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Posted
almost 3 years ago
This is a good rum, no doubt, but perhaps not as fantastic value as fx. their 8 or 12 year. The character is a tad "darker" and more wood influenced than the younger brothers. Pricewise we are nearing some of the foursquare exceptional cask releases and again this fall's a bit short compared to most of those releases.
The nose is really great with caramel, vanilla, varnish, pepper and oak. Perhaps a bit of ripe plum and sweet tobacco peaks out as well.
The taste starts with a very subtle caramel, rolling into oak, tobacco, hints of vanilla, baking spices and moderately spicy black pepper. The finish is fairly long with oak, shy caramel and hints of spicy tingles.
As said it's really a good rum overall, but if I compare it to some of the other foursquare bottles, i'm missing just a bit of something.
A great blend of pot and column still rum, aged to a minimum of 14 years no sugar or color added.
It's great to see some of the industry moving towards unadulterated rums specifying in the bottle exactly whats the minimum age of the rum.
Molasses-based, with a great aroma, really complex and a strong long finish, a bit of spice, and leaning towards more of a dry rum which I love.
Great rum altogether.
Posted
3 years ago
Smooth rich flavor, with orange , vanilla and oak.
Smells wonderful...
Great one !
Posted
over 3 years ago
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If you know Foursquare, you know you won't find anything overly sweet in their portfolio. However, sometimes the dry oaky elements tend to negate the smoothness that should be a part of rums this age. However, Doorly's 14 is something completely different. It's one of the smoothest dry rums I have ever tried. If you don't like sweet rums, but you are intimidated by the harshness of some dry oaky rums, this one is deffinitely for you. You can even find some cocoa notes in there, which just underlines the whole profile. Amazing!
Posted
almost 4 years ago
Doorly's 14 year is one of my favourite rum.This actually tastes slightly better than the 12 year and still has a wonderful finish that seems to last throughout. Overall this is a fantastic rum.
Posted
almost 4 years ago
Great balance of sweetness, flavours, strength. Everything. Smooth, brilliant.
Posted
4 years ago
Lighter aroma. Taste is complex, starting with wood ending with fruity, citrus tones. Aftertaste is longer and pleasant.
Posted
over 4 years ago
Utterly brilliant.
The nose has wonderful full oak on it, coupled with spices and a hint of cedar. I do like what American oak gives to a rum.
The thing that struck me most was how unctuous the rum was in the mouth. It filled it with velvety smooth rum, that seems so much thicker and more viscous than the 12yo. Again the American oak shines through, which is what I really like in a rum.
The 48% is smooth as, and a really well judged bottling strength.
I did decide to compare with the 12yo. Straight after the 14yo it is unsurprisingly a disappointment. Still nice, and at 40% is an easy drinker, but the 14yo is so much more. What I would like to try is the 12yo at 48%. I think 40% does it an injustice.
Posted
3 days ago
Nose is wood to me. Not sweet. Has a spicy finish with a bit of burn.
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One of the most pleasant aroma for me
9
/10
out of 10
The rum was aged mainly in barrels that had been previously stored bourbon. A smaller proportion was matured in casks that had been previously stored fortified Madeira wine. Aged for 14 years, with an alcohol content of 48%.
Bottle: Classic Foursquare, but without the the seal with the mill. The label depicts the very rare Ara Kaninda parrot.
Colour: Dark honey
Nose: One of the most pleasant I've ever tested. Even with the higher alcohol content, absolutely no alcohol odour. I could detect vanilla, cherry griotte, tropical fruit, sweet red wine and a wooden wine barrel in the aroma.
Mouth: It's rather drier and there's quite a lot of wood and alcohol sharpness. After all, 48% of it is already noticeable. Caramel, cocoa, pepper, burnt wood and unsweet cherries were recognized on the palate.
Finish: Medium to long.
Conclusion: This was my second rum from this distillery (after The Real McCoy 12), and even though they are more of a drier rums, they really appealed to me. They are fragrant, smooth with a lingering flavor.
Overall rating: 9 out of 10