Foursquare 2004 Zinfandel Cask Blend 11-Year

Very easy going rum. Is sweeter (not sweetend!l than most other Foursquare rums, which makes it very easy to drink.

Pleasant rum ! Foursquare really never disappoints

The 4th in the Foursquare special cask editions, the Zinfandel cask aged is another winner. Blended between pot and column still, and Zinfandel and bourbon casks it has not been sweetened or coloured.
It comes in the same bottle as its predecessors and the Doorley's rums, meaning it has a screw cap, belying the quality in the bottle.

Colour: deep golden
Nose: delicately spiritedy with a bunch of fresh fruit notes
Mouth: gorgeously warming, fruity notes from the Zinfandel with warm woody tones and a hint of bourbon.
Sweetness: 2-3/5; hard to call, it is all from the bourbon casks, no added sugar, but it does not feel dry.
Burn: gentle, lasting

Summary: As a specialist rum this is a total bargain. Drier than most "top sippers" it excels in purity and quality.
It is a limited edition - get some while you can!!

Beautiful rum with butterscotch,caramel, toffee and coffe aroma and some fruity notes.In mouth, the pastry take the lead with lot of fruits, vanilla and oaky notes and slightly bitter. Long aftertaste. Never taste that before, very interesting.

1er rhum découvert de chez foursquare, après un nez déroutant, une explosion de saveur en bouche, du miel, du fruit et une final sèche et relativement longue...que demande le peuple ? Du rhum bien sûr. ..

A lovely flavour with the natural flavours of the zinfandel grapes giving the rum a sweetness without any added sugar, great choice

It's like a blend of all the awesome rums I've ever tried. This is a generous 9 admittedly but it deserves rewarding. It takes balls to make something like this and balls to drink it neat. I am a happy pirate.

I bought this because it is rated so highly on here and agree that it is quite fantastic! My favorite is El Dorado 12, but this is definitely less sweet and has more character, fruity notes, cinnamon and oaky with a nice Zinfandel finish, quality sipper!

Nose: Summer fruit pudding, bags of strawberries, raspberries and plums. Some definite oak but light and soft oak, delicate caramel, vanilla and some molasses. Some spirity notes and a touch of varnish. The nose it at one time light, fruity and floral, slightly grassy and then at the same time you can feel deep brooding pudding smells are lurking. It’s a nose that makes you want to take a big mouthful of the waiting rum.

Palate: Thick, full mouth feel, coating but not cloying. Sweet delivery with loads and loads of fruit, you can really get the wine casks in this. Strawberries, raspberries and plums again, some pomegranate, and then a big whoosh of candy floss/cotton candy. Oaky mid-palate and then moves on to toffee, butterscotch, butter and baking spices. There is a little touch of licorice, vanilla pod and something almost savory in there too hiding at the back; paprika or Garam Marsala. Dry coconut as things move to the finish.

Finish: Long. Drier than the palate but still sweet. Strawberries and fresh whipped cream, milk chocolate and maple. That coconut from the end of the palate stays into the finish and then it starts to get spicy with some white pepper, clove and a touch of ginger but it never bitters.

More here:
https://rumtastic.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/foursquare-zinfandel-cask-blend-11-year-old/

He is King Midas, in my opinion. I will buy anything he makes and almost certainly love it.

Whoever said walnuts at the end nailed it.