Foursquare Sassafras 61% NV

Distileerderij	Foursquare
Bottelaar	Velier
Serie
Gebotteld voor
Gedistilleerd op	Not Specified
Gebotteld	11.2020
Land	Barbados
Streek	St.Philip
Leeftijd
Cask Type	Ex Bourbon and Cognac Casks
Vatnummer
Alcohol percentage	61
Inhoud	0,70
Conditie	In originele verpakking
Etiket	Perfect
Voorraad	0

Professionele reviews

Words of Whisky (86)

Le Blog A Roger:

Nose
Foursquare, clearly it is difficult to miss, as the hyper gourmet markers of the Barbados distillery jump out at us. It is in fact very fruity, caramelized, soft, friendly, warm… At the first glass, I found the alcohol too dominant, I retract slightly, the nose is not that aggressive even if we feel that it is quite powerful. We find a lot of apricots, cherries, bananas with a nice touch of caramel. It is really a very gourmet rum and I find in this nose some accents that one could find in the Caroni 1996 "tasting Gang", the dirty side of course.
Of course, the years will have left their mark on this rum and the oak is felt with tobacco, vanilla, slightly bitter chocolate and very heavy spices such as nutmeg and pepper. Here, it's clearly a Foursquare, it's clean, neat and smudge-free .. top of the class, right outside the teacher's desk.
Mouth
On the palate, it is already more whipping .... It's good, super rich and greedy, even too much. But it's really powerful and I find the pleasure of tasting takes a bit of a hit. It's always so fruity, almost candied on cherries, white fruit, all coated with a thick caramel and aromas coming from the barrel. The oak is marked, but in a distinguished and elegant way with a beautiful chocolate (with caramel), spices, tobacco, vanilla and some more roasted traces ...But what a presence in the mouth, it is really gouache, patinated and the whole palate is "painted" at Foursquare.
Conclusion
Well, clearly it is ... on the other hand, it hits a little too hard to be a nice pleasure rum. Too bad, because it is really a hyper (too?) Greedy spirit that would be very interesting to introduce to "young" palates.But the integration of alcohol will mean that quite a few new enthusiasts will pass their way

BOW (91)

Thefatrumpirate.com:

In the glass Foursquare Rum Distillery Sassafras is mahogany colour with an orange hue. It is dark and intense looking.

The nose is full of dark dried fruits – sultana and raisins. The fruitiness is added to in the shape of redcurrants and blackberries. Lurking just beneath the fruitiness is a layer of well integrated oak spice with rich dark vanilla and a little citrus and some pineapple.

There is an almost smoky richness to this rum. It’s quite woody but the fruitiness stops it feeling over oaked or “old”. It remains rich and vibrant. There’s a hint of tobacco and something which I can’t quite put my finger on but I think when Dave Broom used the term “old leather armchairs” I’m getting a similar kind of vibe. This is familiar and comforting.

Further nosing reveals more of cognac like influence. I’m getting some orange zest and a lighter white grape note.

It’s a very complex nose but even at 61% ABV the alcohol feels very much in tandem with the aromas. It’s not at all boozy. Just very, very nice!

One last nose before I dig in reveals a sweeter toffee and caramel note and some walnuts? There’s just so much going on with this.

Sipped, the entry is as the nose suggests quite intense with lots of flavour coming at you. It starts with an intense rush of dark fruits and quickly opens up into a mid palate with an array of oak spice, vanilla, quite heavy tannins and some lighter notes of toasted coconut.

This is a more intense tasting experience than, for example Detente. The flavours seem more concentrated and the overall make up of this rum is quite heavy (in Barbados terms anyway). It is very drinkable and very tasty but I’m taking more time between sips with this one.

The finish is extremely long and not overly heavy on the oak or to dry. As is the hallmark of all Foursquare’s rums this is beautifully balanced. The blending at Foursquare is for me up there with the very best, if not the best in the world today.

The rum slowly faFoursquare Rum Distillery Sassafras Rum review by the fat rum piratedes out with the dried fruit notes accompanied by lovely warming oak, vanilla and a slight kick of black pepper.

Another exceptional Foursquare.