Doorly's ABV43 12-Year

This is a hard one for me to rate. If I was going purely off the taste, I would rate this a 7.2, a little behind Mount Gay Black Barrel Double Cask. But for a sipping rum under $30, I have to give this an 8. Not as sweet as the Mount Gay, but still a pleasant flavor. It has a bit of a burn when sipping neat, but adding a single ice cube cuts the burn dramatically and also changes the flavor. With an ice cube, the wood flavor is more prominent, but not overpowering. I have yet to find a better rum in this price range. I can't usually find this locally, but when I make the trek to go get some, I stock up on several bottles; especially with the recent cost of gas.

My journey has mainly been on the more expensive rums so take my comments with a grain of salt. First, for the price point with no sugar added it is a fine rum. Tasted this alongside Appleton 12 rare cask. Doorly’s is a fine rum. But for me a lot of oak. The Appleton was more well rounded also a bit more expensive. Happy sailing on your rum journey.

Jde cítit víno ze sudů po portském a malý náznak vůně ovoce. Vůně není intenzivní.
Chuť je nevýrazná.

Farbe: helles Bernstein
Geruch: getrocknete Früchte, Banane, Melasse, ein wenig Alkohol, fein.
Geschmack: ein wenig getrocknete Früchte, ein bisschen Kokosnuss, gute Balance.
Im Abgang kommt noch eine Holznote dazu.
Es schadet nicht wenn man ihn ein wenig Atmen lässt.

Fazit: ein guter Rum zum pur trinken geeignet, nichts was einem vom Sessel haut, aber man bekommt für sein Geld einen guten Gegenwert.

The internet seems to love Foursquare distillery and I can see why - if you came from whisky or, especially, bourbon. This is a good spirit that is somewhat similar. Easy to drink and far lighter than most oily, sugary rums, it is a good bridge between whisky and sweet rum. That being said, I feel the recent trend of hating on sugar being added to rum elevates drier rums and punishes sweeter ones to the detriment of the spirit. There is an art to dry rum, as there is an art to sweet rum, but one is not better for being absent added sugar.

Endnu en fantastisk rum fra Four Square. Valgt til årets rum i Danmark af Romhatten

For an obscenely low but appreciated $28, I purchased what may be the most serviceable rum I’ve ever had. The taste is great. No sugar or additives mixed in. The nose is pleasant. It’s got a nice, warm, buttery mouth feel, with spicy hints of vanilla and pepper. The 43% ABV, bumped up from 40% a couple of years back, gives it the perfect afterburn that the 40% didn’t have. I prefer a single ice cube, but enjoyed it just as much neat. I won’t waste it on cocktails, but if I did those drinks would taste ridiculously good. Thanks for the daily driver, Foursquare! 👍

Just bought. I enjoy sipping it Over a cube to open it up.

nice Barbados rum with good nosing and palate: tropical fruits, vanilla oak - you will find the classical Foursquare flavor with a higher flavor concentration compared to the Doorly XO. Very good price/value relationship. However, the flavor profile is rather monotonous (though it is nice) and the rating would be better if the finish would last longer. Real grade is 7,5.

Loving this one, the first bottle I show friends to let them get a taste of a proper rum.

Smoother than the XO with a more complex flavor of banana, Caramel and a hint spices.