Rum SixtySix Family Reserve ABV43 12-Year

If you wanted to introduce someone to Bajan rum without ruining all future adventures for them but also making them love it, this would be the rum. It's not complex, it just simply hits the main Bajan notes. It's balanced, aged in ex-bourbon casks so oak, raisins, vanilla. No big burn, just a simple balanced rum.

This is typical Foursquare - Top Quality. It is lighter than its stable mates but shares some flavour characteristics with St Nicholas Abbey rums, which was a pleasant surprise. This is a truly easy, pleasant and enjoyable rum to sip. Similar to the rest but has a unique difference that sets it apart. I highly recommend this rum and rate it an 8 although it is so close to a 9.

43%abv 12 years old rum
Its a decent price no burn very easy going taste fruity and a bit woody i will buy again at the price i bought it would be a very good beginners rum as well

Although its not my favourite 12 year old, it’s both enjoyable and extremely well priced. Smooth, with a little bite. Sweet, but not too sweet. Not as complex as some, but a very well balanced tipple.

40% , I noticed the original was 43%.
Nice bottle and design , looks classy.
On opening the bottle I get fruits and spices , reminded you strongly of Christmas cake. It does fade quite quickly though. Plenty of heat in the mouth , getting vanilla , little bit of caramel. What lets this down in my humble opinion is the finish.. very bland and flat. So , no sipper for me but an excellent mixer. The Doorlys 12 and Real McCoy 12 are better and from the same Foursquare stable.

A great rum for the price. Smooth and tasty. Will continue to look out for this and grab a bottle when I see it.

Note: I'm a sipper. My opinion is based on sipping characteristics.

After having the entire bottle, I'm leaning more towards 6, but let's be a bit generous here. For a 12-year old, I'd say it does not possess many characteristics that would distinguish it from way younger alternatives, let alone rums in its own league. In fact, I was struggling to find a definitive character in this one. It simply lacks one. A well rounded, totally smooth, sweet and mindbogglingly fruity. That "tropically aged" line stands for something all right. And that's all about it. Felt exactly like way younger and cheaper Ron Esclavo Gran Reserva and in a blind test I'd be struggling to tell the difference. If you are into "fruity" rums, this is a good one. But if you are more of a Flor de Caña type of sipper, there are better alternatives.

Lovely rectangular bottle, smokey aroma with hints of citrus and vanilla. Soft in the mouth and the warming power is as you swallow. I like the gentle fire of this rum.

Has the distinctive Foursquare smell and flavour - I don't know how to describe it, except that it's a beautiful balance of brown sugar, cask and some sweetness. Rather than individual flavours, I just get a conglomerate rum-i-ness, that Foursquare does so well.

With this however, I also get what I can only describe as an off note as well. At 40% here in the UK, it's also suffering from the extra dilution.

It's very drinkable, but for the same money, Doorlys 12 is richer and sweeter, if a little one dimensional, and R L Seale 10 is drier and more complex. I would definitely take one of those over this.

I'm still looking for that Foursquare sweetspot, where there's more character and complexity than the three above, but without the expense and challenge of finding one of the ECS range. Not many left to try, but will keep looking, safe in the knowledge that at the very least, everything they make will at the minimum, be very drinkable

This is only my second rum from the famous Foursquare Distillery, the other being Doorly’s XO. And like the aforementioned I found Rum Sixty Six rather bland. Neat it is quite smooth, although it does possess a fair old kick to it from the alcohol burn. Taste wise, I got fruity notes, with some sweetness to enjoy, but not nearly enough to satisfy my sweet tooth, hence the bland comment. When mixed with Coca-Cola, Rum Sixty Six definitely improves, because the coke mellows the alcohol burn, which in turn makes this rum a tad more appetising. But here in lies my problem. Having spent £40 on this bottle and my thoughts of it are that it’s only so-so, leaves me feeling flat and dejected, because I believe I’ve not had good valve for my hard earned money. Having said all that though, I have no hesitation in recommending Rum Sixty Six to every rum purist up and down the land. That’s because I’m sure the vast majority of them would disagree with my thoughts and opinions completely and absolutely love this. The reason why I don’t, I’m a rum enthusiast, not a purist, which means I don’t mind rum makers adding sugar and/or flavourings to their rums, in fact I prefer it!