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F2539B0C-7874-4378-9C4A-076F6CAC732CBarbados Foursquare Habitation Velier
Habitation Velier Foursquare Barbados 2013 70cl bottle
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Aged rum · 2 years · 64%

Habitation Velier Foursquare Barbados 2013

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
  • Keep in mind: Alcohol not integrated

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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.

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Perfect for

Foursquare fans curious about raw young pot still

Less suitable for

anyone wanting a polished, integrated neat sipper

Experience level · Expert (4/5)

Style & occasion: Mature & oaky

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Flavor profile
Sweet & dessert
Spice
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Fruit
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

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Is it right for you?

Yes, if you're after bold, mature, oaky rums.

What does the community say?

8.0/10 Very good

129 community reviews

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Review by cigares

Most helpful positive review

cigares
Jul 20241,175 reviewsSwitzerland
8.1/10

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

Johannes
Dec 20203,221 reviewsGermany
5.8/10

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

Oliver
Mar 20231,236 reviewsGermany
7.0/10

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

LukaŽiga
May 20251,526 reviewsGermany
8.2/10

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

alex
alex
Jul 2026423 reviewsFrance
8.4/10

J’aime beaucoup . On sent un peu l’alcool, mais j’aime quand ça envoie les watts donc ça ne me dérange pas. Joli parfum, très bon en bouche et longueur moyenne à longue. J’aime le finish aussi. Belle corbeille de fruit

Review by Tschusikowsky

Tschusikowsky
Mar 2023571 reviewsSwitzerland
7.5/10

Still relatively new and not classic Foursquare for me.

Review by F Kraemmer

F Kraemmer
Sep 2026141 reviewsDenmark
8.1/10

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

TheRhumhoe
TheRhumhoe
Apr 20231,076 reviews
6.8/10

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

Timo Groeger
Feb 20253,318 reviewsGermany
8.2/10

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 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Oct 20207,267 reviewsDenmark
8.3/10

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

Alessandro
Dec 202547 reviewsItaly
7.0/10

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

Benoit Mahe
Benoit Mahe
Jun 2021405 reviews
8.3/10

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 🇧🇪

Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Apr 2024869 reviewsBelgium
7.4/10

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

Agricoler
Dec 2023234 reviewsGermany
8.0/10

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

Rum Runner Labs - Will
Mar 202466 reviewsUSA
8.1/10

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

Galli33
Galli33
Jan 2026554 reviewsItaly
7.8/10

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

Michael Janek
Michael Janek
Feb 2026318 reviewsCzech
8.4/10

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🇩🇰

Steffmaus🇩🇰
Feb 2024179 reviewsGermany
7.3/10

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.

Mathieu C.
Jun 202157 reviewsFrance
8.5/10

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

m8375e
Apr 202167 reviews
8.2/10

lighter than expected

Review by Pavel Spacek

Pavel Spacek
Apr 20251,886 reviewsCzech
6.4/10

... 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

Thunderbird
Dec 20201,388 reviewsGermany
8.2/10

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

Serge
Mar 2023904 reviewsGermany
6.5/10

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

Rumclub Latvia
Rumclub Latvia
Apr 2022147 reviewsLatvia
8.7/10

Superb 2 (almost 3) years old rum

Review by Yves Remord

Yves Remord
Yves Remord
Apr 202314 reviewsCanada
8.5/10

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

Filip Heimerle
Filip Heimerle
Nov 2022260 reviewsUSA
7.4/10

Typical foursqure. Very harsh need some drops

Review by Adam Rajchert

Adam Rajchert
Adam Rajchert
Sep 202464 reviewsPoland
8.8/10

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

John Coffey
John Coffey
Dec 2022244 reviewsFrance
7.2/10

Alcohol very poorly integrated and aromatic palette very limited to my taste.

Review by Harald

Harald
Jul 2023229 reviewsPortugal
8.7/10

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

Mar 20257 reviews
8.6/10

Simply just good!

Review by bossi

Nov 2023102 reviews
6.6/10

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

David
David
Aug 202039 reviews
7.0/10

Alcohol too present and too young for my taste.

Review by Alexander Rasch

Alexander Rasch
Nov 2024526 reviewsGermany
4.9/10

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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377 bottles logged by 294 collectors.

Both drunk and collected.

22% opened, 12 emptied.

294 sealed 71 open 12 emptied

What does Habitation Velier Foursquare Barbados 2013 cost?

Community paid 60–128 €.

Current best price: 139.00 € – above the typical community range.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 92 €. Price history with 27 auction results in RX+ ›

377 purchased · 136 tasted · 31 wishlist · as of

Details about Habitation Velier Foursquare Barbados 2013

A Pot Still Rum from Barbados, bottled by Habitation Velier, at 64%.

DistilleryFoursquare
CountryBarbados
CategoryPot Still Rum
Raw materialMolasses
ABV64%
Age2 years
Vintage2013
Limited edition3,156 bottles
Sugar0 g/L
Volume70cl

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