2006 Foursquare 11 Year Old "Golden Devil" Single Barrel Barbados Rum

$89.99

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I was straight up giddy when our friends at Hunter Laing pulled out this wild little cask of Foursquare. Not because it's easily the hottest rum distillery in the world right now, but mostly because I've never ever tasted a single barrel of this stuff. We knew it wouldn't be cheap. Mr. Seale does sell to blenders, but it seems from what I can tell that most everything sold is tankered out of there. This special cask, while of course the classic pot/column blend that Foursquare is known for, was indeed blended at birth as is typical. But even after having every rum geek I know pestering him to release single barrels, Richard has yet to relent. So we are forced to search elsewhere for our fix and we're goddamned glad we did cause this rum is sublime. What's most shocking about it is just how open and approachable it is at full strength. We'd expect some hard edge pot to dominate but the years married in cask have made the two distillates intertwined in the most beguiling way. Pungent, yet restrained. Powerful, yet supple. Big bold and sweet enough to give even the most novice rum drinker a chance, but unquestionably an expert rum of the highest order. We know this cask is expensive and some might point to the distillery bottlings (also VERY hard to get) and find that those offer more "value." I argue that nothing is more valuable than experience and this is one experience that you won't want to miss.

Notes

Foursquare Rum Distillery should need no introduction. Originally established by Reginald Leon Seale, great-great-grandfather of current Master Blender and Distiller Richard Seale, the distillery has become synonymous with classic Caribbean rum. Richard Seale is an iconoclast who has turned the rum world on its head. In an industry dominated by huge drinks corporations that have long sold story over quality, Seale has fought for transparency in production and labeling. Derided by some as an idealistic purist, he's championed by many (including K&L) as a leader who has transformed how we think about rum and what rum consumers want. We've tracked down an exceptional and rare cask of Foursquare (not an easy feat), and as always, it's been bottled without added color, caramel, or sugar. The natural sweetness and complexity of the column and pot distillates blended together provides all the richness you need. What's unique about this exceptional cask is that single cask Foursquare is as rare as hen's teeth. Richard doesn't really believe in it (or at least believes it's viable to market rum that way). But we do. This rare single cask proves that the special Bajan distillery on the southern end of this wonderful coral isle deserves every word of praise it has received and much more.

Details

Type	Rum
Varietal	Rum
Origin	Other International
Bottle Size	750 mL
Alcohol Content	62.5%
SKU	1380533