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Habitation Velier Foursquare Barbados 2013
Here's the surprise: this is a 100% pot-still Foursquare bottled at just two years old and cask strength. Expect vanilla, caramelized nuts, raisins and a sharp glue-and-solvent edge, with alcohol that most tasters agree isn't tucked away yet. A few drops of water pull out more fruit and baking spice. Fascinating to taste, but the youth and heat show clearly.
The community says- Nutty Foursquare character
- Rich raisin, vanilla
- Very young
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How does Habitation Velier Foursquare Barbados 2013 taste?
Aggregated from 128 community reviews.
Young, hot cask-strength pot-still Foursquare Divisive. Some find real richness and nutty Foursquare character for the age; many call it too young, hot and unbalanced, with poorly integrated alcohol. Water helps a lot.
Curious drinkers who want to taste young pot-still spirit at full proof
Anyone wanting a polished, well-aged sipper
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How is Habitation Velier Foursquare Barbados 2013 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 83% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 3% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
48% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 128 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by cigares
Most helpful positive review
The nose is a little too alcoholic, with pineapple, raisins, vegetal and pastry notes. On the palate, the alcohol attacks strongly, then the other aromas emerge: tropical fruit, menthol, licorice. Short finish, but this rum is only two years old, with a certain buttery sweetness. A rum that lacks complexity and, above all, depth.
Review by Johannes
Most helpful critical review
Blind was the rum for me an absolute failure. Alcohol poorly integrated, too young, unbalanced, missing notes. Can not really be bottled so.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,1:On the nose, a banana bumps into our nosetrils, then varnish, solvents, woody notes with vanilla, caramelized nuts. On aeration, dried fruits like raisins, figs arise, citrus with a lemon, the rum becomes more spicy. 8,3:On the palate, the attack is strong with roasted wood notes like nuts, spicy pepper, later baking spices, a bit smoky, as a molasses is honeyed.The fruits are dried with raisins, figs, there is some banana, citrus with a lemon peel, alcohol is not integrated very well, inspite that is tasty.We notice burnt sugar, perhaps caramelized. 8,2:The finish is dry and a bit smoky, spicy with a pinch of salt, the fruits are dried and citrus..
Review by Alexander Rasch
Brother Ewww.... what is it. Surprisingly thin on the nose. On the palate like a sugar cane schnapps and in the finish even really strictly alcoholic. It's a bit strange that a cask is bottled so unfinished. Perhaps exciting for friends of unaged rums. For me rather .... nope... not necessarily.
Review by Timo Groeger
No.2 from Habitation Velier, here a quite acceptable Foursquare. The nose is mainly vanilla and caramel, but is also quite alcoholic, smelling slightly of solvents. Strong and warm on the palate, with a hint of honey.
Review by Oliver
On the palate, one notices its young age. The alcohol comes across quite biting here. But one recognizes typical Foursquare notes. On the palate then still quite biting. But I would have blindly estimated it significantly older than 2 years. With a few drops of water, the alcoholic note is still there on the nose, but on the palate the bottling becomes more balanced and develops more flavors. But the bottom line is that the release is too alcoholic and unbalanced for me.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This one carries a punch so a few drops of water will balance out the high proof. It is a rich rum with lots of flavour.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Still relatively new and not classic Foursquare for me.
Review by Benoit Mahe
The alcohol is not integrated well enough but this Foursquare in extreme mode is original and could have been very appealing with a little reduction.
Review by Alessandro
Un rum molto giovane, al naso la forza dell’alcol è impressionante il gusto resta meno potente. Il rum essendo giovane non ha tanto carattere, è nel finale ti lascia subito…uscita non fantastica da HV. ho ricevuto un nuovo campione da un amico, lo assaggerò nuovamente.
Review by Agricoler
Tag 2 des Sample Deluxe Kalenders. Sehr nussiger Foursquare für das Alter finde ich ihn erstaunlich gut. Alkohol ist anständig eingebunden.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Très jeune Foursquare à la croisée des chemins entre l’alcool et l’acquisition de ses arômes typiques. Il est toutefois très timide au nez, le chêne, les fruits secs, les noix et quelques épices forment l’essentiel sur le plan olfactif. Il laisse paraître toutefois une touche alcoolique assez présente au premier abord. L’attaque en bouche est puissante. L’alcool se fait ressentir, piquant le palais et mordant la langue. Aiguisé comme une lame de rasoir, le rhum ne laisse transparaître que quelques notes sombres épicées, boisées et empyreumatiques. Il ne dévoile pas beaucoup et ne veut pas forcément en montrer plus après aération. La finale est courte et peu intéressante car tout aussi forte, rugueuse et fermée à la dégustation. Un rhum difficile d’approche à tous les niveaux. Supposant que l’idée initiale était de montrer qu’un rhum jeune pouvait avoir du caractère, c’est un fait, mais il y a clairement une erreur de casting ici, car le rhum est agressif et déséquilibré.
Review by alex
I like it a lot. It smells a bit like alcohol, but I like it when it sends the watts so I don't mind. Nice flavor, very good in the mouth and medium to long length.
Review by Galli33
Here we have a Foursquare with a poorly integrated alcohol note. The alcohol basically overwhelms everything, with only a hint of fruit coming through. On the palate, you still get the typical Foursquare characteristics. The finish is medium-long, with the alcohol remaining quite dominant.😮💨🤯
Review by Mathieu C.
Powerful mouthfeel but very controlled especially given the titration at 64 degrees Woody and chocolate in the center of the tasting Successful for 2 years of age ... Reminds an agricultural ...
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
The nose is very expressive, it's heavy in aroma ! No tongs, it's direct: vanilla, raisins, tropical fruits, olives ... all sweetened with marzipan! For a 2 years old, it's quite crazy as a nose. In the mouth, it is rum, real, intense. We feel that it is cruelly young, the alcohol is very present. It is mainly woody-chocolate. It is very creamy in the mouth. The finish is moderately long on the woodiness with a little disturbing final astringency. It's young, it's punchy, it's powerful, it's surprising ... it's nice to taste in a lineup.
Review by Michael Janek
23.5.2024 vůně je nevýrazná, jen nějaký jemnounky vánek , velmi pozvolna se rozvíjí a sílí chuť je fakt medová, ale rašplová 18.2.2025 Havana Brno pořád stejný pocit, parada
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
A rather young, light rum. Decent rum, but a rather bitter aftertaste. Could be given to the 64% ABV. In the nose I found some fruit and spicyness, and I got notes of tropical fruits, oak and hints of spices
Review by m8375e
lighter than expected
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.
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Details about Habitation Velier Foursquare Barbados 2013
A Pot Still Rum from Barbados, bottled by Habitation Velier, at 64%.
Community purchases
373 bottles logged by 293 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
22% opened, 12 emptied and repurchased.
What does Habitation Velier Foursquare Barbados 2013 cost?
Community paid 60–128 €.
Current best price: 139.00 € – 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+ →
+7 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
373 purchased · 132 tasted · 29 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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