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Foursquare Private Cask Selection Elysium
Roasted coconut, raisin and milk chocolate over a firm layer of dry sherry and varnished oak — this is a classic Foursquare pushed toward the dark, drier side. It needs air; the nose starts flat and opens into spice and dried fruit. Several tasters love the complexity, though a few find the wood-plus-sherry combo tips it too dry and the 60% a touch hot.
The community says- Roasted coconut, chocolate
- Rich sherry depth
- Runs dry
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How does Foursquare Private Cask Selection Elysium taste?
Aggregated from 54 community reviews.
Dry, sherried Foursquare with chocolate and spice Well-liked Bajan sherry cask: rich, spiced, chocolatey and complex. Most enjoy it after dinner, though some find it runs too dry and the heat needs taming.
Foursquare fans who like a drier, sherried after-dinner sipper
Anyone wanting a soft, sweet, caramel-forward pour
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How is Foursquare Private Cask Selection Elysium rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.4 sits in the “Very good” band. 98% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
19% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 54 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
I wonder how they got their hands on this sample, but not important because it's a great rum. Fruity with roasted wood and spice and a light topping of chocolate. Price to quality at release was really good.
Review by David Heraty
Most helpful mixed review
Nose: Butterscotch, leather, varnish, hint of pineapple, raspberry Mouth: Flavour finishes quite fast so it takes a while to figure out what's happening for me. I eventually find cinnamon, black pepper, raisins, brown sugar, nutty, orange zest Finish: A burst of heat that quickly levels out and ends in a medium length finish It really takes a few sips to understand the flavours going on in this glass. While this rum does have some complex notes, they fade quite quickly. It's a bit underwhelming for a premium rum. Nonetheless, while a little lacklustre for a Foursquare release, it is still an enjoyable dram, just not as exciting as it probably should be.
Review by Leo Krüper
Delicious quaffable sherry foursquare
Review by zabo
The longer it is open and the more samples I give it, the better it tastes to me, which is why I have adjusted it upwards. For its shorter storage time than some other ECS, it still delivers a solid performance. Price to appearance relatively fair, if it wasn't for the duty and tax.
Review by Tim
A sherry-aged Foursquare that is a little short on roundness. The nose is very nice, but in the mouth it is too dark, tart and dry and lacks fruit and caramel. Therefore, for me, a little below average compared to other ECS Foursquares.
Review by Serge
Solid Foursquare with a pleasant sherry dryness on the palate. But not a smash hit. Tasted at Zabo's Garden Paradise
Review by DomM
Nose is classic FS with a bit additional red fruits and strawberry bubblegum. Very rich. Nice! On the palate it is very nice as you would expect. However, the combination of wood and sherry notes take this one a bit to much towards the dry side of things to make it to the top notch of FS bottlings.
Review by Johannes
Amazingly good Foursquare! Must be compared with others soon...
Review by mto75
although already over 1 year on sale, there is the Elysium from the PCS series at TWE (exclusive) still for just under 87 GBP. Compared with some other ECS bottlings seems to me that is still a fair price ... because the nose and palate is really not bad. From the balance and 'elegance' perhaps not quite on the level of the recently tasted (and also stored much longer) Raconteur, but with the ECS representatives such as the Redoutable, Indelible, Shibboleth he can certainly keep up.
Review by Boletus
Der Rum braucht einige Zeit im Glas, bis sich das Aromengefüge beruhigt hat, aber dann treten neben dem fruchtigen Sherrybeitrag auch die typischen Foursquare-Marker in Erscheinung. Beim Eintreffen auf die Zunge zeigt sich der Elysium zwar noch etwas ruppig, entwickelt dann aber ein durchaus angenehmes Wechselspiel zwischen prickelnden Früchten und cremiger Schokolade zusammen mit dunkleren Fassnoten. Eine gelungene Kombination, macht richtig Spaß!
Review by TheRhumhoe
Nez puissant de prime abord mais plus aéré avec le temps, virevoltant avec les épices et les notes toastées, carressant les nasaux d’un fruité doux et gourmand, mais tout aussi élégant avec un boisé vernis bien maîtrisé. Bouche chaude, dominée par les épices et les notes de chocolat, café, caramel cuit, amandes et noix de coco grillées. Le fruité est tourné vers le raisin sec, mais aussi la cerise, ce qui change un petit peu chez Foursquare. Ce serait le rhum parfait pour accompagner un dimanche hivernal sur le canapé avec le plaid en regardant la télé. Finale chaude, épicée, boisée, caramélisée, chocolatée et avec des fruits à coques. L’alcool pourrait être un peu mieux intégré, mais il s’agit d’un Foursquare chevronné et réconfortant.
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
The Whisky Exchange excluse rum from Foursquare. Some airing does it well before consuming. Very well integrated ABV% and I found some spice and dried fruits. The notes I got was spicy and some fruit profile of the ex-sherry cask
Review by Basti
The nose is relatively flat and unspectacular at first and needs some time in the glass for the aromas to develop. Then the typical FS notes of coconut (roasted), caramel, dried fruit and wood. A classic Fourquare for me on the palate, nothing more and nothing less.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Very good foursquare. Beautiful nose, very tasty, power of a tropical aged rum, alcohol slightly astringent. Super PLV!
Review by Henry Davies
Nose is pleasant, dry fruits and varnish, with some honeycomb and wood. The mouth is a bit of an explosion and more in your face than many of the ECS releases. It brings sweet and sour cherry, some apple and cinnamon with wood and tar, layered on top of nougat and caramel. The finish is dry and maybe just a touch too dry to be excellent but one of the longest finishes I have had. Sherry expression, different to some of my favourites but an enjoyable and complex rum - after dinner type drinker for me
Review by Martin Švojgr
Dlouho jsem po tomto vzorku pokukoval a dostal jsem se kěmu až dnes a vůbec nelituji. Patří mezi velmi jemné Foursquare s čokoládovo kokosovo rozinkovou chutí. Tohle je plnění kterř bych chtél mít v baru. Chuť mléčné čokolády je s každým napitím výraznejší a výraznější. Tohle se opravdu povedlo.
Review by Neil T
Over a little ice this is delicious. Unmistakably Bajan.
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Foursquare je destilerka z Barbadosu produkujici uzasne rumy ke kazdodennimu popijeni. Je to rum, ktery oceni zejmena rumari, kteri maji plne zuby cukru a hledaji jemny, nasladly rum plny kokosu, vanilky, cokolady a karamelu. Proste prijemne a nijak agresivni chute.
Review by Dw117
Struggling with this rum. 62% seems too hot but watering it down seems to lose a lot. Will update later. When I can handle the heat I love it.
Review by Wagnerlicious
A classic rum from Barabados with classic citrus and coconut notes. This bottling impresses with a strong sherry note. It also has hints of vanilla and honey. Slightly pungent alcohol. Solid rum.
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Expert reviews
3 critics scored it, averaging 8.7/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →This is a really excellent and complex rum. However, with so many releases recently from Foursquare I am looking towards their next steps. As I'm sure some of you are aware, Foursquare have a number of genuinely innovative, as opposed to gimmicky projects in the pipeline. It will be interesting...
Details about Foursquare Private Cask Selection Elysium
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Barbados, distilled by Foursquare, at 60%.
Community purchases
125 bottles logged by 95 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
8% opened, 8 emptied and repurchased.
What does Foursquare Private Cask Selection Elysium cost?
Community paid 86–163 €.
Current best price: 189.00 € – above the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
125 purchased · 57 tasted · 23 wishlist · as of
About the Foursquare distillery
The Foursquare distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Foursquare have been reviewed 14,076 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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