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The Duchess Foursquare Barbados 21 1999
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"You can taste old and quality, but nothing unique," as one taster put it — and that captures the split here. This 21-year Foursquare from The Duchess reads dirtier and oakier than the usual coconut-and-vanilla Barbados, with chocolate-orange, marzipan and a tar/fuel edge some notice on the finish. At 60.2% it runs hot, and a couple of tasters found the alcohol poorly integrated.
The community says- Atypical for Foursquare
- Chocolate-orange depth
- Keep in mind: Runs hot
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How does The Duchess Foursquare Barbados 21 1999 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Atypical, oaky, high-proof Foursquare An atypical, oak-heavy Foursquare with chocolate-orange and marzipan depth. Most rate it well, but a few flag the high strength and rough alcohol integration as the real catch.
Foursquare fans wanting a darker, higher-proof twist on Barbados
Beginners and anyone sensitive to high ABV
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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37 community reviews
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A pretty well rounded Foursquare with nice fruits and lovely spicy touch. Oily palate with a medium finish. Draws really nice curtains in the glass and the empty glass is nice and I can pick up a light marzipan note.
Review by Johannes
Borderline alcohol content, but surprisingly complex for a Foursquare with chocolate-orange notes.
Review by Timo Groeger
A nice Foursquare just before the end of the day. Relatively fruity Barbados rum. Also really fruity on the palate, especially coconut is noticeable here, not for rum beginners ;-) You can try it once, but not more than that ;-)
Review by Zorman 🇩🇰
This is not your mild coconut driven Barbados, packed in vanilla. From the start Is feels dirty and heavy on the oak and the finish has some tar/fuel notes to it. Only after a while in the glass does the lighter aromas get noticed. The nose and tongue gets very different experiences. Reminds me very much of the Alta Gama FS 21y.
Review by Rare Akuma
Tasted at SITS’24 Opens like classical Foursquare with coconut flesh, pineapple husks, nougat-milk chocolate and malt. Very accessible with a flowery top note. Continues on the same trend on the palate, but with an interesting development of mixed peppers and chili. It’s dry, with lots of burnt sugars and fruit tannins, leading into an astringent mouthfeel. The finish is medium in length; sweet, yet chili-hot and minty. Atypical sensation for FSQ.
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
09/02/25: tasted alongside Foursquare 2008. An interesting, atypical Foursquare. The aroma was rather muted for me, but the palate made up for that. Different profile than I'm used to, maybe because of the 21 yo ageing?
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Foursquare is a distillery from Barbados producing amazing rums for everyday drinking. It’s a rum especially appreciated by rum lovers who are fed up with sugar and are looking for a gentle, sweet rum full of coconut, vanilla, chocolate and caramel. Simply pleasant and not aggressive flavors.
Review by Sebastian.W
Tasted at Spirits in the sky Brussels 2024. Nice foursquare, with not as much bourbon notes as I am used to from the distillery.
Review by Stijn Zino
SITS 2025 You can taste old and quality, but nothing unique.
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
With this I do not understand it's high rating. The alcohol integration is terrible. The nice orange peel does not help this one in the end. Besides this, there is just a lot of young sweetish foursquare
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29% opened, 3 emptied.
What did the community pay for The Duchess Foursquare Barbados 21 1999?
Community paid 113–157 €.
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Details about The Duchess Foursquare Barbados 21 1999
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Barbados, bottled by The Duchess, at 60,2%.
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