewer specific indications of the fermentation. A great value for money, and in my estimation a fair albeit simple sipper.

This is a pleasant sipper at a good price from Doorly’s. Very sweet and woody on the nose. Notes of brown sugar, spice, and orange peel. Smooth, but not as smooth as some of Doorly’s other rums.

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Deze rum heeft een rijke en diepe smaak. Verwacht tonen van donkere chocolade, rijp tropisch fruit, misschien zelfs een vleugje tabak of leer. De zoetheid van vanille en karamel blijft prominent, maar is meer in balans met houtachtige en kruidige tonen. Uitstekende rum met een mooie complexe afdronk, goede balans tussen zoet, droog en kruidig. Aanrader!

Rhum vieillit en fût de chêne blanc américain. Les notes subtiles au nez tout comme en bouche permettent d’amour un rhum appréciable pour une entrée de gamme chez les 8 ans d’âge. A prendre le temps d’apprécier pour en saisir toutes les saveurs.