70cl * 57% ABV * Barbados
Second-last release of the Exceptional Cask Selection series from Foursquare, and the first of their bottlings to feature Spanish Moscatel Wine Casks in the maturation.
This is a blend of two aged rums; one combining ten years in ex-Bourbon casks followed by five years in ex-Moscatel Wine casks, and the other a fifteen-year-old ex-Bourbon Cask Rum. It is bottled at 57% ABV without chill filtration, at its natural colour, and entirely free from sweeteners.
Tasting notes by Peter Holland, Foursquare Brand Ambassador (UK): 'Complex evolving layers of dark, bitter chocolate, black tea leaves, ground mixed spices, and Medjool dates vie with desiccated coconut, green grape skins, dried banana chips, and a hint of zesty lemon. Soft, oily and sweet on the palate. A sense of freshness. Golden melon, ripe pineapple, gentle caramel, and more dark chocolate. Grippy and long-lasting. A tangy, juicy lemon sherbet rush gives way to more green-grape-skin astringency that lasts and lasts.'