Velier Foursquare 2006
Loved by Stefan Persson, Giorgio Garotti & 76 more
For experienced palates who enjoy powerful, unsweetened Barbados rums, this first Foursquare x Velier release is legendary. At 62%, it delivers concentrated fruit, caramel, vanilla, coconut, cocoa and oak with a long, spicy finish.
- World-class balance
- Deep complexity
- Long finish
+9
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How does Velier Foursquare 2006 taste?
Aggregated from 79 community reviews.
Legendary, intense Barbados benchmark For experienced palates who enjoy powerful, unsweetened Barbados rums, this first Foursquare x Velier release is legendary. At 62%, it delivers concentrated fruit, caramel, vanilla, coconut, cocoa and oak with a long, spicy finish.
Seasoned enthusiasts who love cask-strength, dry Barbados rums and want a historic Foursquare release with concentrated fruit, caramel, coconut and oak complexity.
Those sensitive to high ABV, beginners coming from sweetened rums, or anyone unwilling to pay heavy secondary-market prices.
How is Velier Foursquare 2006 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 9.0 lands squarely in the "Excellent" band. 98% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 79 ratings
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 Jarek
Despite blind tasting, clearly a Foursquare ubd clearly with a finish. So far the best Foursquare I've had the pleasure of drinking.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
"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..."Read full review →
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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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About the Foursquare distillery
The Foursquare distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Foursquare have been reviewed 13,088 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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