Foursquare 2010

Foursquare 2010 was recommended to me as a sipping rum worth splurging on. I’m a whiskey drinker and have been trying less expensive rums and like them all, more or less, but this one is truly an eye-opener and worth every penny. Sweet, with very rich aromas and flavors of vanilla and oak, plum butter, dates, stewed fruit, dark brown sugar, cocoa, and baking spices. There’s a lot going on in this rum. A hint of tobacco ash appears in the finish. Foursquare 2010 is rich and strong enough to stand out in a cocktail or a mixed drink, but I can only imagine drinking something this delicious neat so all the aromas and flavors are unadulterated and have a chance to shine.

On the nose brown sugar, oak, vanilla, coconut, banana, pineapple, baking spices. On the palate all of the above, along with a distinct tobacco note going into the finish. No real surprises if you've had Foursquare, but just rich, decadent, elegant rum. Drinks lower than 60%. No small feat, but I think this may be better than 2009. Foursquare's ex-bourbon aged ECS keep hitting it out of the park. I will say it doesn't rise to the level of depth and complexity of the 17 year Isonomy, but that may be the best bottle I have in the cabinet at the moment, of any spirit. The Pappy of rum indeed.

Rum for bourbon drinkers. All about the barrel. Burned sugar, fudge, sweet but not too sweet, hot, but it takes water fairly well.

Tobacco molasses slight burn

Rich and semisweet with sugary apples, vanilla, caramel, baking spices, leather, tobacco, dried fruits and oak. Balanced, rounded. Hot on the finish, but keeping the notes of the nose and palate.

Nose: Rich, woody. Caramel and molasses with some stewed fruits. Toasted oak. Palate: Rich with some sweetness. Dates, maple syrup, a hint of butterscotch. Woody spices, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cacao nibs. Finish: Oak spices and fruits. This a a delicious rum. It’s deep, rich and fruity without being overly sweet. 8.5/10