Foursquare The Real McCoy 5 Years
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A solid stepping-stone Barbados rum from Foursquare: light-bodied, classic vanilla, caramel and gentle oak. Newcomer-friendly neat, but really shines as a mixer for simple, unsweetened cocktails. Backed by 56 RumX reviews.
- Unsweetened profile
- Classic vanilla oak
- Great for mixing
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How does Foursquare The Real McCoy 5 Years taste?
Aggregated from 57 community reviews.
Straightforward, unsweetened Barbados mixer A solid stepping-stone Barbados rum from Foursquare: light-bodied, classic vanilla, caramel and gentle oak. Newcomer-friendly neat, but really shines as a mixer for simple, unsweetened cocktails. Backed by 56 RumX reviews.
Those building their palate who want an honest, unsweetened Barbados rum for classic rum-and-cola, highballs or simple cocktails without added sugar.
Drinkers seeking rich sipping rums, big complexity or higher ABV intensity; enthusiasts used to Foursquare ECS or other more characterful bottlings.
How is Foursquare The Real McCoy 5 Years rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.1 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 54% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 57 ratings
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Woody/barrel, chocolate and a tiny bit of vanilla. The alcohol comes across as pungent. I would never purchase a bottle.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
01.05.2019 Nice tasting with friends including my slow cooked pot roast. Colour Medium dark in colour. Nose Light, light wood, faint roasted, dried fruit, caramel, light floral, spice. Palate Light, sweet, light wood, dried fruit, light floral, faint pineapple, spice, light chocolate, light caramel. Finish Short to medium, light wood, sweet, light dried fruit, faint citrus, light chocolate, faint caramel. Extra note. Surprisingly good at the age and price tag.
Review by MoMcGurk
My wife liked it more than I did. It was pretty strong straight. Mixed was far less so. I did not pick up a particular flavor one way or another, but whatever was there, wasn’t too bad.
Review by abaker-rum
A solid rum, good for cocktails ok for sipping. The nose gives off caramel, vanilla, and oak notes with a little banana. The rum is light on the tongue with caramel and vanilla as the primary taste. The finish is slightly better than the palate with vanilla, dried fruit, and barrel spices.
Review by Kedo
Agressif en bouche
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
super round number! nice entry Barbados rum!
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
The nose is quite roasted. Hazelnuts and oak are most prominent. The palate is quite oaky. Hints of raw licorice and cocoa. On the dry side. The finish keeps the oak and some vanilla. It is quite short though. Overall, I am a little disappointed but this is the 40% abv version. I'd say the Doorly's 5 year old might be a better buy.
Review by TheJackDrop
Un rhum simple.
Review by pavlix vipax
Stipkavejsie, interesting, longer, distinctly nuts and almonds, probably the longest stiplavost but we'll see, the second degu...aroma of almond butter and fine spirity, oak, in the taste simpler, subtle sweetness, but also still at 5 years old quite pungent, but I'm raising to 7.8m from 7.6
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 FireChief
Udemærket, men ret gennemsnitlig. Der smages vanilje, træ og engelsk lakrids. Alkoholen er ikke specielt godt integreret. Duften lover mere end smagen kan indfri. En rom som har svært ved at stå alene, men som samtidigt kan tilføre en rumbaseret drink klassisk romsmag og slagkraft.
Review by Maarten Leewis 🇳🇱
Too light for my taste
Review by Ian Gilman
A good rum for mixing to provide a pretty classic baking spices and sweets note. If I’m reaching something in this style to sip, I’m going all the way to Foursquare ECA. This lacks to complexity of dark tobacco notes and highlights, like orange zest, that elevate Foursquare’s premium product. Still very nice and great value.
Review by Tom Buteneers
Bajan starter. Not bad, but lacks depth... meanwhile it feels like a step down compared to many other goodies
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
"So, it perhaps goes with saying that it works really well mixed. A rum and coke with The Real McCoy 5 Year Old is very pleasant. It has a nice weight to it – its a bit bolder than Doorly’s 5 Year Old. More in keeping with Old Brigand, in..."Read full review →
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122 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 40 members.
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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