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
This unique bottle can only be found in Barbados, available, as the name suggests, at the historical Clifton Hall Great House or in the Barbados Airport duty free. To my embarrassment I didn’t have any time to visit the Clifton Hall while I was on the island so I purchased mine from the airport. The … More Review: Foursquare Clifton Hall Great House 12 Year Old
31st of July 1970, also known as the Black Tot Day, was the last day on which the Royal Navy issued the daily rum ration to the sailors. Not to be confused with the Black Tot: Last Consignment (£650) which is supposed to be the remaining Royal Navy rum stock since the day that lent … More Review: Black Tot Finest Caribbean
After the master blender Allen Smith retired and the new master blender Trudiann Branker was announced I was wondering in which direction was Mount Gay going to go. The first bottle that will come out under Branker’s name is the new Mount Gay Pot Still Rum which I had the fortune to taste at the … More Review: Mount Gay Origin Series Vol. 2 – The Copper Stills
The newest addition the the Doorly’s range released by Richard Seale from Foursquare Distillery, Barbados. I’ve covered other two Doorly’s last year along with an introduction about the brand and since I am excited to have this in my glass I’ll just leave it here. The positive feedback that Doorly’s XO and the 12 Year … More Review: Doorly’s 14 Year Old
Most of the people in the bar world know or at least heard about Plantation rums, one of their most famous bottlings (that every cocktail bar should have if you ask me) being the Plantation Pineapple Stiggins’ Fancy. Some would argue that their O.F.T.D. should be a must on the backbar too, but not many … More Review: Plantation Single Cask Barbados 7 Years
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
Hi there! Guess what! Yep, more Bajan juice, hailing from Foursquare to be more precise: S.B.S Barbados 2008, an independent bottling from Denmark made by 1423 – World Class Spirits. Spoke a bit about 1423 in my review on their S.B.S Jamaica 2005 here. The rum is molasses based, a blend of pot and column … More Review: S.B.S Barbados 2008
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
I decided to open my St. Nicholas Abbey 12 and chat about it. I used their website and the book “Rum Revolution” by Tristan Stephenson for the history bit and it is quite extensive. The St. Nicholas Abbey Plantation was established by Lieutenant-Colonel Benjamin Berringer who arrived in Barbados in 1634 and had the plantation … More Review: St. Nicholas Abbey 12 Year Old