Foursquare Exceptional Cask Series - Equidem / 70cl

Only available in-store.

Equidem is the twenty-seventh release (Mark XXVII) in the award-winning Exceptional Cask Selection series.  And if you'll excuse the attempted pun, Equidem is 'Truly' the excellent rum that expers and enthusiasts have come to expect from the team at Foursquare Rum Distillery.

Excitingly, this bottling is the first release from Foursquare Rum Distillery to contain rum matured in ex-Black Muscat casks*.  Specifically a five-year-old ex-Bourbon cask that enjoyed a further nine years in an ex-Black Muscat cask.  This dual-maturation was further blended with a fourteen-year-old ex-Bourbon cask-matured rum.

Equidem is a Single Blended Rum, meaning that it is a blend of heavy and light marques distilled in the copper double retort pot-still and the continuous twin column stills of Foursquare Rum Distillery.  This excellent expression of rum has been fully matured, blended and bottled on-site.

Presented at 61% alcohol by volume, without chill-filtration, at its natural colour and free from sweeteners and other adjuncts.

Nose - Lots of treacle tart on the nose, with juicy sultanas, overripe nectarines and Victoria plums.  Zesty lemons and clementines, with a hint of marzipan, ginger and dried turmeric at the end.

Palate - Soft and silky on the palate.  A light caramel touch that develops into sweet, jammy summer fruits of peach and more Victoria plums.

Finish - Astringent black tea with a gingery, peppery, warming lingering finish.

*The Black Muscat casks originated from an undisclosed winery in Roussillon, France