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First thing people notice is the color — startlingly dark for a Foursquare, almost Oloroso-like. That comes from a Black Muscat cask finish over the usual bourbon-aged base, and it layers dark berries, plum jam and cassis over the classic caramel-vanilla-cocoa DNA. Full, oily body, a peppery ginger kick, and a long dry-tannic finish. The 61% shows some bite young, so a few drops of water help.
The community says- Dark berries, plum
- Oily, full body
- But: Slightly hot young
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Dark, berry-rich Foursquare with cask-strength kick Many call it the best ECS in years — the Black Muscat cask adds real dark-fruit depth. A handful find it a touch too sweet or the alcohol slightly hot when young.
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Review by Jack M
Fantastic and complex rum. Needs time to open up and improved by adding a bit of water to take some bite away. The nose is rich, with jam, palm and dark fruits and dark chocolate. On the palate, there is leather dried fruits, chocolate and caramel. The finish continues the berries, and chocolate with some spice.
Review by mto75
Most helpful positive review
I was very excited about this rum after all the positive reviews. The dark color is already very impressive. On the nose I get plum jam, chocolate or rather dusty cocoa powder, in the background also slightly sour (papaya, bitter orange...), blackcurrants. On the palate, the high ABV pushes quite hard, but not yet to the point of being biting. Notes of leather, cherry wood, barrel (tannins), dark chocolate. The experiment with the Black Muscat cask was a real success! For me, it's on a par with the Pleni, Raconteur and Absolutio (all of which I had at 88 points)
Review by Buddudharma
Most helpful mixed review
First of all, thanks to Jörg for the sample. The finish makes it stand out from the crowd, but for me it's still a profile that I wouldn't need a bottle of. But I've never really "understood" Foursquare, so it's quite possible that it's just me.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,7:On the nose, spiciness with medicinal notes, is the first impression we get, toasted coconut, roasted wood with nuts, leather, caramel and cocoa and dried fruits like apricots, raisins. On aeration, black tea might be present, some other vegetal tones, then a lot of fruits as plum, black currant, dark berries and citrus fruits from wine finish and dark chocolate, a whiff of smoke. 9:On the palate, the attack is delicious with variety of black muscat finish fruits like dark berries with black berry, perhaps, prunes, raisins, dried apricots, fresh plum and main Bajan mark, toasted coconut.The wood is roasted with leather, caramel, dark chocolate, creamy, slightly resinous and tannic, spicy with cinnamon...so bourbon&black muscat notes.Citrus&banana pastry joins, when the rum is well oxidized. 8,9:The finish is great, long and tannic, dry, syrupy like dark fruits marmelade, with sweet roasted wood notes and baking spices... Edit:8.8.2025, 5.10.25, 17.4.26
Review by Dr.Django
What a color! The Equidem is very dark in the glass and literally screams chocolate, dried fruit, leather, plums and blackberries. And that's exactly what it delivers. Oily and pleasantly warm on the palate, with more cocoa, chocolate and wood on the long finish. This Foursquare was already very hyped before its release in Germany. And rightly so!
Review by Basti
The nose is very inviting and relatively sweet. Chocolate, dried fruits, caramel, vanilla, coconut, and various spices. I really like it. On the palate, very oily/creamy, lots of spices that I can't quite place, maybe even cardamom and nutmeg. Along with chocolate and woody notes. Overall, a very good and easy-drinking Foursquare, without reinventing the wheel. Edit: Initial rating confirmed. Very tasty Foursquare, but still just behind the Absolutio and the Plenip. However, clearly better value for money 👍
Review by Banana Joe
Wow, wow. Insanely complex, powerful Foursquare. The finish in the Black Muscat barrel fits like a glove on the Foursquare eye. This combination is really amazing. I'm not really a sweet person, but the sweetness of a summer jam is just perfect here. This creamy complexity is second to none. For me, this is the best Foursquare I've had in a glass so far, a touch ahead of the Absolutio. Alcohol perfectly integrated. Stands out from the standard Foursquare mash. Doesn't have to hide behind the Velier bottlings.
Review by SaibotZtar
It is very dark ... Nose dark dried fruits, blackberries, pepper, chocolate, some clove and baking spice. Pleasant sweetness on the palate... Alcohol slightly biting and sharp-edged on the tongue (should have given it more time) Dried fruits also here clearly with chocolate some coconut ... something peppery hot comes again and again with but does not interfere at all but makes it then but something special . I don't see a 90+ here, it's just not different enough for that, at least for me.
Review by Tim
Old Bourbon-Foursquare meets dark red wine. Tasted together with Velier Absolutio and there are many similarities. Versatile fruity (e.g. typical orange, banana, coconut), spices, caramel à la Foursquare, but then many dark fruits and cocoa. Very good, one of the best ECS.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
This is not a high value rum in the sense that it is an obvious buy or an absolute must-have, but if you have the money to buy it, you are 100% getting value for money. In terms of the rum, this rum is fantastic. Equidem is a great example of taking the Foursquare DNA that we all know and love and honing in on all the rich, dark and savory notes. After adding a few drops of water it really opens up, doesn't quite evolve into a completely different rum, but it feels much more cohesive overall. 🤩🤩
Review by Schnubbii
I've been looking forward to this release for a long time. One of the darkest Foursquare in the glass that I have tasted so far. On the nose, I find leather or old leather armchairs, dark chocolate and dried fruit, plus some spices such as clove. Incredibly intense on the palate. Sweetness at first, then a jammy fruitiness, followed by dark chocolate and some leather. However, the alcohol is already pushing quite a bit out of the freshly opened bottle. Like almost all Foursquare ECS releases, the Equidem also benefits greatly from a little (1-2 tsp water to 2 cl) water, which opens it up and takes away the sharpness. Then it's just a heavenly marmalade, the fruitiness comes to the fore and the darker aromas recede somewhat. The finish is medium-long with a heavy sweetness and jam. A really nice release and for me in direct comparison on the same high level as the Absolutio, whereby the Absolutio for me has more of a port fruitiness with more dried fruit and the Equidem more of a velvety, jammy fruitiness in line with its maturation.
Review by zabo
Wow, finally another ECS Foursquare that stands out from the others, which are usually very high quality. The alcohol is more than super integrated. I'm thrilled. Of course, I'll still have to try how it fares against the Absolutio. That's why one or two points may change in the rating.
Review by Stefan Persson
Tasted this unique rum during Sweden Rumfest 2025. It’s a blend of rum distilled in a copper double retort pot still and a twin column still. This bottling from Foursquare is also a blend of two rums where one of them partly was aged in Black Muscat casks which is the first time for Foursquare. The nose is intense, complex, juicy, fruity, sweet and spicy with aromas of raisin, nectarine, plum, lemon, clementine and with a hint of marzipan, ginger and turmeric. At the palate it’s complex, full bodied, creamy, smooth, fruity and sweet with flavors of caramel, jam, peaches and plums. The finish is rather long, bitter and spicy with flavors of black tea and ginger.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
This bottling has the hype quite rightly with the quite extraordinary Black Muscat Cask Finish! It has strong parallels to the Velier Foursquare Absolutio (comparison to come) but seems almost better balanced and has an incredibly beautiful mouthfeel. Very creamy, heavy and simply a great viscosity. Aromatically, port and red wine notes meet dark chocolate, caramel, some typical coconut and banana, but also rather atypical notes of cassis, blackberry and plums, which are complemented very pleasantly in the finish by a slightly spicy ginger kick (ginger sticks dipped in dark chocolate). Really great bottling and highly recommended!🇧🇧👏🏼 Update: in a direct comparison with Absolutio, it comes out on top. Significantly sweeter, more caramelly and the alcohol is not quite as well integrated in direct comparison. But that's complaining at a high level!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5644 08.09.2025 Enjoying some samples after an extended workday helping a colleague. Nose Fresh, round, wood, vanilla, light leather spice, cherry, light caramel, light earthy. Palate Oily, wood, light tannins, roasted, spice, light cherry, light citrus, banana, light chocolate, light smoke, faint cinnamon. Finish Long, wood, light tannins, faint smoke, light coconut, light chocolate, light berries, spice. Empty glass Vanilla, chocolate, banana, light coconut, light berries. The colour of this rum surprised me a lot because it's extremely dark compared to the other releases.
Review by Joachim Guger
Insanely deep, beautiful color. Chocolate, coffee, spices. The Fourquare coconut is recognizable, but in the background. Tobacco, spice. Not very complex, but well melted. Perfection in the integration of the alcohol. In the mouth, peppery spiciness, wood, dried fruit, caramel and spice. Full-bodied, warm and very strong. Lots of milk chocolate. Long, spicy finish. The Equidem - a simple name by Foursquare standards - certainly ranks at the top end of Seale's oeuvre. Not quite typical, the profile looks strongly towards 🇬🇾. Agree with Michael, certainly a top companion to a cigar. 🙏 for this beautiful sample!
Review by Eric Frechin
Tasted twice in samples, and the first time blind. This Foursquare release is a must-have! Complex, balanced, very well integrated alcohol, nice length. You alternate between caramelized sensations, slightly dark notes of dark chocolate/leather, and a slight bitterness of berry/tannin.
Review by Timo Groeger
And then we have 2x Foursquare, that should be it for today. Here, the typical coconut is clearly noticeable, but there's also a slight sweetness thanks to vanilla, caramel, and chocolate.
Review by TheJona'Spirits
Wow, this ECS really stands out in this iconic collection from Richard Seale's distillery. Among the best I've ever tasted. All the typical and classic FS markers are present on the nose and palate; various declensions of caramel (cream, candy, fudge), honeyed character, brown sugar, sore throat syrup, alcohol that kicks just right (lively nose and warm palate), woody presence (cask, vanilla, dark chocolate, spices). Dried coconut, of course, but also magnificent dried fruits (currants, dates, plums, figs) and dehydrated dark berries (blackcurrant, elderberry), all of which come from the black muscat cask. 💡Tasted again and I affirm that this Equidem is among the very good RQPs of the moment at the release price (~99🍒). On a par with some of Velier's Foursquare selections from his black bottle collaboration.
Review by RumTaTa
The nose points towards Foursquare or Belize with a very round, pleasing impression, I would say. Palate: au-yes, very round, alcohol 55-60%, lots of dried fruits, bourbon, I can imagine tasting a port or sweet wine finish Finish: medium long finish with bourbon and roasted notes I like it very much, my guess is Barbados/Foursquare. Resolution: RX22143 Foursquare Equidem!
Review by Mirco
A powerful rum with a strong character, intense roasted aromas, dark chocolate and a fine spiciness. Notes of dried fruit, leather and a hint of tobacco unfold on the palate, accompanied by a pleasant bitterness. The alcohol is well integrated and gives the rum a pleasant warmth. A complex and well-balanced rum.
Review by F Kraemmer
Tasting d. 23.07.2026 with Mr. Daniel Jungberg. RX22143 Equidem 2010. Nose is spiced with nutmeg and vanilla, toasted nuts. Coconut and cocoa. Dried fruits like apricots and raisins, apricots, floral notes. Palate with dried fruits like apricot and raisins light dates. Toasted coconut, overripe dark plums, bitter spiced. Caramelized. Residual tast with dark syrup. Light cask and smoke, spiced with cinnamon and allspice. Dried fruits, raisins, dates and prunes. Sweet toasted notes. Nutty and caramel, dark chocolate, light spiced with cinnamon and cardamom. The glass: Roasted coconut, vanilla light oak cask. Tasting “In the living room”
Review by Julien Ries
👃🏼Lots of black and red fruits, something close to a cooked wine. Ripe grape, a Porto side. The whole is very complex and balanced. Plum, a bit of blackcurrant, which brings a perceptible astringency to the smell. There are also traces of bitter orange, among the light spices. The woodiness of the 14 years spent in barrel is there, but delicate. 👅 It is hot but well integrated despite the highest alcohol content of all the bottles. Lots of spices and it would be complicated to name them all. Vanilla blends with bitter orange, and it has a very tannic side that leaves a big opulence on the tongue and palate. It's ample, oily, dry. Roundness is brought by this plum and this cooked wine, more discreet than in the nose, and it is compensated by the bitterness of dark chocolate. 🎆 The finish is very long, harsh, with lots of tannins.
Review by cigares
Rum tasted at GRF in Berlin in 2026. A rather dark nose for a Foursquare. A beautiful complexity with leather, dark chocolate, old varnished wood, dried fruits including coconut and prunes. The first palate is both powerful and smooth, balanced and deep. Is it the best Foursquare of the RCS series? Yes, maybe. The finish is long and all the aromas stay until the end.
Review by Oliver
Excellent Foursquare!
Review by Louis Zimmermann
A real pleasure from start to finish. This Foursquare reveals a remarkable concentration of aromas, with power that's present but always under control. Very fat and oily, it expresses itself through a purée of ripe fruit, dominated by plum and accompanied by a touch of chocolate. A mixture of wood and caramel enrich the whole. The finish prolongs the tasting experience, with a long-lasting sweetness that coats the palate (+ a slight freshness). An experience I simply adored.
Review by Thunderbird
The first thing I notice on the nose is the typical Foursquare aroma... a little later, dark, heavy sweet wine joins in. This accompanies you to the finish. There is also some wood, coconut and caramel on the palate. A good Foursquare.
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
There were times when no Foursquare would have scored over 80 points with me. Those days are over and this rum is really beautiful. The nose is intensely fruity - very dry and ripe. The plum is indeed prominent. In the mouth, the fruit becomes more berry. In the mouth, I have an irritating sticky note, which turns this very harmonious rum into a more interesting rum. The finish is a little disappointing, but without any off-flavors. Very good Foursquare.
Review by Serge
Hmm, I don't quite like it as much as I had hoped based on the previous reviews. Too much blackcurrant on the nose for me (I don't like that) and wine (neither). The palate is more to my liking, but perhaps a little too sweet on the attack.
Review by abaker-rum
The nose on this rum is amazing. It is fruity, caramel, and vanilla on the surface, but as you dig deeper you get roasted coffee beans and cacao. The taste has figs, plums, and caramel, which is followed by a long finish with spice
Review by Rumpalumpa
Alcohol bites minimally on the nose, otherwise sweet dried fruits. Especially on the palate, dark chocolate is fully present. From my limited Foursquare experience, I can't really detect anything extraordinary here.
Review by Martin Spooner
Olala... what a wonderful drop. The color is amazing. The nose is full-bodied Foursquare. On the palate unfolds a fruity composition of plum, caramel, and chocolate. Long finish... awesome stuff. Confirmed in the night tasting.
Review by Martin Švojgr
And here we have another FS ECS again and I must say it is very successful, I like the ex muscat very much. On the nose I smell raisins, overripe plums, a touch of sour tangerines and marzipan. The taste is nice and smooth to creamy, caramel dominates along with plum and peach jam. A ginger spiciness comes in on the finish which ends with a bitter tail reminiscent of black tea (the spiciness remains). Richard Seale, I am again very pleased.
Review by alex
Very nice Foursquare. Even if I place it below Pleni or Absolutio, it has resources. Its finish gives it a real plus. We find the usual markers of the distillery, coconut, caramel, chocolate, spices, and woodiness... to which we add notes of blackcurrant, a hint of citrus, and a little pepper. Nice juice in any case 💪💪
Review by Johannes
Without a direct comparison, an exceptional Foursquare! Very little column style! But in the long run, almost too sweet.
Review by Christian Rudt
Finally I have the much-praised Equidem in a jar. And I have to say. It doesn't disappoint at all, but offers a consistently broad aroma spectrum that goes beyond the standard Foursquare notes. Lots of fruit that also has some sweetness, the finish is a little drier and the tannins come out clearly.
Review by Fuwi
The first sample on this vacation, I had to hold back for a long time and was accordingly excited! Very dark in the glass, the impressively strong aroma spreads and even neighbors get some of it - very nice. On the tongue then the expected aromas of dark chocolate, massive spice hits from different directions, dark fruits like dried cherries. However, there is also a slight sharpness on the edges of the tongue due to the high ABV. This might also have been favored by the relatively high temperature of 33°C here, I definitely have to test it again at 20-23°C.
Review by Jussi Piirainen
On the nose: Surprisinly fruity. I get mainly dried fruits and vanilla. Hints of dark chocolate, spices like pepper and leather. Round and balanced. Taste: I like the body and mouthfeel on this one. The abv level is intense but nicely present and its has peppery feel to it. Good amount of sweetness. Mainly Dark chocolate and dried fruits. Woody and leather. Complex. Finish: Medium-long finish. Quite rich and complex finish. Wood, spices and fruits. Bitterness on the very end. In overall im impressed. Black moscat as a cask choice is new to me, but i believe its good choice on this one. I really liked the mouthfeel on this one, good abv and touch of pepper. Finish was really good too. So far my favorite from Foursquare ECS series
Review by Stefan L
- Wow, this botte is just freaking amazing. - I did not expect this, but bottle really lives up to expectations. - So happy to get one of these bottles myself, it’s simply fantastic. - 250912: Still super super good, but today a slight step down. I’ll leave the score intact for today though. Correction… taking a bigger sip leaves a totally different experience, yummy. - 260109: Holy moly this is still just fantasticly good.
Review by Nicofr
A very good strong and complex rum. It's a rum that needs to rest a bit before tasting. On the nose you can clearly find the woody smells of the cask. On the palate, flavors of chocolate, dark fruits and vanilla are added. The 60° is very present and I find it suffers a bit from the hype it had at its release. Definitely not a rum for beginners.
Review by Florent Apl
Nose opens on caramel, oak and dried fruit. It's unmistakably a Foursquare but it has a small something additional to it. On the palate it starts sweet with caramel and much more dried fruits. Wood is still present but there is no bitterness. It's a an exemple of balance. Final is on caramel and sweetness. It's a very solid rum, especially for it's price.
Review by Jarek
Ohhh.... I haven't expected much from the Exceptional Cask Selection for a while, but this one is a really nice surprise again. Pleasantly sweet, with dark berries, chocolate, and plenty of power. Maybe I do need a bottle of this after all.
Review by F.L.O.
A delicious Foursquare reminiscent of Absolutio. Strong wood and port influence, vanilla and all kinds of typical Foursquare notes. You can't go wrong here for the price. On the contrary.... The comparison with Absolutio will be available tomorrow.
Review by Daniel Jungberg.
Tasting together with F. Kraemmer. D D24.07.2026 Nose on an adventure👃: I sense lots of dried fruit. Raisins and dried date! I definitely also smell gooseberries, nutmeg and ginger! Tongue on an adventure 🥃: I taste a complex flavor that's hard to define, but dried fruits are there, there are dark plums and generally dark berries! There are leather notes and ginger. The tail of the story💫: Medium to long finish! It's sweet and woody! I'm a bit struggling to elaborate more. 😎
Review by Fred Tillac
👃🏼 = lively aromas of wood, red and black fruits, coconut, banana, vanilla, a little caramel. 👄 = the strength of this alcohol is immediately expressed on the palate with orange, a little creaminess and a certain lightness, perhaps due to the muscat, to finish on a long, peppery finish. Equidem's double maturation produces a fine quality rum that can be enjoyed slowly with aeration 👏
Review by Mentalo
This is a nice Foursquare with a good price-performance ratio. In my eyes, a bit too sweet, but it can hold its own profile-wise against the Absolutio (for half the price).. Spices, chocolate, wood, coconut. Pleasant mouthfeel and overall well balanced.
Review by Nils123
Lots of chocolate and red fruits/berries. The black muscat cask fits perfectly with the Foursquare character and also provides numerous spices. The alcohol is superbly integrated. For me, it's really well done and therefore one of the best Foursquares.
Review by Skyfly
Very pleasant Foursquare that lasts a super long time. The typical FSQ markers are all present and well balanced. Plum is a little too little for me. You can easily feel the influence of the cask. Alcohol super integrated
Review by cool runnings
The black muscat cask gives a very unique profile . Alcohol perfectly integrated as usual . At the same level of the Velier releases and better of many of them.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review ›This truly is a “sipping rum” you really should take your time with this and appreciate it. It’s not a rum that I would look to mix (use Doorly’s XO if you want a more “Premium” mixer). I feel that this release is offering something a little different to the...
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What does Foursquare ECS XXVII Equidem 2010 cost?
Community paid 103–148 €.
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Details about Foursquare ECS XXVII Equidem 2010
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Barbados, distilled by Foursquare, at 61%.
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