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St. Nicholas Abbey Foursquare 12 Years old
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Vanilla, caramel and coconut lead the nose, with a bit of lemon and oak that grows on the palate. It's a well-balanced, elegant Barbados sipper from Foursquare, aged 12 years. The recurring complaint: at 40% it drinks a touch thin and watery, and several tasters wished for cask strength to give it more body and depth.
The community says- Well balanced
- Vanilla and caramel
- But: Drinks thin
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How does St. Nicholas Abbey Foursquare 12 Years old taste?
Summarized by AI from 27 community reviews.
Balanced Barbados sipper, a touch thin at 40% A genuinely elegant, balanced Bajan rum that most enjoy neat — but many find it too thin at 40% and wish it came at higher proof for more density.
Aroma profileFans of balanced, oaky Barbados rum who like an easy neat sipper
Anyone wanting bold body or cask-strength intensity
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful positive review
Best Bajan rum I’ve tasted so far. This release is produced by Foursquare for St. Nicholas Abbey, cause they hadn’t rum aged at this length at this stage of their production. Nowadays they have released a 12yo produced at the estate if I’ve understood it right.
Review by Skyfly
Most helpful mixed review
Considering the dilution, a pleasant FSQ if you accept the drawbacks. Not really for single cask lovers. Looking at the price, it’s rather to be rejected overall. You can get much better for less money.
Review by zabo
Drank today at Jarek's as a nightcap. A very elegant and well-balanced rum. Despite its 40%, it can do a lot, but unfortunately seems a little too thin. With a few more revolutions this would certainly be a cracker. A little overpriced for the current price and not worth the money. At the price when Jarek was able to buy it, it was certainly justified.
Review by Jarek
Drank today with Zabo as a "nightcap". My first impression is confirmed again. Very tasty nose, with fruit, toffee, caramel. The fruit recedes on the palate. Spices, caramel, coconut and some smoke and wood take over. Last time I noted: "Pleasantly strong despite only 40% alcohol." Still holds true. But the bottom line is unfortunately too thin. This rum at cask strength would be awesome.
Review by Timo Groeger
Got it as a sample from Jarek. Has a really nice nose, there's a lot of vanilla but also some caramel. On the palate, some wood comes through, and it's quite spicy. A few more degrees would do it good.
Review by Chrischi78
A wonderful rum at an absurd price. This is a very good Barbados rum with a very good smell and taste, but with a low ABV and a slightly watery taste, the price is simply ridiculously high. In addition, the alcohol (despite a shallow 40%) is not very well integrated. Deduction of points due to the miserable PLV
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This one does really well when compared to the 15 year old. Fruity and round and I love the light smoky touch on the palate. Would have loved to try it with a higher ABV because I think it would have done it well.
Review by HenryL
What a wonderful surprise! My first St. Nicholas Abbey. The price is justified not only by its rarity but also by its quality. A beautifully balanced rum, recognizably Barbaros and a great sipper.
Review by Johannes
Relatively thin, nice, but not much more.
Review by Jags
This is the Rum that got me interested in the Rum World. So so pure and tasty. Also had the 8 yr & 10 yr. Wish I could get more. Only 1 full bottle left.
Review by Banana Joe
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Review by Solidfunk
Coconut and vanilla. Caramel. Pours dark golden. Some lemon in there. Oak in the nose and it picks up in the mouth. Medium finish, mostly the oak that sticks around. Pleasant but might not come back to this. Sample split thanks to xamsx.
Review by Franz DRESCHER
A very fine wine, unfortunately hard to come by. Impresses with its balance and fruitiness
Review by Rumeumel
Quite thin, no comparison with other Foursquare. Price-quality ratio not appropriate. Tastes quite good and is pleasant to sip, but no density or complexity at all.
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27 bottles logged by 25 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
25% opened, 3 emptied.
What does St. Nicholas Abbey Foursquare 12 Years old cost?
Community paid 77–208 €.
Current best price: 363.89 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 180 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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Details about St. Nicholas Abbey Foursquare 12 Years old
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Barbados, bottled by St. Nicholas Abbey, at 40%.
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