Foursquare ECS XVI Shibboleth
Vanilla-coconut sipper, balanced and smooth
Reviews highlight dominant notes of coconut, vanilla, and wood, with a pleasant balance and very good integration of alcohol. Most recommend it for its elegant, easy-drinking style and classic Foursquare experience.
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Fans love the harmonious blend of coconut and vanilla that jumps out both on the nose and palate, often accented by toasted wood and subtle dried fruit. Most call out its approachability despite the high ABV, with alcohol described as well-integrated and the flavors rounded yet robust. Many find it ideal for relaxed sipping, offering classic Foursquare elegance with enough complexity for seasoned enthusiasts. While it splits opinion versus other ECS bottles, Shibboleth is a consensus crowd-pleaser and remains a desirable addition for anyone appreciating balanced Barbadian profiles.
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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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My personal winner of todays FS tasting shibb>2009>empery. This one has the best round overall feeling. Alcohol is integrated better than in others. All in all, all three are very similar in tastes/smells. Nose: solvents, dried fruits, coconut, raisin, carmel, butterscotch, woody, oak, roasted nuts, cashews Mouth: dry, sharpness, round, elegant, full bodied, complex, balanced, coconut, raisin, dried fruit, caramel Finish: Medium, dry, round, dried fruits, sweet, caramel, oak(barrel), vanilla, roasted nuts, cocoa, dark chocholate roasted
A very nice and well balanced rum especially thinking about how well the wood has been integrated without being dominant. Lovely rum that is already hard to obtain. Price to quality is not so good, but still a good rum.
An elegant and intense Foursquare, a beautiful selection
I'm always a bit skeptical about the 4 corners, they're not really my thing. They are mostly too well-behaved and too pleasing to me, good beginners with decent quality but always very interchangeable. Let's see...Nose: nice fruity-spicy, I immediately sweet cream toffee with a slight tobacco-smoke note. Behind that a mix of fruits with vanilla that reminds me of mealy sweet cherimoya (pear, banana, strawberry, apricot). Burnt sugar and some wood round things out. Very pleasing.Palate: fruity-woody, with decent coconut. Good then comes apricot and somehow quince. I also find tobacco here and then something green and herbal towards saffron. And for molasses makes you noticeable.Not bad, but yet so similar to all the others.