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Velier Foursquare 2006
The rum that kicked off the Velier–Foursquare partnership, and most owners still put it near the top of the range. Three years ex-bourbon then seven in ex-cognac casks show up as vanilla, caramel, milk chocolate and dried fruit, with licorice and raisin coming through on a long, spicy finish. It's oily and full at 62%, and tasters keep marveling that the heat sits so well-integrated.
The community says- Beautifully balanced
- Long spicy finish
- Alcohol well-integrated
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How does Velier Foursquare 2006 taste?
Aggregated from 84 community reviews.
Balanced, cognac-finished Foursquare at full proof Widely held as one of the best Foursquares — round, elegant, remarkably balanced at full proof. A few owners find it too polished or nudge others toward louder ECS bottlings.
Foursquare fans wanting the cognac-cask elegance
anyone after loud, funky or sweet rum
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What does the community say?
99% rate it 8 or higher. 29 selected write-ups from 84 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Stefan Persson
Overall a fantastic first release of a Foursquare by Velier, no wonder this collaboration continued. We were some friends teaming up at Cane Rum Society in Stockholm to celebrate Foursquare Appreciation Day. After our planned tasting of four different Foursquare ECS’s led by our friend the Swedish importer, Lars Renbjer, we went on with two Foursquare Velier releases. Secondly out was the 2006 the 1st rum in the collaboration between Luca Gargano of Velier and Richard Seale of Foursquare. It’s a blend of molasses based rum from Copper double retort pot still and Coffey column still distilled in 2006. It’s tropical aged for ten years of which three years were in ex-Bourbon barrels and the following seven in ex-Cognac barrels.
Review by Giorgio Garotti
Here really many compliments to foursquare!Intense and elegant throughout its tasting!It doesn't let you feel its gradation and has a beautiful harmony of flavors!
Review by zabo
Edit: Zum großen Crosstasting der Velier Abfüllungen haben sich noch der Swell und der Barbados 2006 Flag Series mit dazu geschmuggelt. Leider war es bis jetzt noch nicht möglich ein Sample vom 70th. zu bekommen. Im allgemeinen ist zu sagen dass es im Blindflug keine großen Unterschiede an der Nase gab. Beim Geschmack selber sind jedoch Unterschiede erkennbar. Nach meiner Meinung fallen aber drei deutlich aus der Reihe und bilden mit Abstand das Schlusslicht. Franconian Tasting Gang goes Tiki Für mich der BESTE Foursquare den ich im Glas hatte. Ein GROßES DANKE an Jakob für das Überlassen des Restes vom "kleinen" Sample. Mich würde nur noch interessieren ob der Destino diese Abfüllung noch toppen kann.
Review by Jakob
Ein wunderbarer Rum, der massgeblich zu Foursquares Standing als einer der bedeutendsten authentischen Rum-Destillen beigetragen hat. Die erste gemeinsame Abfüllung mit Velier, ein aus heutiger Sicht vergleichsweise junger Rum, der in der Nase mit viel Süsse von Vanille, dunkler Schokolade und Karamell überzeugt. Dazu kommen Gebäcknoten, getrocknete Früchte, Tabak, Leder, frisch gemahlener Kaffee sowie am Gaumen süsse Lakritze, Piment und mineralische Noten von Jod. Bis heute ein Highlight aus Barbados.
Review by Aussierumfan
By far this is one of the best Foursquare's I have tried! It's just so deliciously balanced. It's laid back Barbados but its so well assembled! Fruits, vanilla, milk chocolate and caramel blend in so well to make one heck of a dram. Definitly a step up for me. It is mainly a collectors bottle these days, they are worth a lot of money if you can find it! Fortunately I got my bottle in 2019 when the pricing was still half realistic. Just a great rum to try. A medium to long finish.
Review by DomM
Velier FS (+ a fee spected other contenders) blind cross tasting: Honestly, the results here were very close. The Belier bottlings display a very high quality thourgout the range. Triptych and Pleni came out on top for me closely followed by Destino. I was somewhat surprised, that Sassafras and 2006 came out rather at the bottom, while I enjoyed both very much on their own. Raconteur also quite low in the ranking with Principia clearly at the bottom.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Yap, wonderful and worthy of a Sunday😛 A little more umami and it would be a revelation
Review by TheRhumhoe
A very gripping Foursquare on the nose with the usual Barbados notes: tropical fruits, dried fruits and berries mingle with vanilla wood, chocolate, sweet spices and a touch of tobacco and varnish embellish this very greedy and expressive profile. The mouth is powerful and intense, oily and warm, true to the spirit of Foursquare. The alcohol is present, but quite well integrated. We find the same roundness and aromas of the nose and the palate on a long and delicate finish. A delicious and well-balanced Foursquare, which was at a very good quality/price ratio at its release, but which is now a victim of speculation at a level beyond the reasonable.
Review by Benoit Mahe
In the nose, we have a sensation of heat, despite the aeration the 62° do not pass totally unnoticed. It is greedy with caramel, vanilla and dried fruits. A touch of milk chocolate appears. From the entrance in mouth we see that we have to deal with a thick and oily rum. We keep the caramel and the dry reasons. It is all and very pleasant. The finish is on sweet spices and caramel. A nice Foursquare, greedy and whose texture is really very pleasant. Maybe a slight reduction would have made it fabulous.
Review by cigares
A nose of overripe banana, yellow fruit, apple, coconut, pastries and vanilla wood. The palate is soft on entry, then the aromas gain strength, and all is balance. The finish is long and, like this rum as a whole, balanced. In this finish, I perceive a surprisingly sweet bitterness. At the very end, there's a hint of roasted coconut that's a little too strong for my taste and takes away a few points.
Review by Mike H.
One of the better Foursquares. Very round and elegant, lovely caramel notes in addition to wood, vanilla and milk chocolate. But not worth the price off admission as this bottle is overpriced on todays market.
Review by LukaŽiga
9,2:On the nose, the first impression we get is fruity with cherry, citrus(orange peel) and dried fruits, balanced with roasted wood notes like caramel, nuts, some brown sugar, spicy with vanilla and cinnamon. On aeration, coconut and banana arise, varnish is obvious, milk chocolate and pastry from roasted wood and molasses with tobacco. 9,1:On the palate, the attack is tasty, round and balanced, oily with roasted wood notes like milk chocolate, caramel, leather, spices like vanilla and cinnamon, pairing the dried apricots, raisins and coconut, with citrus touch, later joined by berries and grapes.Underneath flow some solvents, as alcohol is perfectly integrated.With rest, the rum becomes darker with black tea...A fragrant violent adds to its complexity and rounds our tasting. 8,9:The finish is long, dry and tannic, fruity with toasted coconut and berries, woody and spicy, some tobacco might be noticed...
Review by Jakob Mmmmhhh
The disappointment of the evening ... find the notes from the cognac barrel unconvincing (va raisin for me), and find both the wood of the 2008 ECS and the coconut of the ECS 2009 better rums. But the alcohol integration is insane, so really perfect!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Yesterday's tasting went a bit overboard so I thin I'll only add the first 6 because we had more than one too many :-) This one, though expensive, is well worth the money.
Review by Leo Krüper
Von vorne bis hinten kräftiger Foursquare. Kann ihn leider nur mit den anderen sehr guten Jahrgangsabfüllungen vergleichen. Der Preis killt den Genuss leider.
Review by Jarek
Despite blind tasting, clearly a Foursquare ubd clearly with a finish. So far the best Foursquare I've had the pleasure of drinking.
Review by Serge
Extremely tasty, best Foursquare I've tried so far. Really good. Thanks to Jakob.
Review by Maxence
I'm finally tasting this famous Foursquare 2006. No surprise on the nose with round and woody notes. It feels slighlty too dry in my opinion. Palate is complex and way better balanced with a rather similar profile. A very nice rum ! An easy sipper for sure 😋
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Foursquare is a distillery from Barbados producing amazing rums for everyday sipping. It's a rum that will be appreciated especially by Romanians who are fed up with sugar and are looking for a smooth, sweet rum full of coconut, vanilla, chocolate and caramel. Just pleasant and not aggressive flavours.
Review by Emiliano Distillatomico
AL NASO è bello potente, con la parte alcolica ben equilibrata e si avvertono note di caramello bruciato, spezie (cannella, vaniglia), frutta secca,legno e cacao..!! AL PALATO è ben strutturato e coerente con l’olfatto ma si sviluppano anche sentori di banana matura, pepe nero, vaniglia, ed una leggera mineralità che a mio parere dona un po' di profondità alla bevuta con i suoi 62% ABV ben integrati che danno la giusta forza alcolica al distillato! UN FINALE bello lungo, con ritorni speziati chiude una bevuta davvero molto valida..!
Review by Mopar Rules
> 1,000€ recently? Without knowing the price tag and the rating in RX, I was not convinced. No unique profile, no flavor that really stood out, just flat. Recovering from a cold, so may be next time.
Review by Arthur Moreau
A mastered foursquare that is soft, a pleasant freshness combined with caramelized aromas and a balanced woodiness.
Review by Jeremy Roger 🇫🇷
Une claque ! Je comprend l'engouement pour ce foursquare ! Un nez fruité qui fait voyager. En bouche c'est une explosion de saveurs qui se complètent sans se faire de l'ombre et laissent apparaître ce qu'on aime de chez FS. C'est puissant et profond mais aussi fruité er doux. ❤❤ Une finale toasté et savoureuse. Un pur régal !!
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
For my 100th tasting, I felt like I had to find something special. The nose is potent but kind of sweet, and I'm getting tropical fruits and some hints of caramel. I feel like the rum has to breathe for a while, as the ABV leaves your mouth tingling. The notes I got was complex; dark berries, almost licorice-like taste, and oak
Review by Tafia Guildive
Very good Foursquare from Velier, which already stands out clearly from virtually all ECS Foursquares in the nose and underlines its outstanding position on the palate accordingly. We are talking about nuances here, but they are the decisive factor in the pleasure area. It is a pleasure to recognize and enjoy them.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Following our Lineup dedicated to Foursquare, Thomas kindly shared a few bottles of one of the distillery's gems with me: The Foursquare 2006 The first and probably most iconic of the co-bottlings born from the collaboration between Velier and Foursquare in 2015. It was released in early 2016 and sold out almost immediately. With only 2,400 bottles available worldwide, the rum was the subject of a real rush. It is a rum distilled in 2006 (column/pot still blend), which was aged for 10 years under the Barbados sun in ex-Bourbon (3 years) and ex-Cognac (7 years) casks for double maturation. It was bottled in 2016 in BDF at 62% (with an incredible angel's share of 72%). Having read a lot of positive reviews, and knowing full well that I would never have the chance to get my hands on a bottle, I revelled in tasting this unicorn sample! This Single Blended Rum has a beautiful, very rich reddish-brown color (darker than usual for FS). On the nose, it's the usual Foursquare but more concentrated: fruit (banana/pineapple), caramel, and vanilla! On the palate, however, it's wow, with concentrated, powerful fruitiness that explodes in the mouth! There are also lovely notes of licorice. The finish is incredibly long and intense with wood and spices. There's no doubt about it, this is a complex, intense rum that is very stimulating to taste. It came close to dethroning the Destino 70 Years Velier, which is currently my favorite Foursquare rum. But I completely understand the hype surrounding this bottling, as it is so high quality. However, paying over €1,000 for it... let's not push it too far!
Review by Gasparini Andrea
Fantastico!
Review by Henry Davies
An exceptional run. The nose is more subtle than many Foursquare rum’s, light vanilla and wood with some caramel. The mouth brings more layers, complex and a slight alcoholic edge, vanilla, raisin and caramel. Finish is long, with oak and spice and some mocha. For sure top tier, think the cognac influence brings a bit of elegance and all the classic Barbados hallmarks. Look forward to trying again and seeing how the bottle evolves
Review by Bob the Drunker
Equalized to diamond 1999 svw, no point more or less, more balanced and elegant, but also less expressive as well
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Expert reviews
2 critics scored it, averaging 9.4/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
Expert review by Le Blog À Roger
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →But am I being too critical? I am, this is still one of the best 20 rums I have ever tasted. Easily. Is it the best Foursquare rum I have ever had? The jury is out on that one at the moment but its certainly up there. And that is...
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
It is a really nice and compact and intense Foursquare, but again it fails to achieve greatness. Good cask, quality Destillate. Nice alcohol and lovely notes all through. It just does not grip me as much as I wanted it to
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Auction results 513 € – 897 €
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Avg. community purchase price 641 €
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Details about Velier Foursquare 2006
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Barbados, bottled by Velier, at 62%.
Community purchases
248 bottles logged by 167 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
9% opened, 10 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Foursquare 2006 cost?
Community paid 99–1,043 €.
Current best price: 731.55 € – 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+ →
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