This Barbados rum was distilled in 2009 at Foursquare distillery and bottled in 2021 as a 12-year-old by Taiwanese independent bottler, The Whisky Age. Made from molasses and distilled in both column and pot stills, cask #16 yielded 250 bottles at 61.5% abv.
Official Tasting Notes:
Nose: Citrus, sugarcanes, dried pineapples and prunes. Sour touches from fruits, salted caramel, honey, toasted almonds. Cinnamon and nutmeg, with a hint of fresh mint
Palate: Citrus, pineapples, salty sweet and sour prunes, cream, caramel, cocoa, and wood spices.
Finish: Medium long. Citrus and pineapples, salty sweet and sour prunes, cream, honey, cocoa, soft wood spices and tannins.
Foursquare distillery, based on Barbados, is based on a former sugarcane plantation that dates back to the 1720s. The distillery was established in 1920, closed in 1987 and was subsequently re-opened in 1995 (with rum production resuming in 1996) by the Seale family. In keeping with the Barbados style, all the rum produced at Foursquare is a combination of column and pot distillation.
The Whisky Age is a Taiwanese independent bottler, which was founded, in a nascent form, in 2014 by Rex Weng. Initially the group sold whisky gelato, however, the company has evolved since then to become a thriving (albeit small) independent bottler. In 2018 they began bottling whisky under the label The Whisky Blues and in 2021 they began releasing whisky under the self-named label, The Whisky Age. These whiskies are brought into Australia by the team behind one of The Oak Barrel's favourite Melbourne bars, The Elysian Whisky Bar.
- Group:
- Spirits
- Type:
- Rum
- Style:
- English-Style Rum
- Country:
- Barbados
- Producer:
- Four Square
- Size:
- 700ml
- ABV:
- 61.5%
- Age:
- 12
- Vintage:
- 2009
