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oursquare Penultimus. Ah yes I’m ahjead of the game with this Exceptional Cask Series release. In fact I am reviewing this using the final 30ml of it currently available in the UK.
You’re quite correct it hasn’t been released in blighty yet. However I have contacts, influential contacts. Step forward the wonderful Peter Holland who is the UK (and possibly European) Rum Ambassador for Doorly’s and all things Foursquare delivery.
House of Rum Barbados Rum 2010 Foursquare Distillery. If i have one negative thing to say about Independent bottlers and it is something that is consistent across 99% of them………
They play hell with the titles for my reviews. You see I need to put the name of the bottler, the name of the vintage and the name of the distillery. If I don’t include one of these I feel like I’ve left out vital information. Occasionally I feel the need to add the cask number. Sometimes even if its a collaborative bottle who its been bottled for.
Geographic Indications (GIs): The End of Creative Geography in the Rum World
The rum world is finally being forced into a conversation it has managed to sidestep for decades: Geographic Indications (GIs).
For some producers this is a welcome step towards clarity. In fact, it is those producers who are largely calling for change. For others, it would appear to be catastrophic to their very existence.
Foursquare Mandamus. Here we have another word that I never heard or come across before………Mandamus is Latin for “we command”, a legal term referring to a court order compelling action.
It’s a suitably assertive name, and one that feels very much in keeping with the Foursquare ECS range. These releases no longer arrive as curiosities or experiments, they arrive with a certain expectation attached. Foursquare Mandamus is not here to introduce anyone to the Foursquare Rum Distillery, nor is it designed to broaden its appeal. It assumes a certain level of familiarity and interest from the outset. It knows its target audience.
Dead Reckoning “The Bosun’s Persuader” Barbados. Over the past few years Dead Reckoning have developed a bit of a reputation for bottling rums from Foursquare Distillery.
I would also argue that they have perhaps gained a reputation for bottling the BEST Independently bottled Foursquare Distillery rum. Don’t believe me? Well let me explain……..
Mount Gay Eclipse Navy Strength Barbados Rum. I don’t spend as much time reading about Rum as I used to. Two young children have partly seen to that! Due to this I was under the mis-conception that this new release from Mount Gay was only available in Barbados!
I’m not quite sure why really maybe because it is noted as “Limited Edition”? Also, from what little rum viewing I was able to do on the Internet over the past few months I only really saw people returning from Barbados showing off this rum. A couple of weeks ago I noticed, however that a number of people in my Facebook group “The UK Rum Club” were posting and talking about this rum……
Foursquare Fidelitas. I recently bemoaned the fact that other reviewers were getting Foursquare rum reviews out before me. Suggesting, that I need to up my game. Todays review really takes the biscuit though, as Steven James of Rum Diaries Blog has produced a review before me of this particular rum. The little bastard.
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