Foursquare 2011, 9 years, Barbados edition No. 11
Barbados 2011 has been distilled by Foursquare on pot and column stills and matured in an Ex-Bourbon cask for 9 years. This rum spent most of its time: 7 years, in the tropics. The cask yielded 239 bottles containing spirit at 61,7% ABV.
Barbados 2011 edition no. 11
Region: Barbados
Distillery: Foursquare
Age: 9
Distillation: 03-2011
Bottled: 04-2021
Cask no: 20
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon
Still type: Column/Pot
Maturation: 5 years in the tropics
ABV 61,7%
Vol. 700 ml
No bottles: 239
Tasting Notes:
“So, most probably a self-blend of ex-column and ex-pot still molasses-based rums. It spent 5 years in the tropics, the rest in Europe. Colour: gold. Nose: much gentler, more on vegetal oils, pumpkin, peanut, sunflower… Some honeysuckle and elderflowers, praline fudge, macchiato and custard. Indeed, gentle. With water: quite some varnish escaping from your glass. Cane juice, sesame oil, cut hay… Mouth (neat): very typical, with crushed bananas and a tiny touch of pear, bonbons, Werther's Originals and just plain Scottish fudge flavoured with oranges. With water: a little pine resin at first, then a perfect averageness, which is an asset here. Well it is not average, it is balanced. Finish: medium, with soft liquorice in cappuccino and fudge. A wee drop of bonbony varnish in the aftertaste. Comments: perhaps a tad young? Otherwise just excellent.”
Note: SGP:551 - 87 points.
Source: whiskyfun.com
