Velier Foursquare Patrimonio 2004

This is one of the milder and smoother Bellier Foursquares (others have described it as sharp and weak, but for me it feels a bit light for its age). The rye flavors include sherry, green grapes, and unripe peaches. There are also bourbon and leather notes that are typical of Foursquare. It's less woody and more floral than the other series. I would love to have a bottle if I could get my hands on it, it's the perfect Foursquare for me.

9:On the nose, the first impression we get is very pleasant, almost gentle, as it very balanced and round with sweet spices like cinammon, very roasted, charred wood with dark chocolate, roasted nuts, vanilla, caramel and marzipan. Our nostrils are excited with very buttery feeling. After we air the rum a bit, there are creamy, sherried dried fruits, the molasses is dark and vegetal with coffee, leather, as there also some ripe peaches come out... 9:On the palate, the attack is balanced, delicious with charred, very roasted wood and bourbon yellow fruits. The rum is extremely creamy, but also quite dry, the fruits are caramelized, there are butterscotch, vanilla, chocolate and nuts, as the molasses is thick and dark with herbal nuances.After some rest, the wood becomes resinous, toasted, more spicy with sweet spices, sherry ageing is more evident with creamy, sweet dried fruits. There are some coffee and leather . 9:The finish is very long, creamy and delicious, as the notes from the palate linger on, just the molasses is a bit more bitter.. Top!🤩😋

What a lovely and well balanced rum. The ABV is so well integrated that you barely fell it. Fruity but a definite Foursquare and I really like the light smoky touch it has. The finish is medium to long and there's natural sweetness all the way. The day after the glass has a nose from heaven.

Velier FS (+ a fee spected other contenders) blind cross tasting: Honestly, the results here were very close. The Belier bottlings display a very high quality thourgout the range. Triptych and Pleni came out on top for me closely followed by Destino. I was somewhat surprised, that Sassafras and 2006 came out rather at the bottom, while I enjoyed both very much on their own. Raconteur also quite low in the ranking with Principia clearly at the bottom.

Pub Alte Post Witten February 2025. Let's start with a bomb. Here we have a great nose, vanilla, dark chocolate and wood are recognizable. On the palate we have caramel, dark chocolate, wood and spice.

Rankings of 6 Velier Foursquare from cross-tasting (sans 2006 & Destinos) 1. Pleni [Excellent deep foursquare profile that sets itself apart from the pack with a delectable tobacco note and a long pleasant finish] 2. Patrimonio [I love it. The most clearly Sherry-marked of them all and it’s just an ideal complex sipper. The finish cuts out slightly too early to make it top boy] 3. Triptych [intense, flavorful, and very solid but the profile is a little too molasses syrupy for my taste] 4. Raconteur [very good but just lacks a little bit of personality compared to the ones above. The finish is also noticeably shorter compared to the top 3.] 5. Sassa [great jumping attack out the gate but the slightly astringent aftertaste drags it down] 6. Principia [too sharp, alcohol less well integrated, still a more than fine rum of course] Kudos to Leo Tomczak for samplers

A nose to fall in love with. I have not yet had my fill of Barbados rums with wine finishes. Sherry finishes also have their charm, although I usually like port finishes even better. Convinces nevertheless on full line.

Deep, elegant, woody nose. On the palate, it keeps the promise of the nose. Spicy and warm with dark chocolate-covered fruitiness. ❤

Magnifique coco grillée, huile de coco, chocolat noir amère, gousse de vanille. Doux en bouche, des épices de cuisine. Le caramel mou dans la casserole. Très bon foursquare by Velier.

One of the better releases. Very good and deep. Really liked it. Chocolate, honey, fruits, wax. טעימת פורסקוור יופי של בקבוק. קצת כהה ומאוזן יותר מהאחרים. נהנתי מאוד מכל טיפה. שוקולד מריר. שעווה. פירות אדומים. קצת קצת אסטרים שנותנים תחושה שהיא חרוכה. טעים מאוד.

I really like the sherry influence on the Foursquare profile, especially with some time in the glass this release becomes one of my preferred Foursquare sipping rums. Very enjoyable.

The rum rolls around mouth to a powerful spicy wave. He brings a lot of barrel with what but harmonizes very well with the simultaneous pleasant sweetness. The finish is in relation to the aroma explosion in the mouth amazingly short and dry.a very nice rum that is at least equal to the ECS releases from the Foursquaredestillerie.

The Swell and the Barbados 2006 Flag Series have been added to the big crosstasting of the Velier bottlings. Unfortunately, it has not yet been possible to get a sample of the 70th. In general, it can be said that there were no major differences on the nose when flying blind. However, there are recognizable differences in the taste itself. In my opinion, however, three clearly stand out and bring up the rear.

Nussig vanillige Nase. Auch das Holz ist deutlich zu riechen. Am Gaumen durchaus pfefrrig mit schönen Holz und Vanille. Der Abgang sehr angenehm. Ein top rum, den ich gerne weiterempfehlen kann. Im Vergleich zum raconteur etwas sanfter.

Of the Velier Foursquare releases I've tried so far, this is the weakest. Update: I've now tried a sample from a fresher bottle again (thanks to Zabo) and have to admit that it tastes much better. I have corrected upwards again.