Real McCoy Single Blended 5-Year

Just cracked open the RM5 tonight to sip. Has some sweetness to it. I could see this being used as a mixer some times. It isn't as sweet as the Bumbu that I had the other night. Does have a little bite but not much. Anxious to try the 12...

($52CAD) My first endeavour into the Foursquare Distillery that I’ve read so much about. Hard to find their stuff up here so I was glad to see this and the 12 year.
Smells sweeter than I would’ve thought, initially anyways. Taste is just a tad sweet but mostly oak. The warmth comes in and the finish with more oak. It’s a clean flavour, nothing unwanted or harsh, just a good clean rum. Feels like a great platform for the 12 to develop some more complexities. I’m hoping this is the case as the 12 is a good $20 more a bottle.
Either way, good first impression of the Distillery. Great bottle for those that want a good clean rum.

My first Foursquare rum. The nose has nice aromas of oak and brown sugar that remind me more of aged Canadian whisky. The palate has more oak, along with butter, vanilla, and spice. The mouthfeel is round until a touch of spicy heat appears on the finish. It’s good but not great.

Nothing overly spectacular. Just a very solid, aged blend. Great price point. Great for mixing, okay for sipping.

The nose tasty and pretty smoth but finishes hard with a real oak burn.

For me, nothing really to write home about. When sipped neat, the flavours have little depth, but are pleasant, with nothing offensive going on, a pleasant burn and more dry than un-natuarlly sweet, so that is good. Definitely not a bad Rum, but not very exciting either.

Smooth aroma, softly sweet, a mixture of molasses, brown sugar, spices (cinnamon, and ????) and warming alcohol.
The aroma transfers into the flavor but not quite as smooth. Softly sweet molasses, hints of vanilla and oak. Quite a bit of char from the barrels makes it a bit course and bitter. The bitter and numbing character carries on through for a long bitter finish and subdues any other soft nuances that may be there.
The body is a bit lighter than I expected.
Overall a competent rum. Not in a league with the 12 year Real McCoy which is much more refined, complex, smoother and a far superior rum.
At $27 not priced badly but in this class there are other rums that fill the bill with better value.
Mixed in a simple Barbados rum punch the rum does shine and comes forward better than say a Mount Gay Eclipse ($18) but is on par with the Black Barrel which costs the same and may be a bit smoother.
Worth trying but probably not something I'd keep on hand.

Pretty great rum for what it is. Pure rum with no sweeteners, it’s slughtly too oaky but not enough to hinder it

There is a reason it's often a well, it's rum, it has some flavor, but nothing to woo you.

My first Foursquare: I picked this up since it was on clearance for $21.50/750mL at the liquor store and I've been wanting to try it for a while. I tend to prefer Barbados-style rum. Not at all to my taste, I ended up giving this away.