Foursquare Spiced Rum 37.5% 70cl

Additional information

Origin	Barbados
Vintage	NV
Bottle sizes	70cl

Description

Foursquare Spiced Rum is produced by R L Seale, one of Barbados’ oldest trading houses, a family-owned business whose involvement in rum-making extends from father to son since 1820. Head distiller, Richard Seale, is one of the region’s most innovative distillers and blenders and has a passion for producing perfect rum with great flavour.

The Foursquare Distillery occupies the site of a former sugar factory that dates back to 1636 and, as one of the most modern and efficient rum distilleries in the world, is designed to be both highly energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. Rum has been produced on the island of Barbados for more than 300 years, but it was not until the 1906 Rum Duty Act was passed that the industry began to develop as we know it today. Before this, distillation took place on many of the plantations, but the new law meant the distilleries had to obtain a licence and could sell only in bulk. Hence many of the Bridgetown trading companies became bottlers, including Martin Doorly & Co., and the growth of branded names began.

Martin Doorly evolved into Doorly’s Macaw Rum and became the first bottled rum exported from the island. Doorly’s rums are still famous worldwide and are made at one of the world’s most modern rum distilleries, Foursquare Distillery.

Foursquare Spiced Rum is an aged rum with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg gently blended at the distillery. The actual recipe is a family secret passed down through five generations.

It is bottled in hand-crafted European glass bottles with a hand-dipped wax seal and bottled at 37.5% ABV.

Tasting Notes

Foursquare Spiced Rum offers a rich amber hue and an inviting nose of butterscotch, green tea, and honey, followed by almonds, candied orange peel, ginger, and clove. On the palate, it is smooth and medium-bodied, delivering rich barley sugar alongside dry spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, balanced with flavours of toffee, dried fruits, and creamy molasses. The finish is medium-to-long, with soft spice and barley sugar slowly fading alongside lingering notes of vanilla, oak, and citrus zest.

To Serve

This refined spiced rum is perfect for sipping neat, over ice, or in cocktails, showcasing a well-balanced, sophisticated character.

Cocktail: Spiced Rum Sour

Ingredients:

– 6 cl Foursquare Spiced Rum
– 3 cl Fresh lime juice
– 2 cl Simple syrup
– 1 cl Egg white (optional, for texture)
– 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Instructions:

– Add all ingredients to a shaker without ice (dry shake).
– Add ice and shake again until well chilled.
– Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
– Garnish with a lime twist or grated nutmeg.

Glass: Coupe