Foursquare 2010 Detente 10-Year

Excellent rum.. The nose is a little bit light but the palate and after taste are really great.. Delicious

Zrání v sudech po bourbonu a po portském.
Alkohol: 51 %
Původ: Barbados
Aroma: Vliv bourbonu i portského je dobře znatelný. Tlející dřevo, čerstvé piliny, hřebíček, trocha větrovosti až do láku z okurek i s koprem. Jinak standrdní příjemná vůně. (86 b)
Chuť: Velmi mírná nasládlost. Krémový, uhlazený, jemný i přes těch 51%. Až v dochuti mírně vystrčí růžky. (88 b)
Body: 87/100
Shrnutí: Ochutnávka při naší již 23. degustaci s kamarádem. Pikantní, typický Barbados. Baví mě.

Today I have a Detente 2020 in the glas. I'm a little bit late with my rating, but this one had to wait because there were so much other bottlings that I wanted to taste first.

The nose reminds me of Doorlys 14. A balanced and very good Foursquare nose.
I get the typical caramel with hazelnuts first. Then some oak with vanilla a lot of dry fruits and some more heavy notes of wet barrel. I get also a bright note of a fruit like melon but it's overlapped by the more heavy aromas. A silightly medical note is also in the backgrround.
Very good nose overall, even if these aromas do not surprise me, I find this balance very appealing.

The taste starts sweet with caramel and dry fruits, then I get some bitter notes of tannins and the typical hazelnuts. This is a good and tasty start, not very complex but I like it.
In the middle I get again the hazelnuts with caramel, dry fruits, oak and vanilla. It's again not very complex and a represents a typical Foursquare.
The finish is a little bit spicy with vanilla, oak, then the typical dark dry fruits like plum. Then I noticed some burnt sugar and in the very end I get some dry fruits like apricots with dates.

Good rum overall, it's easy enjoyable and a good representation of Foursquare rum.
I would rate it with 85 points. To get more points it should have more complexity (more aromas and heavy notes).

Nose: hazelnut, caramel, oak, vanilla, dry fruits (plum), grapes, wet barrel, melon, some medical not in the background
Taste initial: caramel, dry fruits, grapes, tannins, hazelnut
Middle: hazelnut, caramel, dry fruits (plum), grapes, oak, vanilla
Finish: spice, vanilla, oak, dry fruits, burned sugar, dry fruit (apricots, figs)
Aftertaste: caramel, dry fruits, hazelnut

Sweetness: 3/5
Fruits: 3.5/5
Spice: 2.5/5
Mildness: 3.5/5
Complexity: 3/5
Value (64€): 4/5

Better than 2008 Single blend, but worse than Sagacity.

The port cask finish gives it a different flavor. Hints of raisin, coconut, caramel, and a nice finish. Definitely doesn’t have a strong aftertaste. Good sipping rum, just not in my top 5 Foursquare favorites.

Another banger from Foursquare. I can't think of an ECS that hasn't been a delight to drink and this is of course no exception. Caramel, sultana, oak, all the flavours you want in a premium rum.

Jeg synes ikke helt denne rom er på niveau med de andre Foursquare.

Bottle released in 2020, it is more like a lot of aged Dominican rums with heavy bourbon notes of chocolate and such. Less sweet than Dominicans which is better for experienced drinker.

After reading the reviews on here about this rum and being that it was available for $70 US within 40 miles, I drove over there this morning to get it. I have not been a big fan of the Foursquare ECS rums because of too much bourbon flavor. When I buy a rum, I want it to taste like rum. If I wanted a bourbon, I could save myself lots of money over most of these ECS's and get real bourbon. The key motivating point in me buying this rum is the port cask aging. However, I could have used a little more time from that cask. At least it still tastes like a rum.

One thing about most of the ECS rums is that they are bottled at cask strength. This higher ABV% allows the rum to last longer in the bottle while allowing those who drink it to add as little or a lot of water. The initial burn from this one sipped neat makes it almost unbearable to drink and this is only 102 proof. I find it more pleasant to sip Plantation OFTD neat and that one is at 138 proof. Once a small amount of water is added, then this one becomes drinkable, but without really being memorable.

Update a few days later: Nothing like taming a less than memorable rum with lots of ice cubes. That trick really worked on this one and was almost pleasurable. However, I will never dole out the big bucks for another Foursquare ECS rum ever again!. There is simply too much competition among rums with no added sugars. I actually have the Doorly's XO from the same company ranked higher in taste and at about one fourth of the price!

Tasted at Laka Lono on 3/28. A big disappointment to me, and I'm a Foursquare fan! Pedestrian banana aroma, sweet maple flavor, lots of finishing spiciness and heat. I can find this in many rums for less than half the price.