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Velier Foursquare Fidelitas 2004
Foursquare fans who like their Bajan aged, dry and wine-touched will feel right at home here. Twenty tropical years plus a Marsala finish bring dried fruit, raisin, coconut, dark chocolate and firm oak, with wine tannins on a long, dry close. Several tasters call it classic FS done well; a few find the finish and tannins one nudge too much.
The community says- Dried-fruit depth
- Long complex finish
- Tannic, drying finish
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How does Velier Foursquare Fidelitas 2004 taste?
Aggregated from 88 community reviews.
Rich, dry aged Foursquare with wine-cask edge Loved as a rich, well-aged Foursquare with dried fruit, wine notes and long dry oak. The honest split: some rank it top-five Bajan, others find it tannic and short of Absolutio.
Foursquare and Velier fans who like aged, dry, wine-finished rum
Anyone wanting a soft, sweet sipper or put off by wine tannins
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What does the community say?
5% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 88 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Mirco
Powerful and mature Foursquare with clear depth. Warm spices, vanilla and muted tropical fruit on the nose, with a noticeable woody note. Dry and structured on the palate with caramel, spice and some dark fruit, accompanied by a clearly recognizable barrel influence that is not too dominant. The alcohol carries the profile well. Overall, a strong, multi-layered bottling with serious character and good balance.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
The latest Velier Foursquare release and the oldest 100% tropical aging Foursquare to date. 20y incl. 1y Marsala finish naturally bring a lot of wood with them. The usual sweetness of coconut, banana, chocolate & co. takes a back seat here and is replaced by tobacco, sulphur, leather, intense roasted aromas, plus red and dark berries, black pepper, slightly burnt coconut chips and intense tannins from the Marsala wine finish. This makes it much less inviting on the nose and palate than I am used to from FS. Personally, it is too astringent for me and the alcohol is not perfectly integrated despite the "only" 55%. But this could also be due to the dominant tannins. All in all, an exciting new release but definitely not one that I would need a bottle of. I much prefer the Absolutio and Plenipotenzario in comparison! Unfortunately, my expectations were not completely met here.
Review by Basti
Tasted in parallel with the Equidem. Surprisingly, the Fidelitas is much fruitier on the nose, despite being aged for 6y longer. The Equidem has a completely different profile with more roasted aromas and barrel influence. The nose of the Fidelitas is overall very inviting with lots of fruit, spices, wine, pastries and also a slight floral touch. I like it very much and it reminds me (without direct comparison) a little of the Plenip. There is definitely a lot to discover here. Very balanced and palatable on the palate. Dried fruit, grapes, caramel, vanilla, coconut. Again, it's hard to believe that it has spent 20 years in a cask. All in all, a very good bottling and probably even reasonable for its age. For me personally, however, it is simply too expensive for an FS - which (surprise) does not stand out from the crowd.
Review by DomM
Very pleasant on the nose with dark berries, red fruits and caramel. On the palate the Marsala finish mingles with the woody/cask notes, which are definitely present. All in all this bottling is very well balanced and of high quality as you would expect from Velier‘s FS bottlings. Yet for me it cannot make it into the top bracket as it lacks a distinct character to make it truely stand out from the overall high level of FS bottlings.
Review by zabo
I'm still torn as to how I should classify this bottling. First of all, it's whining on a high level, because it's really good. Personally, I don't like the finish quite as much. It's not so dominant that it overpowers everything or is extremely present, it actually harmonizes quite well, but I'm not quite as taken by it as by Absolutio or Equidem. It wouldn't necessarily be worth it to me to have to hunt it down and stock up on a few bottles. I'd rather have another Plenipotenziario for 25€ less.
Review by LukaŽiga
9:On the nose, wine barrel impact, dried fruits like raisins and currants, dark berries, coconut, toasted wood with burnt sugar, leather, caramel, pastry, sweet, baking spices, black tea, round, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, dried apricots and grapes join, vanilla and chocolate, some glue, the molasses is flowery, sweet with hints of honey. 9:On the palate, the attack is round, balanced, fruity with tons of different fruits like dark berries, dried apricots, currants, raisins, red fruits, coconut, later citrus, oily, sweet with toasted wood notes like dark chocolate, coffee, caramel, leather, spicy with vanilla, allspice, perhaps slightly peppery, as the molasses is earthy with tobacco.Wine barrel impact is obvious. 8,8:The finish is rather long, dry&tannic, with sweet charred/toasted oak notes, spicy, smoky, pairing various fruits like tropical, berries, coconut and herbaceous, earthy molasses with cigar tobacco.
Review by Thunderbird
I'm not really a Foursquare fan, but I quite like this bottling. Surprisingly, I notice a lot of glue at first, which gradually gives way to dark berries, vanilla and a little coconut later on. On the palate, the wood influence is noticeable, but also dark berries, dark chocolate, allspice and something roasted. This also continues in the unfortunately relatively short finish. This costs it some points.
Review by Skyfly
You can taste the extremely long tropical ageing and therefore the barrel from nose to finish. Nevertheless, various fruity aromas are omnipresent. There are also notes of red wine (a little too strong for me), vanilla and spices. Very complex and perfectly integrated alcohol!
Review by Jakob
Typical Foursquare profile, but with relatively little coconut impact, instead nice vanilla and toffee sweetness and balanced wood influence. Somewhat powerful alcohol on the palate, but the overall profile is very pleasantly balanced. The long maturation is good for the Foursquares. A very successful release.
Review by Dr.Django
Wieder ein Foursquare von Velier, diesmal ein etwas kleinerer Hype, als bei den Abfüllungen zuvor. dieser Rum ist ein weiterer sehr guter Foursquare. Einfach delicious. Jedoch gibts diese Qualität mittlerweile sehr weit verbreitet bei Foursquare, was allen Connaisseuren natürlich zu Gute kommt.
Review by Fred Tillac
👃 = a bold, gourmand bouquet immediately offers up candied orange and banana, hazelnut, raisin, caramel, woodiness, cinnamon, a little leather and varnish and a hint of vanilla. 👄 = a nice fat amplitude on the palate, a beautiful gourmet balance, ending on a long finish blending spices. I haven't lost a drop! Bravissimo Velier 👌
Review by TheJona'Spirits
👃 From the very first nose, there's no mistaking that this is Foursquare. Dried fruit (raisins, plums), the sweetness of fruit, a touch of cherry brandy, cooked vanilla, cooking spices, soft buttery caramel, a touch of cocoa, elegant woodiness, a slightly minty veil. A very Bas-Armagnac Baco/Ugni Blanc side, perhaps the impact of a year's finish in Marsala casks. 😋 Oh, it's rather rare to note, but I find the palate a point above the nose. Warm, inviting, comforting, the 55% reduction is perfect. We find the dried fruit of the nose seconded by a few black berries and a note of dried apricots to great effect. Spices, honey, vanilla custard, overcooked caramel, coconut, dark chocolate, woodiness a little more pronounced than on the nose, but it doesn't show its age. Nice balance of flavors. ⛳ Rather long, on peppery spices, cooked wine barrel, tannins, dark berries. Then, a herbaceous side, fresh grass, sweet tobacco leaf, leather. 💡 Very good Foursquare that combines a controlled ABV and complex aromas. It sits in the upper middle of the many Velier ABVs for the eponymous distillery. If you don't have the budget (215-240🍒) I recommend the ECS 27 Equidem, which offers a very good RQP (99-109🍒). N.B.: re-tuned, it gains +1pt, 89 to 90. It has all the features you'd expect from an excellent FS, with a finely tuned ABV.
Review by Schnubbii
Schöner Foursquare in gewohnt hoher Qualität. Das hohe Alter bringt am Gaumen vergleichsweise viele Tannine mit sich, die aber durch eine schöne, beerige Fruchtigkeit gut ausgeglichen bzw. komplementiert werden. Dazu schöne Backgewürze. Insgesamt sehr rund und ausgeglichen. Für mich eine sehr gute Abfüllung, die aber für mich nicht ganz die FS Spitzenklasse erreicht. Kann man gut kaufen, muss man ob des hohen Preises aber auch nicht.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5645 08.09.2025 Enjoying some samples after an extended workday helping a colleague. Nose Round, fresh, light, wood, light roasted, light clove, faint herbal, light citrus, light banana. Palate Round, fresh, oily, wood, light dried fruit, faint cherry, spice, light cinnamon, light caramel, faint orange. Finish Medium to long, wood, light roasted, banana, light cinnamon, faint caramel, light herbs. Empty glass Vanilla, light chocolate, light herbs, light orange, light berries.
Review by Jarek
Jakob visits Franconian Tasting Gang in Nuremberg again, always welcome. The new Foursquare Fidelitas is also poured, and I like it very much. The typical Foursquare notes, such as coconut etc. are of course there again, but take a back seat. The expected woody influence is counterbalanced by the sweet marsala cask finish. The finish is clear, but not overpowering. Everything is nicely balanced, alcohol still OK.
Review by Serge
The Marsala becomes noticeable through deliciously sweet notes with cookies, berries, dried fruit, vanilla ... not a unique Foursquare. Not by a long shot. But still at a high level and easy to drink. You can buy it, but you don't have to.
Review by Leo Krüper
Usual high quality with good barrel integration.
Review by LesTontonsMaltés
Incredible rum, ultra ultra gourmand very pastry!
Review by Giorgio Garotti
An intense, creamy Foursquare with its usual elegance and quest for perfect balance! The Marsala cask finish gives it a touch of sweet notes that as yet had not been heard in any co-bottling with Velier!
Review by Nils123
The cask selection suits him perfectly and fits the well-known Foursquare profile very well. The typical coconut note can be found in the taste. It is also interesting that it is very varied in the nose, as well as in the taste and finish. The finish is of medium length.
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Expert reviews
3 critics scored it, averaging 9.6/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
Expert review by Le Blog À Roger
Read full review →What can I say, except that it's really very good and that it's a great pleasure to drink... This wood/mocha/caramel/fruit combination is simply excellent. Probably the best Foursquare wine I've tasted with the 2006! That alone 🙂
Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →Finish wise this is incredible. The flavours just keep going and going. This is phenomenal rum. Truly amazing. You will not need to reach for another glass for sometime - as the flavour remains on the palate. Likelihood is though you'll soon want another glass. 5 stars all day and...
Expert review by Rum Diaries Blog
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Details about Velier Foursquare Fidelitas 2004
A rum from Barbados, bottled by Velier, at 55%.
Community purchases
156 bottles logged by 110 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
9% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Velier Foursquare Fidelitas 2004?
Community paid 200–290 €.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
156 purchased · 88 tasted · 66 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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