Aroma visualization from community tastings
Foursquare ECS VIII Premise 2008
Vanilla, coconut and dark chocolate sit on a base of sherry-soaked oak here — the classic Foursquare balance, just softer and more subtle than the cask-strength ECS bottlings. Most call it a very easy sipper with natural sweetness and roasted, nutty depth. The recurring gripe: at 46% some find it a touch thin and short on excitement, so it charms more than it grabs you.
The community says- Trademark balance
- Coconut and vanilla
- Can feel thin
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How does Foursquare ECS VIII Premise 2008 taste?
Aggregated from 106 community reviews.
Balanced, easy-sipping sherry-cask Foursquare Loved as a gentle, well-balanced Foursquare with sherry warmth and coconut-vanilla ease. The catch a few name: it can read thin and simple, and the heavy sherry oak isn't for everyone.
Fans of balanced, sherry-influenced sipping rums
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How is Foursquare ECS VIII Premise 2008 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.2 sits in the “Very good” band. 96% 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?
39% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 106 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
27.10.2025 Finishing the last sample I have, next time it's the bottle I have. Retasting and I still find it well balanced and nice. ---------- If you know the Foursquare Port Cask Finish, then this one is similar but more subtle in general. A nice complex rum with natural sweetness to it.
Review by Timo Groeger
Most helpful mixed review
Wirklich ein netter Foursquare, so zum Sippen ist er echt gut. Angenehme Süße, wir haben hier Vanille, Karamell, dunkle Schokolade und Kokosnuss. Außerdem ist er recht röstig. Aber leider halt zu dünn, sonst wäre er besser.
Review by Jakob
For me, this is one of the best sipping rums from Foursquare. Various other releases at cask strength have already shown that Foursquare harmonizes well with ex-sweet wine casks, and here is proof of this at reduced drinking strength.
Review by cigares
A varnish blended with fruit on the nose, marzipan. Discretion and elegance, a fresh, pastry-like quality. A soft, balanced, woody and slightly diluted attack on the palate. A short but still elegant finish. Pineapple and monoi in the empty glass. A rum that's no competition beast, but one that knows how to seduce. I love it!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Very very tasty easy sipping foursquare. The 48% are ideally chosen. Nice combo of coconut, milk chocolate, grape jelly and some caramel with salt.
Review by Oliver
Very good easy-sipping Foursquare. The reduction to 46% does not dilute it at all — on the contrary: great intensity and aroma density. Perfect drinking strength. I really like the sherry influence.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,7:On the nose, roasted wood notes and sherry barrel, sweet, with leather, caramel, chocolate, pastry, spicy vanilla, buttery, raisins, toasted coconut, some varnish, molasses with tobacco, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, citrus and dried apricots arise, metallic patina and hints of sulphur, brown sugar and roasted nuts. 8,7:On the palate, the attack is sweet with roasted oak notes, sherry barrel finish, like caramel, burnt sugar, dark chocolate, nuts, leather, syrupy, creamy, full bodied, fruity with dried, citrus fruits, coconut, balanced, spicy with baking spices, vanilla. 8,7:The finish is long, sweet, dry&tannic, round, buttery, as roasted oak notes with dark chocolate, macaroons, pastry, nuts, spicy, pair mineral molasses with licorice and tobacco, fruits like coconut, citrus, cherry and grapes..
Review by Tim
Solider Rum, ich denke man kann ihn ganz gut neben einem Doorly 14y einordnen. Sherry-Finish ist bemerkbar, jedoch gut eingearbeitet. Leckere Aromen an Nase und Gaumen, sehr angenehm zu trinken, wobei die Intensität etwas fehlt.
Review by Skyfly
Im heutigen Foursquare Cross Tasting (mit ECS X, XI und XII) leider die schwächste Version. Das typische Geschmacksprofil ist vorhanden, wirkt jedoch allgemein verdünnt, wobei der Alkohol besser integriert sein könnte. Als easy Sipper gut trinkbar, aber mehr nicht.
Review by Jussi Piirainen
Having a Foursquare rums tonight. First one was the Sagacity and now Premise. On the nose: Sherry notes come forward as the rum sits in the glass. Vanilla. Coconut. Dried fruits. That Foursquare trademark balance is there. Roasted. Offers more on the nose than the Sagacity. Taste: Balanced and soft. Vanilla, coconut and caramel notes up front. Then you get more oaky, roasted flavours with spices. Finish: Woody. Vanilla. Hints of citrus and grapes in there. Semi-dry finish. Another easy sipper with a little more bigger palate than the Sagacity. That "trademark" Foursquare balance is there. Just as i expected, good quality rum, but misses intensity and exitement which drops the score for me. Good inoffensive rum for someone new to rum world.
Review by Johannes
Some port influence, light orange note, marzipan, alcohol not particularly well integrated despite the dilution. Seems a bit young.
Review by La Brute de Futs
incredibly fruity, perfectly balanced, hints of coconut, nuts, and woods. No wonder Foursquare is a top notch distillery with awesome and price-worthy products. Clearly it's a must have for any rum lover.
Review by Michal S
A solid, smoother rum from Foursquare that is permeated with vanilla and wood.
Review by Richard Krupa
Velice prijemny vzorek, predni pozice u me mezi foursquary
Review by Henry Davies
It’s a rum that builds. At first taste the relatively low ABV was a bit uninspiring but the longer I took with it the more I enjoyed it. The nose is delicate but refined, with a sweet vanilla, cooking spices and a cut of green apple. On the mouth it is surprisingly savoury, with green olives and brine mixed with chocolate and warm spices. The finish is soft and medium length with milk chocolate and nuts in front of a backbone of warming spice. It’s a rum which needs time to be appreciated but brings a lot of interesting notes to the party. More refined than the bourbon cask ECS bottlings and a good option if willing to take some time
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
Likely my first taste of Foursquares ECS edition, and I've been a fan since. Back then, it was a good price for the quality. It's very easy to drink. Sweetness to the nose, and notes of fruits, jam and subtle sherry
Review by Louise Rosenkrands
A bit simple. Alcohol well integrated.
Review by Filip Šikula
Kombinace staření v sudu po portském a sherri rumu velmi prospěla. V chuti pořád klasický foursquare, ale sud po sherri mu dodáva sladkost, která jde s nižším abv pěkně dohromady. Jemné, komplexní s kratší závěrem.
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 alexbool
Deep, high intensity and somewhat dark, mature aroma. Caramel, vanilla, oak on the nose. Honeycomb aroma in the empty glass. Wonderful. Classic Barbados palate with oak, vanilla, also beeswax and some fruit. Overall very nice.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →Maybe picking your favourite Foursquare rum is a bit like picking your favourite child? All I will say is spend as much time with all of them as you possibly can. This is stellar stuff. PS Photos will be updated when my bottle arrives.
Details about Foursquare ECS VIII Premise 2008
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Barbados, distilled by Foursquare, at 46%.
Community purchases
430 bottles logged by 315 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
19% opened, 41 emptied and repurchased.
What does Foursquare ECS VIII Premise 2008 cost?
Community paid 50–116 €.
Current best price: 196.70 € – 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+ →
430 purchased · 113 tasted · 50 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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