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Foursquare Private Cask Selection Hereditas (The Whisky Exchange)
Most tasters land on "solid but no surprises" — a classic Foursquare where the sherry cask is clearly there. Expect vanilla, raisin, toasted coconut, oak and a darker, dirtier edge of tobacco, smoke and rubber. A few find the palate thin or the sherry a touch heavy; others love the dark chocolate that shows up late. The 56% is well integrated.
The community says- Dark chocolate finish
- Well-integrated 56%
- Thin palate
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How does Foursquare Private Cask Selection Hereditas (The Whisky Exchange) taste?
Aggregated from 64 community reviews.
Dark, sherried Foursquare with coconut and oak Most call it a good, dark, sherried Foursquare — vanilla, coconut and dried fruit with a dirty edge. The catch: some find it thin on the palate or slightly over-sherried.
Foursquare fans who like a darker, sherried, cask-strength sipper
Anyone wanting a light, sweet, easy pour or big complexity
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How is Foursquare Private Cask Selection Hereditas (The Whisky Exchange) rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.4 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?
14% rate it between 6 and 8. 17 selected write-ups from 64 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by zabo
Most helpful positive review
As expected, another solid Foursquare bottling as always. The finish is a little different from the usual. A nice experiment that I think is a success. But for the current price being asked in stores, it's completely over the top.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful mixed review
Nose: way too much solvent, right cloud that bothers me! Taste: dry, metallic, astringent, fresh, spicy, musty-wet cellar, then awesome finish of cocoa and grape and some citrus. Beautiful thing but for me a little unclean!
Review by Marcel.
My first high end rum bottle, was a family present which made me move on from whiskey into rum. Very nice balanced flavors of Fruits, wood from the sherry cask, and a little dirty note of tar and rubber.
Review by Oliver
Excellent Foursquare. Rather on the dark, spicy side with dirty, smoky notes. Special, but really good!
Review by DomM
Nicely balanced Foursquare. Sherry influence is noticeable but well executed and adds to the classic Foursquare profile. Very solid release as you would expect from Foursquare and The Whisky Exchange.
Review by Adde
chocolate, what a marvelous taste of dark chocolate. Soft and creamy, yummi!
Review by Serge
Solid Foursquare with a little too much sherry for me - especially on the palate. Goes in the dark direction - which I like. But somehow with too much sherry. I like the dark, but somehow not really at the level I would expect for a higher rating. The dry notes mix too much with the sherry notes here
Review by Joachim Guger
Similar profile to the ECS 2004, but less coconut, cleaner. Overall, the 2004 is in a different class. Post Tasting Note: Even with 2cl I had a slight hangover several times the next morning. Perhaps too much sulphur in the casks.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,6:On the nose, the first impression we get are notes from well roasted wood like leather, nuts, caramel, smoke and spices like cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, we have a malt note-do we have a single malt in front of us?Some varnish is here... On aeration, citrus is out, perhaps lemon, orange peel, tropical fruits like toasted coconut, dried fruits like raisins, apricots. Some chocolate, biscuits round up notes, there is a bit vegetal molasses with black tea. 8,5:On the palate, the attack is spicy with vanilla, nutmeg, as the wood is roasted with nuts, cream toffee, leather, smoke.There is inevitable toasted coconut, dryness, the fruits are dried with raisins, apricots.The molasses is musty, tobacco is present. 8,3:The finish is long, a bit bitter with earthy molasses, cigar note, the wood is charred, dry and spicy, there are dried fruits and coconut..
Review by Jussi Piirainen
Since this is the first dram from the just opened bottle, this rum did sit in the glass for a good 30 minutes. On the nose: Smoky,oaky, rubbery and tobacco notes. Kind of dark and dirty with honey notes to balance it out. There is also vanilla notes and raisin notes in the background. Did not expect this from Foursquare. Taste: Here we have more familiar notes. Vanilla, spices,coconut, oak, tobacco notes in the background. Dry. Little bit of that dirt in the mouthfeel. In the end you get some chocolate notes. Finish: Woody, vanilla and earthy notes. Dry. Short finish. Interesting rum from Foursquare as this one has different, more darker notes in the palate, but it still has familiar Foursquare style. Not for everyone, but absolutely worth of tasting.
Review by Fuwi
Grundsolider Foursquare, der kaum für Überraschungen sorgt. In der Nase Vanille und der Sherry kommt leicht durch, auf der Zunge erst ein wenig leicht unangenehme Schärfe mit holzigen Noten und dunklen Früchten hinten raus. War spannend getestet zu haben, danke an @zabo für den Split und an meine Tochter für das LED Amhiente!
Review by Leo Krüper
Sherry Foursquare. Simple but good. With the 56% very pleasant to drink on a medium-warm summer evening.
Review by Alexander Rasch
Ganz tolle leckere Nase. Am Gaumen dann etwas enttäuscht, da er etwas dünn wirkt. Viel Holz. Die Sherry Fässer sind schon merkbar. Ein schöner Sipper...
Review by Rumclub Latvia
This one little bit disappointed me. Need to try again…
Review by Pavel Spacek
Too flat, less chocolate more coffee ... 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 bossi
Blindverkostung: die Nase gibt direkt schon Aufschluss darüber, dass es sich um einen Foursquare Rum handeln muss: Salzlake, Mandeln, Karamell, Vanille – tendenziell eher spanisch als britisch. Am Gaumen immernoch alles eher spanisch mit einem Hauch vom Briten ;). Unausgewogener Körper, mittleres Alter (14-16 Jahre) wenig Komplex mit hohem Alkoholgehalt (55-60%), der aber tendenziell eher gut eingebunden ist! Leider nicht ganz mein Fall, was aber bei Foursquare bei mir nicht unüblich ist. 69 Punkte
Review by GigiMartini
Un Foursquare piuttosto classico, in questo caso l'apporto dello sherry è evidente e ben gestito. Alcool ben integrato
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Expert reviews
2 critics scored it, averaging 9.6/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →They both like this a lot as well but maybe not as much as me! So the question is did Sukhinder and Co at The Whisky Exchange get a good Private Cask Selection? Put it this way I'll be getting a few more bottles come pay day! Sweet but not...
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Details about Foursquare Private Cask Selection Hereditas (The Whisky Exchange)
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Barbados, distilled by Foursquare, at 56%.
Community purchases
171 bottles logged by 112 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
10% opened, 8 emptied and repurchased.
What does Foursquare Private Cask Selection Hereditas (The Whisky Exchange) cost?
Community paid 90–201 €.
Current best price: 189.00 € – 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+ →
171 purchased · 67 tasted · 31 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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