Foursquare ECS IV Zinfandel 2004
Loved by crazyforgoodbooze, Blaidor & 25 more
A solid stepping stone Barbados sipper that’s smooth and easy, with vanilla, red berries and gentle toasted oak from the Zinfandel casks. At 43%, it’s newcomer‑friendly yet still clearly Foursquare in style.
- Easy sipping
- Red-fruit influence
- Unsweetened Barbados
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How does Foursquare ECS IV Zinfandel 2004 taste?
Aggregated from 69 community reviews.
Easy Foursquare with red-fruit twist A solid stepping stone Barbados sipper that’s smooth and easy, with vanilla, red berries and gentle toasted oak from the Zinfandel casks. At 43%, it’s newcomer‑friendly yet still clearly Foursquare in style.
Drinkers building their palate who want an unsweetened, smooth Barbados rum with a noticeable red-wine cask twist and no high-ABV aggression.
Fans of cask-strength Foursquare or very intense, oak-heavy rums who may find 43% too light and the Zinfandel cask either muted or overly dominant.
How is Foursquare ECS IV Zinfandel 2004 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.9 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 91% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 69 ratings
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
super beginner sipper ! Can easily keep up with indelible. One of the very few extremely successful red wine finishes for me. Noticeable and intense but without dominating the rum. For 50€ at the time, an incredibly cool bargain. Could of course have a few % more, but it's super uncomplicated and delicious without being tiring or boring... Just easy sipping.
Review by Blaidor
Smell 10/10 Taste 9/10 Aftertaste 8/10 Image 9/10 (info about rum, bottle, carton-box, sugar free, marketing....) Total impression 9,5/10 ------------------ BTL Original price 👍👍👍 BTL II No added sugar 👍👍👍 BTL III Investment bottle 👍👍👍
Review by Jeremie Edde
Foursquare very average!! nevertheless gouleyant.. I don't understand the hype 🤪
Review by SaibotZtar
good but due to the low ABV a lot of flavor was destroyed ....The issue price was the right price for such a reduced rum .... too bad.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is a super fruity rum and luckily I have a bottle plus a backup one just in case. The nose is mild and fruity with vanilla and some barrel. In the back i pick up some varnish. The palate is complex, well balanced and slightly dry. Again fruity with vanilla and smoky oak. The fisish is long, lightly dry and has raisin and roasted oak. The day after the raisin and roasted oak is even stronger in the glass.
Review by Henry Davies
Revisiting this Foursquare classic. It is undoubtably very good rum but falls a little flat for me compared to the more recent ECS releases, it feels underweight at 43% ABV and the mouth feel muted as a result. Well balanced, vanilla and red fruit notes on the mouth but a bit light. Smooth short finish with hint of sweetness and tropical fruit. It’s good but in the new world of full strength rums it’s one you buy as it’s FS rather than on quality alone in my view
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Heavy on the oak and the red (forest fruits). The Zinfandel influence, which is a bold oaky red wine, is very present...but it works. Winterly spices. Sweet but not too sweet. I'm not that insulted by the "low" percentage of 43%, just start with this and everything will be alright. Different than modern Foursquare too...less glueish.
Review by Jarek
Fruity on the nose, alcohol simultaneously biting and weak, somehow diluted overall.
Review by Paul Segui
Bottle at around 65e, it's quite expensive but I really like it, to be tasted again later, a little disappointed by the finish which doesn't really stand out, it's quite balanced and easy to drink, you have a good time without really getting carried away or being exceptional.
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Foursquare is a distillery from Barbados producing amazing rums for everyday drinking. It is a rum that will be appreciated especially by rum lovers who are fed up with sugar and are looking for a smooth, sweet rum full of coconut, vanilla, chocolate, and caramel. Simply pleasant and not aggressive flavors.
Review by Roman Lelek
The color - gold - yellow more than brown The nose - vanilla, caramel grapes The taste - I think I got some old sample because I am really not sure how it should taste. Super easy sipper - i agree, but I don’t feel any fruits, the taste is quite mild, only the aftertaste is present..warm, dry. Its not complicated, not complex rum…maybe i have already higher expectations from Foursquere..so not bad but also definitely not awesome.
Review by Insta: spiritofbernard 🇫🇷
Un Foursquare qui a été réduit car l’éthanol et le vernis à ongle sont marqués! C’est un très bon rhum de soif pour finir le repas. Le fût de Zinfandel apporte des notes de fruits rouges et de l’oxydation. Excellent pour ceux qui veulent s’initier à un Barbade accessible.
Review by Rado Vito
Nose impression is average with vanilla. Taste is sweet with fresh frozen wine body and dry aftertaste. 43% wau, very full and good.
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"The only slight criticism would be the screw cap. I can counter that argument with the following - this isn't a rum that will be sticking around long in your collection unless you buy multiple bottles. Which is one thing I'll be doing!"Read full review →
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"The Zinfandel Cask is really overpowering everything here. Together with an unpleasent bitterness in the end that seems to come from the cask. FS can be better..."
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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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