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Roots Foursquare Barbados Rum 2008
"A bit one dimensional but still a very nice Foursquare" sums up the mood here. This 14-year cask-strength Roots bottling of 2008 Foursquare tastes classic: roasted oak, raisin and dried fruit, chocolate and caramel, with a faint pineapple lift. One taster caught solvent and a vinegary tropical edge. The 57.1% is well tucked in, but don't expect fireworks.
The community says- Well-integrated alcohol
- Dried fruit & chocolate
- A bit one-dimensional
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How does Roots Foursquare Barbados Rum 2008 taste?
Aggregated from 32 community reviews.
Classic Foursquare, oaky but a bit one-note Well-made, textbook Foursquare — oak, dried fruit, chocolate, caramel, with heat kept in check. Most call it very good; the recurring gripe is that it plays a touch one-note.
Foursquare fans who like dry, oak-forward cask-strength Barbados rum
Anyone wanting sweet, layered complexity or low-proof easy sipping
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How is Roots Foursquare Barbados Rum 2008 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.5 sits in the “Very good” band. 100% 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?
9% rate it between 6 and 8. 4 selected write-ups from 32 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by PRV
Sour-sweet tropical fruit, maybe not even really fruit, but tropical greens in vinegar. Solvent, spicy herbs. Something else I can't get out...everything revolves around fruit vinegar and varnish. The flavor is more sweet, herbs, alcohol, vinegar sourness. The aftertaste is spicy herbs infused with alcohol. Not bad, but somehow one-dimensional.
Review by Stijn Zino
Liquid Leuven 2025 A bit one dimensional but still a very nice Foursquare.
Review by zabo
Spontaner Vergleich zwischen dem RX15990 und dem RX50. Es sind zwar verschiedene Jahrgänge, aber wie immer bei Foursquare sind beide Abfüllungen auf einem hohen Niveau mit den typischen Geschmacksmarkern. Für mich hat der RX50 aber die Nase vorne.
Review by Johannes
I like it very much! Alcohol well integrated, typical Foursquare profile.
Details about Roots Foursquare Barbados Rum 2008
A rum from Barbados, bottled by Roots, at 57,1%.
Community purchases
20 bottles logged by 15 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
20% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What does Roots Foursquare Barbados Rum 2008 cost?
Community paid 76–127 €.
Current best price: 95.21 € – within 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+ →
20 purchased · 33 tasted · 11 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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