The very first collaboration between Foursquare Distillery and Velier, Richard Seale and Luca Gargano. Molasses based, pot and column still blend, aged for 3 years in ex-Bourbon casks and further matured for 6 more years in ex-Cognac casks all in the tropical climate of Barbados. Bottled at 62% ABV with a limited number of 2400 … More The Barrel Sample: Foursquare 2006 – Velier
I couldn’t be locked in my house with nothing to do and not reach for a bottle from one of my favourite rum producers in the world – Foursquare Distillery, Barbados. This bottle is released in collaboration with Velier and it’s part of their Habitation Velier range. Dubbed as The House of Pure Single Rums … More Review: Foursquare 2013 – Habitation Velier
Worthy Park is located in the central parish of St. Catherine in Jamaica. Established in 1670, it started sugar production in 1720 and it produced rum since the 1740’s up until 1962 when they had to stop due to an over supply of Jamaican rum following World War II. In 2004 the Clarke family, which … More Review: Worthy Park Single Estate Reserve Rum Velier 70th
With World Foursquare Rum Day on the way (17th of November) I decided it would be appropriate to write about Foursquare (again?), this should be a close one. Principia is one of those fairly rare bottles nowadays, a collaboration between Richard Seale and Luca Gargano, and, if my memory serves me well, the very first … More Review: Foursquare Principia vs Foursquare Empery
The Clairin website is very informative but I’ll try to touch the main points here too. Clairin, which is distributed by Velier, is rhum in, probably, its most simplistic form. I say “rhum” because Haiti was a French colony from 1625 until 1804 when they gained their independence, and Clairin is the rhum agricole, or … More Review: Clairin Communal
At the end of March I returned from my trip to Barbados where, among other things, I visited the Foursquare Distillery. Besides the fact that they make banging rum, I have to say, the whole place is simply gorgeous and so tidy. My sight, smell, and later, taste were all pleased during my isit there. … More Review: Foursquare Patrimonio – Velier
Foursquare Destino (Barbados)! Yes, that bottle whose picture you can see around rum groups with the “ISO” tag. Richard Seale (R.L. Seale) featuring Luca Gargano (Velier) made this a “hit” among rum lovers, both being names that are well respected in the rum world. Unfortunately I arrived too late at the party and didn’t get … More Review: Foursquare Destino – Velier
Velier, probably one of the (if not the) most highly regarded rum bottlers in the present day, comes from Italy and it was founded in 1947 by the Chaix family. Between 1953 and 1983 they were importing and distributing wines, champagne and spirits. In the 1980s Luca Gargano buys shares in Velier and becomes the … More Review: Velier Antigua 2012