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Foursquare Doorly‘s 12 Years
Vanilla and oak lead here, with caramel, coconut and a little dried fruit rounding it out. This is the classic Foursquare profile at 40% — smooth, dry-ish, no added sugar. Plenty of people call it a go-to daily sipper and a first proper rum. A few wish it had more proof, and some find the wood a touch heavy over the mild spirit.
The community says- No added sugar
- Smooth, easy sipping
- Could use more proof
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How does Foursquare Doorly‘s 12 Years taste?
Aggregated from 309 community reviews.
Smooth, oaky Barbados daily sipper Widely loved as an honest, well-aged daily sipper at a fair price. The recurring gripe: 40% and the oak can leave keen drinkers wanting more punch and freshness.
Fans of classic, unsweetened Barbados rum and newcomers
People chasing funk, high proof or bold surprises
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How is Foursquare Doorly‘s 12 Years rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.8 sits in the “Good” band. 81% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
76% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 309 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful positive review
Another great one from R.L. Seale and Foursquare. The nose is woody and fruity with an aroma of vanilla. At the palate and during the medium long finish it’s round, woody, spicy and fruity with flavors of tropical fruits, vanilla and oak.
Review by RumCzar
Most helpful critical review
Foursquare makes high quality rum with flavor so mild it's easily overwhelmed by cask wood. The whole Doorly's line of rums suffers from too much wood at every age, which is really disappointing. I'm done with Doorly's. I won't rebuy.
Review by Ralle
This dram pleasantly surprised me. The 12 years of aging bring a nice balance of vanilla, caramel, and subtle wood notes without any one component dominating. I especially liked how smooth and rounded it feels on the palate – a harmonious, slightly sweet character with a warm, long finish with a light citrus note. It's solid, very approachable, and shows enough depth to satisfy both newcomers and experienced sippers. It makes you want more.
Review by Blaidor
Smell 8,5/10 Taste 8,5/10 Aftertaste 8/10 Image 8,5/10 (info about rum, bottle, carton-box, sugar free, marketing....) Total impression 8,5/10 ------------------ BTL Ratio Price/quality 👍👍👍 BTL II No added sugar 👍👍👍
Review by Jacques etdom
Un rhum trop simple, quelques notes foursquare, mais peu d intensité.
Review by zabo
This was my first step into the world of Barbados and Foursquare together with the 14 year old. Find this super as a starter. Drink this often and like times in between. Meanwhile, the most affordable Foursquare from this distillery. Edit: for PL just great at the overpriced ECS. As CubaLibre simply super corrected upwards
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Nothing memorable. A simple but reasonably priced rum. For those who don't want to spend and commit too much.
Review by Jarrod Smith
Terrific sipping rum. Full bodied, round, not too sweet. MUCH nicer than the XO, at a similar price point makes this a no brainer.
Review by Air-one
Ce rhum Doorly's 12 ans a une nette dominante vanillée du nez à la finale. Au nez on est directement sur un rhum rond et doux. En bouche, une pointe de chaleur très agréable nous emporte. La finale moyenne à longue est dans la même veine. Un incontournable à l'excellent rapport qualité/prix.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Very nice fruity foursquare! Very dry, lots of wood but still a relaxed, uncomplicated sipping rum at a fair price that is even better in cocktails like corn n oil, Bermuda yacht club & co. But the doorly 14 is definitely a good bit better imho.
Review by J. Fundin
Tropical fruit sallad!
Review by Chrischi78
A really solid Foursquare. Beautiful wood notes, light, relaxed complexity. Subtle fruity notes, a little vanilla. A rum that is perfect for daily sipping, but also cuts a fine figure in cocktails
Review by Dw117
The rum that got me into real rum, and gave me my first rumgasm
Review by TheJackDrop
Nice masterclass at the Trou à Rhum in Arras. Nose: coconut clearly Taste: sweet spices, licorice, a little cherry syrup amid caramel and light woods. Finish: sugar, choco, a few distant spices, but above all, it's very/too short. Comments: can you really still drink a Doorly's when you've got a Foursquare at home? no.
Review by Gd Flo
A very classic foursquare
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 pavlix vipax
Krásna vôňa, dub, jemny karamel, úplne nesladené ale sladší záver a pikantnosť, stip menej ako worthy dosť, niečo tam je také zvláštne, lepidlo ani nie len na začiatku. Sladší zaver. Stredné dlhy. Odlezane, zvyšujem. Na záver normálne sladké a pikantné a po čase výrazne orechové, pečené lieskovce
Review by rum_sk
I was having a big expectations which were not fulfilled. Don't get me wrong this is great rum but hearing about how awesome it is all the time, I was expecting more. Now, onto the nose- vanilla, lot's of wood; oak to be precise. Palate- Oily, round sweetness of vanilla and oak barrel with slight hint of banana at the end and a bit of spiciness. Finish is medium long. Really nice rum if you have a chance to buy it around 30€. I bought mine for 28 for which I consider it an excelent rum for such price. I will need to revisit the review and the rating in the future. Revisiting: this time I sense fruitiness overall underlined with sour taste of green apple. Pulling it down from 74 to 70. Definitely over-rated for me. Highlight is the mid-long finish.
Review by Abrahan Reyes
Excellent price/quality ratio. This is the best on their price range and even better than some more expensive rums in the wild.
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Expert reviews
3 critics scored it, averaging 7.8/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
Expert review by Rum Runner Labs
Read full review →Lots of vanilla! Really mild otherwise. Very smooth, not super interesting. Refractometer: 15.1% brix
Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →As usual it is expertly blended and it shows yet again that rum can be produced, which is "smooth" and doesn't exhibit any notably strong alcohol notes, without loading it with sugar and other additives. Pure rum wins again.........
Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
Brings the complete Foursquare DNA, but could also use a few percentage points more ABV. For drinks, however, always a good choice.
Details about Foursquare Doorly‘s 12 Years
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Barbados, distilled by Foursquare, at 40%.
Community purchases
628 bottles logged by 562 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
34% opened, 106 emptied and repurchased.
What does Foursquare Doorly‘s 12 Years cost?
Community paid 25–52 €.
Current best price: 48.20 € – 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+ →
+12 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
628 purchased · 331 tasted · 375 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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