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Foursquare 2008 12-Year rum

Foursquare 2008 12-Year

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Barbados | Aged | 60% ABV | Pot and Column Still Distilled

9.0/10
84 ratings
Truly a fantastic choice
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84 Foursquare 2008 12-Year Ratings

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filipec 🇨🇿 | 249 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

taste - 10/10
smell - 10/10
sweetness - 7.5/10
price/value rating - 8.5/10

Polis 🇨🇿 | 14 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

This Detente absolutely fits for purpose from my point of view, The taste is truly heavy. Slightly pungent on the tongue, warms up in the belly after swallowing. I could smell distinctive wood together with bourbon. After a moment in the mouth, vanilla with a slightly sharper aroma of tobacco makes itself known. At the end, I smell dried fruit and a decent cocoa trail. The end is beautifully long, you enjoy it. It is also quite pronounced, but rather dry. Rum contains 60% alcohol and is without added artificial additives. 😎

Uhyrto 🇨🇿 | 121 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Nejsladši z trojce 2007 a detente, velmi zvláštním nahořklý tabakový závěr. Každopádně jeden z nejlepších rumů co sem kdy měl. Na start zbytečné ale po nějaké době ochutnavání určitě oceníte.

jepoycat 🇵🇭 | 49 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Absolutely blown away. Anise, dark caramel, cherries, some subtle wood smoke, burnt sugar, chinese five spice? There's an umami quality to it like hoisin sauce, which reminds me of Kavalan's whiskies. These are all held together by the high ABV giving it a viscous body, almost like the sensation you get when chocolate melts in your mouth.

P#wi 🇵🇱 | 15 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

First of all, it is free of added sugar, dyes and flavors. Despite this, it is dark, very pleasantly sweet and rich in aroma. The unique smell of wood. You can feel very high quality in it. Despite its 60% alcohol content, it is perfect for drinking at room temperature, without ice and without any additives. Only then will you appreciate all its advantages. The best one I have in my collection.

RumRunner87 🇺🇸 | 13 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

This is a must have in your collection. I want to replace my blood with it.

Just 2thetop 🇩🇪 | 34 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

ok so there is some hype in the rum world surrounding this distillery so I don't want to fuel the fire unnecessarily. But unadulterated rum at high abv is always good right.
An "exceptional" rum - bright and fruity - intense dried apricot turning slowly to burnt brown sugar long sweet finish.
Not that complex to deserve a 9 from me but what it does .. it does exceptionally well.
So the "Exceptional cask selection" name is justified and what is there not to like.
At around 65EUR a definite recommendation .. okay would go to 75 :)

Shanon 🇺🇸 | 26 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

Very nice, would definitely buy again. Foursquare is just good rum by far one of my favorites.

maltpunk 🇦🇹 | 38 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

Just when I was thinking maybe rum isn't the spirit for me, this beauty crossed my path. Deep, complex, tasty and without additives. Truly a rum for whisky drinkers.

HTownRon 🇺🇸 | 10 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

The rum is very smooth, but at 60% you need to sip slowly to thoroughly enjoy.
While it’s not my best, it isn’t very far from being there. I want to experiment with adding some water to lower the ABV and see if the palette improves.

alseick 🇵🇱 | 8 ratings
Posted 3 years ago

- a lot of flavour compared to many rums, very fresh
- quite strong, but not in a harsh way (good thing)
- a bit complex
- unfortunately the main note is acetone, nail polish remover. I deel dissapointed as I kind of liked Doorlys 12, so I was looking for something darker, not one-dimensional like Doorlys (I find it to have mostly mid notes), with more kick. 2008 does deliver weird kick, but in a bad way in my opinion.

- not fruity, it has some raisins but does not taste like Doorlys line (medium sweet raisins chocolate for me)
- a little bit woody (fresh, not much, definitely not whisky style)
- spicy, chilli, hot (that comes from the alcohol, but thats not always the thing, OFTD or Smith&Cross is not as spicy)

If you don't mind nail polish remover note - that can be quite good, otherwise I think there are better, cheaper alternatives, though I need to admit, most of them don't have that much flavour.
For me, for this price - overrated.

Notes: Nail polish remover, acetone, a little bit of chocolate, raisins
Wood: fresh wood, but not much
Fruits: almost none
Sweet: medium
Kick: high, but not harsh
Salty: none
Flavour: very high
Aftertaste: medium-long
Wine: none
Funk: none




Brand Details

Name: 2008 12-Year
Years Aged: 12
Yr Distilled: 2008
ABV: 60%
Type: Foursquare
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Pot and Column Still
Women Led Rum: No

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