Foursquare Premise 10 Years Old 46% 2008

Professional reviews

Serge Valentin (87)

Three years in bourbon then seven years in sherry, that’s a set-up that’s not unseen in malt whisky, although the Scots would be more into flash-finishing. Okay, okay, into fast-finishing. Colour: gold. Nose: not the first time I’m finding Foursquare’s having something ‘agricole-y’, this is pretty much the case here, with some banana cake, touches of liquorice wood, hints of black olives, echoes of tarmac (sounds like the name of a prog-rock band, doesn’t it), a dollop of sesame oil, then rather coffee toffee and only moderate amounts of cinnamon. Cinnamon rolls. Very nice and fulfilling, perfectly balanced. Mouth: wee touches of raspberry eau-de-vie for little while, then the expected cane-y flavours as well as these notes of banana cake yet again. Some raisins too – probably from the sherry – and a little tar. Really good, pretty easy, perfectly dry. Finish: rather long, saltier, with these olives again and a slightly tarry and varnishy aftertaste. Comments: these Foursquare often synthetize several main styles of rums in my opinion. That’s part of their numerous charms.

BOW (87)