Foursquare 2007 Cask Strength Single Blended Rum 59%

Description

Foursquare 2007 Cask Strength Rum is part of Foursquare’s Exceptional Cask Selection (ECS) range of Rums. The 2019 ECS releases are this rum, the Foursquare 2007 Cask Strength (ECS Mark X), and the Foursquare Empery (ECS Mark IX ex Bourbon and ex Sherry cask.)

Foursquare 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. The owner and talented 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. He also campaigns for for clarity in labelling of rums.

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. Foursquare rum is made from locally owned and sourced sugar cane converted to molasses, fermented very slowly over 44 hours with South African yeast and then distilled. The rum is a blend of pot still and column still rums. The pot still rum brings complexity and flavour whilst the column still rum add balance and aroma.

Foursquare Dominus Single Blended Rum is a labelled as single blended rum which, in the proposed Gargano / Seale Categorisation of Rum, is a blend of pot still and traditional column rums, the direct comparison being with Blended Scotch Whisky – read more here.

Foursquare 2007 Cask Strength Single Blended Rum is a blend of twin column still and artisanal pot still distilled rum from a single distillery (hence “single blended rum”). The rum was distilled in 2007 and then placed into ex Bourbon whisky casks for ageing. The rum was aged and bottled as a 12 year old rum and releases in March 2019. This is a pure unadulterated rum, bottled without any added colourings, sugar or flavourings. Bottled at a cask strength of 59% ABV.