Foursquare 2004 11-Year

N- Paper ashes with strong zesty nose, molasses at the heart with arrays of bitter chocolate ganache, unsweetened vanilla and mouthwatering sour young mango. Bit of sweet and sour brine. (87/21)

P- Spicy and rubber at first, then bright fruit salad sweetness arrived. Quite drastically evolved to burnt tar with hints of industrial and dirty oil. (86/20)

F- Medium long, tobacco, herb-y and leafy. Bitter minty candy. Dry. (87/21)

B/B- 86/20

Weighted Rate- 82pt
— at Kill Devil KL.

A bourbon finish for a very nice rum with pastry notes and exotic fruit vanilla is of course very present too. The alcohol is not too present and leaves a beautiful length in the mouth on the exotic fruits. Real rate : 7,5

Cask strength and very strong. But smooth enough to sip straight. Nose of spices, dried fruit, chocolate, etc. and of course bourbon. Great rum for those that like whiskey but want to try something different.

This single-vintage blended rum is a combination of pot-still and column-still rums aged for 11 years in American-oak bourbon casks. Intense and sweet with notes of dried fruit, chocolate and smoke.

Denne rom bære meget præg af Bourbon fadet og en rigtig god styrke. Den er skal smages et par gange, mens en vokser med tiden.
God rom med masser af smag.

Sipping neat: First rum to take my breath away. Very pleasant aroma and no nose burn considering the high ABV.

First sip exploded with flavors in my mouth and literally took my breath away. Very spicy and very long finish.

I had some in a snifter, which made getting an aroma tricky since it is at 59% ABV. The bourbon smell comes through, and a bit of a smell like almonds.

As to be expected, it's hot on the palette, and has a sweetness that fades, then returns at the finish, that settles into a slightly astringent flavor. A woody flavor and a bit of cherry follow the sweetness.

This is a great rum for spirit-forward cocktails, but with the high abv, I'd definitely consider something like a tonic or seltzer to ease the burn. A great rum for the price.

Sampled over 2" clear ice cube in rock glass.
118 proof, yellow gold color
Nose - light.
Palate linger - medium. Continues to dwell on tongue
Bite - none. Very smooth
Much like a sweet high end bourbon. Needs 5 minutes in glass to mellow and develop.
Educational to know what a true unadulterated 11 YO rum looks and tastes like.

I really wanted this to be a 9 or a 10, but it just has too much alcohol burn for me. It had a strong smell, but I was hoping it did not translate into the mouth. It was not as much, but still noticeable. I'll have to say that all of my Doorly experiences have been much better and I still think Seale and Foursquare are some of the tops in the business.

Found a bottle in Brooklyn while visiting my son. Thought I'd spend the big bucks and see what the big whoop was all about. Disclaimer, I'm a smooth slightly sweet rum lover. This ain't that.

The nose is simply bizarre. I'm a wine lover, and it reminds me of a German Auslese. Sweet, spicy and complex. I've never smelled a rum like it before.

Taste is spicy, leather (I get that description now), tannic and slightly alcoholic, a touch of sweetness and a
loooong spicy finish.

I have to say that at first I didn't love this, but I'm really warming up to it. It's somewhat like a big peaty single malt scotch, in that I'm enjoying the complexity more than actually rum its self. Science vs. pleasure.

At any rate, I'd give it an 8.5 if I could...it's a REALLY well made rum.