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Taste
Alcoholic, Woody, Vanilla
Most mentioned across 48 tasting notes
- Perfect for
- Foursquare fans curious about raw young pot still
- Less suitable for
- anyone wanting a polished, integrated neat sipper
Habitation Velier Foursquare Barbados 2013
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Two years old at 64%, and it drinks like it — the alcohol hits first and hard, so a few drops of water aren't optional here. Underneath sits the familiar Foursquare frame: vanilla, caramelized nuts, raisins and oak, with a spicy peppery bite and a touch of banana and varnish. Reduced, it turns creamy and warm. Fascinating as a look at raw young pot-still spirit.
The community says- Vanilla & nutty oak
- Foursquare character
- Less suitable for: anyone wanting a polished, integrated neat sipper
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How does Habitation Velier Foursquare Barbados 2013 taste?
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Young, punchy pot-still Foursquare at cask strength Most agree it shows real Foursquare character for two years, but the alcohol runs poorly integrated and youthful — nearly everyone reaches for water first.
Aroma profileIs it right for you?
Yes, if you're after bold, mature, oaky rums.
Foursquare fans curious about raw young pot still
anyone wanting a polished, integrated neat sipper
Style & occasion: Mature & oaky
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129 community reviews
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Review by cigares
Most helpful positive review
The nose is a little too alcoholic, with pineapple, raisins, vegetal and pastry notes. On the palate, the alcohol attacks strongly, then the other aromas emerge: tropical fruit, menthol, licorice. Short finish, but this rum is only two years old, with a certain buttery sweetness. A rum that lacks complexity and, above all, depth.
Review by Johannes
Most helpful critical review
Blind was the rum for me an absolute failure. Alcohol poorly integrated, too young, unbalanced, missing notes. Can not really be bottled so.
Review by Oliver
On the palate, one notices its young age. The alcohol comes across quite biting here. But one recognizes typical Foursquare notes. On the palate then still quite biting. But I would have blindly estimated it significantly older than 2 years. With a few drops of water, the alcoholic note is still there on the nose, but on the palate the bottling becomes more balanced and develops more flavors. But the bottom line is that the release is too alcoholic and unbalanced for me.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,1:On the nose, a banana bumps into our nosetrils, then varnish, solvents, woody notes with vanilla, caramelized nuts. On aeration, dried fruits like raisins, figs arise, citrus with a lemon, the rum becomes more spicy. 8,3:On the palate, the attack is strong with roasted wood notes like nuts, spicy pepper, later baking spices, a bit smoky, as a molasses is honeyed.The fruits are dried with raisins, figs, there is some banana, citrus with a lemon peel, alcohol is not integrated very well, inspite that is tasty.We notice burnt sugar, perhaps caramelized. 8,2:The finish is dry and a bit smoky, spicy with a pinch of salt, the fruits are dried and citrus..
Review by alex
I really like it. You can feel the alcohol a bit, but I like it when it packs a punch so it doesn't bother me. Nice aroma, very good on the palate and medium to long finish. I like the finish too. Beautiful basket of fruit.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Still relatively new and not classic Foursquare for me.
Review by F Kraemmer
Tasting d. 23.07.2026 With Mr. Daniel Jungberg. RX146 Velier Foursquare 2013 2 years. 1th. Tasting points 81. 2th. Tasting date 04.09.2026 points 82. Nose: Varnish and chemical notes, banana and nutty notes, vanilla and oak. Mouth: Spicy white pepper, roasted wood and nutty notes. Dried fruits, light sweet molasses, banana and citrus notes, light pleasant burnt sugar and smoke. Residual taste is spicy, light wood and smoke, dried fruits and light dark citrus notes. The glass: Oak and smoke. Tasting “In the cave”
Review by TheRhumhoe
Very young Foursquare at a crossroads between alcohol and acquiring its typical aromas. However, it is very shy on the nose, oak, dried fruits, nuts and some spices form the main olfactory profile. It shows a fairly present alcoholic touch at first. The attack on the palate is powerful. The alcohol is felt, stinging the palate and biting the tongue. Sharp as a razor blade, the rum only reveals a few dark spicy, woody and empyreumatic notes. It doesn’t reveal much and doesn’t want to show more after airing. The finish is short and uninteresting because it’s just as strong, rough and closed on tasting. A rum difficult to approach on all levels. Assuming the initial idea was to show that a young rum could have character, that’s true, but there is clearly a miscast here, as the rum is aggressive and unbalanced.
Review by Timo Groeger
No.2 from Habitation Velier, here a quite acceptable Foursquare. The nose is mainly vanilla and caramel, but is also quite alcoholic, smelling slightly of solvents. Strong and warm on the palate, with a hint of honey.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This one carries a punch so a few drops of water will balance out the high proof. It is a rich rum with lots of flavour.
Review by Alessandro
A very young rum, the alcohol strength on the nose is impressive, the taste remains less powerful. Being young, the rum doesn't have much character, it leaves immediately in the finish... not a fantastic output from HV. I received a new sample from a friend, I will taste it again.
Review by Benoit Mahe
The alcohol is not integrated well enough but this Foursquare in extreme mode is original and could have been very appealing with a little reduction.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
The nose is very expressive, it's heavy in aroma ! No tongs, it's direct: vanilla, raisins, tropical fruits, olives ... all sweetened with marzipan! For a 2 years old, it's quite crazy as a nose. In the mouth, it is rum, real, intense. We feel that it is cruelly young, the alcohol is very present. It is mainly woody-chocolate. It is very creamy in the mouth. The finish is moderately long on the woodiness with a little disturbing final astringency. It's young, it's punchy, it's powerful, it's surprising ... it's nice to taste in a lineup.
Review by Agricoler
Day 2 of the Sample Deluxe calendar. Very nutty Foursquare for the age, I find it surprisingly good. Alcohol is decently integrated.
Review by Rum Runner Labs - Will
A lovely Foursquare expression that indexes on cask-driven baking spice. It’s pretty impressive that a 100% pot still rum hews this close to the classic foursquare profile. Adjacent to a good heavyweight ECS release, but with a touch of tropical fruit, and very much turned up to eleven.
Review by Galli33
Here we have a Foursquare with a poorly integrated alcohol note. The alcohol basically overwhelms everything, with only a hint of fruit coming through. On the palate, you still get the typical Foursquare characteristics. The finish is medium-long, with the alcohol remaining quite dominant.😮💨🤯
Review by Michael Janek
May 23, 2024 The aroma is subtle, just a gentle breeze, develops and strengthens very slowly. The taste is really honeyed, but a bit rough. Feb 18, 2025 Havana Brno Still the same feeling, great.
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
A rather young, light rum. Decent rum, but a rather bitter aftertaste. Could be given to the 64% ABV. In the nose I found some fruit and spicyness, and I got notes of tropical fruits, oak and hints of spices
Review by Mathieu C.
Powerful mouthfeel but very controlled especially given the titration at 64 degrees Woody and chocolate in the center of the tasting Successful for 2 years of age ... Reminds an agricultural ...
Review by m8375e
lighter than expected
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Foursquare is a distillery from Barbados producing amazing rums for everyday sipping. It's a rum appreciated especially by rum lovers who are fed up with sugar and are looking for a smooth, sweet rum full of coconut, vanilla, chocolate and caramel. Simply pleasant and not aggressive flavors.
Review by Thunderbird
Nose: light notes of fresh fruit, sweetish (marzipan), alcoholic (Armagnac/Cognac)Palate: initially sweetish, then woody (barrel/oak), spicy, it spreads creamy in the mouth, the alcohol is very present (Armagnac) a little more aging would certainly have done it goodThe finish is medium long and woody with a bitter touch.
Review by Serge
Interesting to know how the pure pot still distillate tastes after 2 years, but nothing more. The palate already has a few rough edges (of the sort it does not need) too much for a HV bottling. Or even at all.
Review by Rumclub Latvia
Superb 2 (almost 3) years old rum
Review by Yves Remord
A powerful rum on the palate that hides its game well. The 64% are well integrated. The fresh hazelnut is really very very pleasant!
Review by Filip Heimerle
Typical foursqure. Very harsh need some drops
Review by Adam Rajchert
milky, raisin-like, moist, coconut milk, pineapple, citrus, nail polish remover, caramel, tropical fruits, spices, nuts, wood Fruits, coconuts, coconut milk, yellow fruits, spices, herbs, bananas, nutmeg, roasted almonds and coconut flakes, banana bread, cashews, chocolate, trace of espresso, cane sugar, ripe pineapple, pandan leaves, green tea, ginger, candied oranges, oily, tobacco long, oily, coconutty, nut milk
Review by John Coffey
Alcohol very poorly integrated and aromatic palette very limited to my taste.
Review by Harald
Color: Gold Aroma: Alcoholic and fresh with vanilla Fruity - yellow fruits, pineapple Honey. Taste: Honeyed and vanilla in the mouth, oily and creamy. On the swallow alcoholic, spicy and fruity. Finish: Long and spicy. Vanilla, fruit, remains sweet (honey). Warms from deep inside Conclusion: Fruity, honeyed and delicious.
Review by Hans
Simply just good!
Review by bossi
Blind tasting: freshly poured it's initially just alcohol – brutal alcohol without many aromas – detectable on the nose. With some time vanilla and caramel come through and with even more time a bit of glue and oak. You can already tell this is not a rum at drinking strength. On the palate then the harsh sobering: such a young rum that it's hardly suitable for pure enjoyment. This rum is at most 3-4 years old. A slight lemony sweetness (lemon glaze), which is quickly replaced by bitter herbs – all under the cover of alcohol, which probably exceeds 60%. Unfortunately, I'm not a big Foursquare fan and probably some rum friends and connoisseurs would make me scrub the deck for this review, but I can't do much with this potential Foursquare. I hope I can make a good cocktail with the remaining sample ;-). 66 points
Review by David
Alcohol too present and too young for my taste.
Review by Alexander Rasch
Brother Ewww.... what is it. Surprisingly thin on the nose. On the palate like a sugar cane schnapps and in the finish even really strictly alcoholic. It's a bit strange that a cask is bottled so unfinished. Perhaps exciting for friends of unaged rums. For me rather .... nope... not necessarily.
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What did the community pay for Habitation Velier Foursquare Barbados 2013?
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Details about Habitation Velier Foursquare Barbados 2013
A Pot Still Rum from Barbados, bottled by Habitation Velier, at 64%.
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