Foursquare Private Cask Selection Hereditas (The Whisky Exchange)
Loved by zabo, Marcel. & 48 more
For curious explorers ready for bolder Foursquare, this 14-year, 56% sherry-influenced Barbados rum leans dark, dry and spicy. Expect roasted wood, vanilla, coconut, dried fruits, chocolate and a slightly “dirty” smoky edge.
- Dry, unsweetened profile
- Dark wood and spice
- Sherry complexity
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Aggregated from 60 community reviews.
Dry, dark, sherried Foursquare power For curious explorers ready for bolder Foursquare, this 14-year, 56% sherry-influenced Barbados rum leans dark, dry and spicy. Expect roasted wood, vanilla, coconut, dried fruits, chocolate and a slightly “dirty” smoky edge.
Fans of dry, cask-strength Foursquare who enjoy sherry cask influence, dark wood, tobacco, coconut and chocolate rather than sweetness.
Beginners or those sensitive to higher ABV, and drinkers seeking sweet, easygoing rums or very clean, bright profiles.
How is Foursquare Private Cask Selection Hereditas (The Whisky Exchange) rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.4 lands squarely 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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Based on 60 ratings
Review by zabo
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 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 crazyforgoodbooze
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 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.
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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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