Schotman’s Barrel Selection Foursquare Barbados Rum 17 2005
Loved by cigares , Lukas Jäger & 34 more
For experienced palates, this cask‑strength Foursquare offers dry, coconut‑driven Barbados character with vanilla, chocolate, orange and roasted wood. RumX members praise its balance, clean profile and daily‑sipper potential at higher ABV.
- Balanced cask strength
- Coconut and orange
- Clean unsweetened profile
Details about Schotman’s Barrel Selection Foursquare Barbados Rum 17 2005
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Aggregated from 51 community reviews.
Balanced coconut‑forward Foursquare powerhouse For experienced palates, this cask‑strength Foursquare offers dry, coconut‑driven Barbados character with vanilla, chocolate, orange and roasted wood. RumX members praise its balance, clean profile and daily‑sipper potential at higher ABV.
Fans of dry, unsweetened Barbados rums who enjoy coconut, vanilla and citrus notes at cask strength and want an alternative to standard Foursquare ECS releases.
Those sensitive to alcohol heat, seeking very sweet rums, or put off by slight metallic or bitter-sour notes mentioned in some reviews.
How is Schotman’s Barrel Selection Foursquare Barbados Rum 17 2005 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.2 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 98% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
A selection of the most popular reviews from our community. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by cigares
Un nez de vernis et d’acétone, des fruits, des pâtisseries mais en arrière plan, banane et acérola. L’entrée de bouche est creuse, heurtée et chaotique. Le vernis/acétone domine. Après de longues secondes les fruits prennent le relais et forment une finale avec sucre brun, banane et acérola correcte. La finale, amère, mais plus équilibrée sauve ce rhum. Un des moins bon Foursquare que j’ai eu dans mon verre. Bien meilleur pourtant qu’à ma première dégustation.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Tried at the 11th GRF and perhaps the secret highlight. Tasty Foursquare with character at a reasonable and fair price. No finish or barrel experiments, plus a nice and sympathetic team behind it, has me excited!
Review by Jakob
Very pleasantly round and sweet. Almost an easy sipper. The strong spicy notes of other Foursquares are largely absent from this release - blind I would probably have been more with Belize. But of course the profile remains typical for Foursquare. Great release.
Review by Leo Krüper
Nice, smooth Foursquare. Has everything you expect in a pleasant drinking strength.
Review by Frank
Oh wow, super intense tropical coconut aromas on the nose. More precisely, fine coconut milk. In addition, very light and in the background banana and orange. Slowly comes a little vanilla and the wood takes over, but very subtle and rather fragrant cherry wood. I also detect a very subtle note of marzipan. Smells good. Palate: equally fruity-spicy, with coconut and orange, but first comes a tart, dry, almost metallic and slightly bitter-sour-salty thrust, which then turns into lime zest with animal currant and some oak. Then at the back again coconut with orange and still slightly metallic. Am not a ⏹️ fan, but this one is not bad.
Review by Johannes
Amazingly good Foursquare!
Review by Christoph
Tasted quickly without expectations and had one of the best FS I know in the glass.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
02.03.2023 Enjoying some samples at home. Colour Medium dark in colour. Nose Round, balanced, wood, light roasted, fruity, light banana, faint coconut, faint caramel, spice. Palate Round, wood, light roasted, fruits, light orange, faint chocolate, nutmeg, light coconut, light banana, spice. Finish Medium to long, wood, light roasted, light banana, light orange, spice, light caramel, faint chocolate.
Review by DomM
Well rounded and wood forward FS.
Review by Sebastian Kornett
An extraordinary Foursquare that is ranked very high. Very balanced and complex.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Nice daily sipper, but doesn't sweep me off my feet. This rum also does not make me a Foursquare friend, it has nothing that makes me pay attention. For my taste also too expensive.
Review by Christian Rudt
Have now tasted this rum at the second German Rumfestival in a row. And what can I say. I just like it. Class barrel selection. Not overlaid. Successful bottling. Am glad here again a larger sample at the bottler to have grabbed. This Foursquare is fun.☺️😋
Review by Andi
Wow, very fruity, coconut, banana, in addition pairs vanilla, caramel and chocolate. For me personally the best Barbados rum I have tasted so far.
Review by Master P
Nach dem einfüllen ins Glas nehme ich als erstes Kokos und etwas vanille wahr. Geschmack ist sehr dünn und süß, Kokos natürlich und ganz leicht Orange. Im Abgang dann dann sehr scharfkantig und leicht scharf. Kann man sippen, aber das PLV ist eher schlecht. Sample reicht hier.
Review by Michael Schillheim
Tasted at the 11th GRF. A surprise of the festival for me. Very good tum from the house of Foursquare.
Community purchases
41 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 2 members.
About the Foursquare distillery
The Foursquare distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Foursquare have been reviewed 12,737 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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