Equipoise, this is the name of the 25th vintage of the “Exceptional Cask Selection” collection launched by the Foursquare brand.
This Barbados rum is produced using the traditional process of the house run by Richard Seale. It is a blend of heavy and light rums distilled in pot stills and column stills respectively.
The vintage displays an age count of 14 years. On closer inspection, the breeding breaks down as follows:
- Part of the rum was aged for 10 years in ex-bourbon oak barrels, then 4 years in calvados barrels.
- The other part was aged entirely in Bourbon barrels for 14 years.
All aging took place in the tropics of Barbados.
The name of this cuvée gives some indications of what to expect when tasting. Its meaning would be to “put in a state of perfect balance”. It would therefore be the blend Pot still / column or even the double maturation which would offer a perfect balance.
Dominic
Best Foursquare yet. Bought it in Vienna. Should have bought all of them. The Clavados is a game changer, must have!