Velier Foursquare Destino 2003 14yr 61%

RX53 Excellent Pot & Column Still Rum 2,610 bottles Above 250€

9.1/1080 ratings

Community rating

“Complex, deep Foursquare with rich chocolate notes.”

The Velier Destino 2003 is a highly sought-after Foursquare rum, distilled in Barbados and aged for 14 years. Its profile is defined by aromatic notes of vanilla, coconut, and dried fruits, with flavors of chocolate and oak underscored by coconut and nougat. This limited release of 2610 bottles has a high ABV of 61%. Connoisseurs praise its complexity, integration, and layered palate. While some find the wood influence strong and sweetness high, others appreciate its sophisticated balance and depth. The Destino embodies Foursquare's robust character, promising an indulgent experience, especially for those who enjoy intense profiles.

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Highlights

Complex and layered flavors
Excellent alcohol integration
Rich coconut and vanilla notes

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How does this rum taste?

Velier Destino 2003 is a complex Foursquare rum with rich vanilla, chocolate, and coconut notes. Offers powerful depth, yet some find the wood flavor pronounced.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Vanilla Coconut Dried fruit Caramel Honey Complex

Taste

Chocolate Oak Coconut Nougat Intense Heavy

Finish

Oak Spicy Tropical fruit Chocolate Dry Tannins

Community reviews

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Oliver

22 June 2023

9.4/10

“One can directly recognize the Foursquare DNA. Compared to other bottlings, however, an uncanny complexity and depth awaits, reminiscent of tropically aged Demerara bottlings. On the palate, round, nutty-spicy, intense, multilayered with a great sweetness. Similar to the 2006 just a touch more complex. Best Foursquare so far. A real firework in the mouth - Love it!”

Aroma

Coconut Oak Spice Honey Vanilla

Taste

Heavy Chocolate Coffee Nougat Toasted

Photo of the rum Destino taken from user Oliver

Jakob

8 April 2023

9.1/10

“The Foursquare benchmark - round, sweet, dangerously quaffable. Exquisite.”

Aroma

Dried fruit Vanilla Oak Milk chocolate

Taste

Milk chocolate Dried apricot Clove Salty Apricot

crazyforgoodbooze

10 March 2024

9.2/10

“Incredibly unusual and extremely tasty Foursquare! Has almost notes of a dirty caroni, but is still very Süffig and aromatically highly intense and delicious. Absolute world class!💯👌”

Aroma

Roasted almonds Honey Vanilla Coconut Dried fruit

Taste

Dirty Funky Nougat Roasted almonds Medicinal

Photo of the rum Destino taken from user crazyforgoodbooze

Benoit Mahe

13 September 2022

8.9/10

“From the nose we guess a very greedy rum with coconut, vanilla, honey, frangipane, dried fruits and milk chocolate. The entrance in mouth is suave then we discover a heavy rum on dark chocolate, dried apricots, tropical fruits and a rather present woody. The finish is very long, dry and spicy. A serious Foursquare with a really engaging nose and a very nice finish. The whole thing is a little too oaky to be perfect for my taste.”

Aroma

Coconut Burnt sugar Vanilla Dried fruit Milk chocolate

Taste

Chocolate Tropical fruit Heavy Oak Dried apricot

Mirco

20 April 2024

9.2/10

“For me next to the Topfen Destino the best bottling of Foursquare! This rum convinces compared to the other FS with a tremendous complexity! Nutty, fruity, spicy and incredibly balanced!”

Aroma

Vanilla Coconut Honey Dried fruit

Taste

Oak Chocolate Coconut Nougat Mango

Photo of the rum Destino taken from user Mirco

Tom Buteneers

16 May 2024

9.0/10

“It’s about as good a Foursquare as you can get. Nothing wrong with it, a very good rum. Typical 4SQ profile, no surprises, no mistakes. Alcohol integration on point. But at the same time, for me, also not that exciting unfortunately. I expected more from it. Triptych remains my favorite one so far.”

Photo of the rum Destino taken from user Tom Buteneers

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

8 September 2022

9.3/10

“This is a slightly older tasting but I have nice notes on it. Wonderful colour with a well balanced and complex palate. Nice and intense with fruit and spices. The oak is present without being too dominant. I love the coconut flavour on the nose and palate. Extremely good rum and the price to quality at release was really good.”

Aroma

Vanilla Coconut Dried fruit Woody Dark chocolate

Taste

Oak Intense Coconut Mango Clove

Joachim Guger

16 August 2021

8.5/10

“Beautiful foursquare with lots of coconut. Complex, very well integrated alcohol, great barrel maturity. Very, very lush. Almost too much of a good thing...Plenipoz and ECS 2004, however, remain my favorites”

Aroma

Raisin Coconut Cedar Vanilla Gingerbread

Taste

Coconut Oak Biscuits Dried apricot Anise

zabo

25 March 2024

8.8/10

“Zum großen Crosstasting der Velier Abfüllungen haben sich noch der Swell und der Barbados 2006 Flag Series mit dazu geschmuggelt. Leider war es bis jetzt noch nicht möglich ein Sample vom 70th. zu bekommen. Im allgemeinen ist zu sagen dass es im Blindflug keine großen Unterschiede an der Nase gab. Beim Geschmack selber sind jedoch Unterschiede erkennbar. Nach meiner Meinung fallen aber drei deutlich aus der Reihe und bilden mit Abstand das Schlusslicht.”

Aroma

Vanilla Coconut Caramel Oak Complex

Taste

Nougat Coconut Heavy Sweet Intense

Photo of the rum Destino taken from user zabo

Tschusikowsky

3 June 2023

9.1/10

“Exciting tasting. And overall also very tasty, although for me not quite as tasty as viellicht the reputation of the Foursquare / Velier bottlings is. With the Triptych, the wood influence was much too dominant for me. Positive memories of children's chocolate came through. With the Patrimonio, associations on the nose of Indian korma and watermelon. But sharp and dry. Principa I found very awesome at first. Nice fruit components but still FS DNA. But on the finish, the alcohol is too biting. Sassafras pleases me well. Plenipotenzario stands out for me with complexity. Very cool. But the clear winner is Destino. Fruity, harmonious, complex and very tasty! From my memory also a tick better than the 2006. Whether he is worth the money that you have to take today to hand, however, I doubt.”

Aroma

Coconut Spicy Round Complex Vanilla

Taste

Round Peaches Black tea Nougat Nutty

Photo of the rum Destino taken from user Tschusikowsky

Leo Tomczak

1 March 2024

9.0/10

“Dezente Nase, dann volle Kraft im Geschmack. Madeira Fass kommt super an ohne die übertriebene Süße der Sherry oder elegante Süße der Cognac Fässer. Hintenraus dann klassischer Foursquare. Wenn man Fan ist, ist das hier ganz oben in der Liste der Abfüllungen. Preislich leider exorbitant. Für 200€ wäre das ein toller Rum.”

DomM

25 March 2024

9.0/10

“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.”

Aroma

Coconut Honey Complex Milk chocolate Oak

Taste

Chocolate Oak Nougat Sweet Mango

Photo of the rum Destino taken from user DomM

Serge

28 March 2024

9.1/10

“Now finally tasted. Really very tasty - I think the tastiest - of the Foursquares I've tasted so far. Even from memory better than the equally delicious 2006. Great coconut-vanilla blend with chocolate, varnish, spice and a few tropical and dried fruits. Highly complex and great on both the nose and the palate. Until now, I thought that bourbon (with or without a cognac finish) suited Foursquare best, but this is also a dream.”

Aroma

Vanilla Coconut Oak Caramel Milk chocolate

Taste

Oak Chocolate Coconut Dried apricot Baking spices

Photo of the rum Destino taken from user Serge

Beach-and-Rum 🏖️🌴

30 March 2024

8.9/10

“Today I had the peace and quiet to taste a special drop. The hype is extremely high for this Foursquare. For me (as not the biggest Foursquare fan) this rum is delicious, but the price tag is still clearly too high. In my opinion, the differences to the other bottlings are too small to justify the price difference. Nevertheless, anyone who has the money and likes Foursquare should give this rum a try.”

Aroma

Fruity Woody Nougat Round Delicious

Taste

Fruity Woody Dark chocolate Creamy Supple

Photo of the rum Destino taken from user Beach-and-Rum 🏖️🌴

Arthur Moreau

8 December 2021

9.1/10

“The passage in Madeira barrel has marked the rum to make it very pleasant, carried on the sweetness, honey and classic notes of Foursquare. A success for my taste”

Aroma

Honey Vanilla Dried fruit Woody Coconut

Taste

Coconut Oak Sweet Velvety

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Barbados

Distillery
Foursquare

Bottler
Velier

RumX ID
RX53

ABV
61%

Category
Pot & Column Still Rum

Vintage
2003

Made from
Molasses

Distillation
Pot and Column Still

Age
14 years

No. of bottles
2610

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
Above 250€

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

608 €

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