Foursquare 2010 12 Years Exceptional Cask Selection 70cl is een heerlijke rum van 60%. Na distillatie in zowel pot als column still heeft de resulterende blend 12 jaar op ex-bourbon vaten gelagerd.

Exceptional cask selection Mark XXI
Gebotteld : juli 2022
 

On the palate it starts off sweet and rounded. Maple syrup, dried figs, raisins, red apples, ripe plums and sour cherries. Butterscotch, triple sec, fortified wine and biscuits. From mid palate towards the end the profile dries and wood spices are starting to come through. Black pepper, cinnamon, ginger beer and nutmeg. Charred oak, cacao nibs, marmalade and salted caramel. The finish is long with oak spices and orchard fruits.

Very fruity with a nice, oaky finish, if someone gave me this and told me it was a Foursquare rum matured in some sort of fortified wine cask I’d definitely believe it. It’s a little sweeter and fruitier than I’m used to from the usual ECS vintages and the wood influence is not as intense. It’s almost too easy as you take the first sip, but then spices galore appear on the finish and make this quite the flavour journey.