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Foursquare The Real McCoy 5 Years
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Anyone easing into Barbados rum will find this a gentle, no-fuss place to start. Expect caramel, vanilla, oak and a bit of dried fruit, light on the tongue with a short finish. Plenty of members call it pleasant but plain — one flatly said "too light for my taste." Nice in a rum and coke, fine to sip, nothing that'll grab you neat.
The community says- Easy entry point
- Good mixer
- Keep in mind: Light body
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How does Foursquare The Real McCoy 5 Years taste?
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Light, easygoing Barbados everyday sipper Most see a decent, honest everyday Bajan — caramel, vanilla and oak, on the dry side. The common gripe: it's light, generic, and the alcohol isn't fully integrated.
People wanting an easy first Barbados rum or a classic mixing base
Anyone chasing depth, weight or complexity to sip neat
Style & occasion: Mature & oakyCocktails & mixingSipping neat
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Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after mature, oaky rums for cocktails.
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What does the community say?
59 community reviews
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19 selected written reviews
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Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Woody/barrel, chocolate and a tiny bit of vanilla. The alcohol comes across as pungent. I would never purchase a bottle.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
01.05.2019 Nice tasting with friends including my slow cooked pot roast. Colour Medium dark in colour. Nose Light, light wood, faint roasted, dried fruit, caramel, light floral, spice. Palate Light, sweet, light wood, dried fruit, light floral, faint pineapple, spice, light chocolate, light caramel. Finish Short to medium, light wood, sweet, light dried fruit, faint citrus, light chocolate, faint caramel. Extra note. Surprisingly good at the age and price tag.
Review by abaker-rum
A solid rum, good for cocktails ok for sipping. The nose gives off caramel, vanilla, and oak notes with a little banana. The rum is light on the tongue with caramel and vanilla as the primary taste. The finish is slightly better than the palate with vanilla, dried fruit, and barrel spices.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
super round number! nice entry Barbados rum!
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
The nose is quite roasted. Hazelnuts and oak are most prominent. The palate is quite oaky. Hints of raw licorice and cocoa. On the dry side. The finish keeps the oak and some vanilla. It is quite short though. Overall, I am a little disappointed but this is the 40% abv version. I'd say the Doorly's 5 year old might be a better buy.
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Foursquare is a distillery from Barbados producing amazing rums for everyday sipping. It's a rum especially appreciated by rum lovers who are fed up with sugar and are looking for a gentle, sweet rum full of coconut, vanilla, chocolate, and caramel. Simply pleasant and not aggressive flavors.
Review by MoMcGurk
My wife liked it more than I did. It was pretty strong straight. Mixed was far less so. I did not pick up a particular flavor one way or another, but whatever was there, wasn’t too bad.
Review by TheJackDrop
A simple rum.
Review by pavlix vipax
Stipkavejsie, interesting, longer, distinctly nuts and almonds, probably the longest stiplavost but we'll see, the second degu...aroma of almond butter and fine spirity, oak, in the taste simpler, subtle sweetness, but also still at 5 years old quite pungent, but I'm raising to 7.8m from 7.6
Review by FireChief
Decent, but quite average. You taste vanilla, wood and English licorice. The alcohol is not particularly well integrated. The nose promises more than the taste can deliver. A rum that struggles to stand alone, but at the same time can add classic rum flavor and punch to a rum-based drink.
Review by Maarten Leewis 🇳🇱
Too light for my taste
Review by Ian Gilman
A good rum for mixing to provide a pretty classic baking spices and sweets note. If I’m reaching something in this style to sip, I’m going all the way to Foursquare ECA. This lacks to complexity of dark tobacco notes and highlights, like orange zest, that elevate Foursquare’s premium product. Still very nice and great value.
Review by Thomas_Bristow
It’s ok. Nothing special but a very bog standard Badian 5 year. Harmless but not very refined and a fairly generic. Would not bother buying again.
Review by Tom Buteneers
Bajan starter. Not bad, but lacks depth... meanwhile it feels like a step down compared to many other goodies
Review by Kieron Wood
This review maybe influenced by the fact that the Vegas selection of rum is appalling ... Even in the mirage at a place called the rhumabar it's pretty standard selection .. however back to the rum .. decent no's e on it of a dry rum that has hints of smokiness but not too overpowering ..
Review by Jindrich Strobl
Not disturbing but rather generic taste. Nothing significant.
Review by Anonymous
Mild but really thin
Review by Jürgen Sch.
Drank at Antons Tafel, Sep 2019
Review by Kedo
Aggressive on the palate
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review ›So, it perhaps goes with saying that it works really well mixed. A rum and coke with The Real McCoy 5 Year Old is very pleasant. It has a nice weight to it – its a bit bolder than Doorly’s 5 Year Old. More in keeping with Old Brigand, in...
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115 bottles logged by 106 collectors.
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40% opened, 22 emptied.
What does Foursquare The Real McCoy 5 Years cost?
Community paid 31–43 €.
Current best price: 33.90 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 39 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
115 purchased · 62 tasted · 38 wishlist · as of
Details about Foursquare The Real McCoy 5 Years
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Barbados, distilled by Foursquare, at 40%.
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