Velier Foursquare Principia

Sherry-rich, intense Foursquare with dark chocolate

Sherry-rich profile
Complex dark chocolate
Coconut and vanilla
RumX community voice

A sherry-forward, cask-strength Foursquare with coconut, vanilla and dark chocolate over firm oak and pepper. Complex and intense; some mention alcohol bite, with water smoothing the edges.

249.00 €
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    How does this rum taste?

    Sherry-driven intensity is what RumX members rave about in Foursquare Principia: rich notes of coconut and vanilla over dark chocolate, oak and caramel, with peppery spice at cask strength 62%. Reviewers call it complex and impactful, often enjoyed neat, while a few add water to soften the heat. With 111 community reviews and strong buyer confidence, this limited Velier release stands out as a bold, characterful Barbados rum.

    Aroma

    Coconut Vanilla Sherry Oak

    Taste

    Dark chocolate Woody Vanilla Peppery

    How is this rum rated?

    8.7/10 111 reviews
    Top 9% Barbados
    Top 11% Foursquare

    Holy moly the claps neatly! But very horny and intense. Strong mocha, vanilla bean, raisin, discreet sherry and rum raisins, dark chocolate with fleur de sel and espresso beans and then again coconut and banana chips. Only the alcohol could be better integrated. Aromatically, however, it is really fun!

    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.

    One of my favorite daily sippers.

    The Swell and the Barbados 2006 Flag Series have been added to the big crosstasting of the Velier bottlings. Unfortunately, it has not yet been possible to get a sample of the 70th. In general, it can be said that there were no major differences on the nose when flying blind. However, there are recognizable differences in the taste itself. In my opinion, however, three clearly stand out and bring up the rear.

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX90
    ABV
    62%
    Category
    Pot & Column Still Rum
    Vintage
    2008
    Bottled
    2017
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot and Column Still
    Age
    3 years - 6 years
    No. of bottles
    5,400
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Velier • Foursquare 2008 &nbsp; 3yr - 6yr &nbsp; 62% Principia

    Community purchases

    The RumX community has already added 484 bottles to their collections:

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    34
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    18
    Open rate
    11%

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    The Foursquare distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Foursquare have been reviewed 11,219 times with an average of 8.3/10.

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