Foursquare Supernum is a Barbadian rum distilled in 2004 and bottled in February 2026, making it 21 years old . It is a joint creation of Richard Seale, head of the Foursquare distillery , and Luca Gargano, for Velier. Its Latin name means "heavenly" or "that which is above." The release is limited to 2,800 bottles, bottled at cask strength (55%) . This is Foursquare's first official release to combine aging in Pineau des Charentes casks with a fully tropical maturation . Until now, this type of finishing was only available from independent bottlers, whose rums often completed their maturation in Europe.
Rum is made from molasses , fermented with selected yeasts. The mash is distilled in two ways: in a double copper retort still , which yields a dense and aromatic distillate, and in a double -column Coffey still , which produces a lighter distillate. Following the distillery's practice, the two distillates are blended before being placed in casks. Supernum thus belongs to the category of single blended rums : a blend of pot still and column still rums from a single distillery.
The aging process relies on two batches matured side-by-side in the cellars of Saint Philip. The first spent twenty-one years in ex-bourbon barrels . The second remained for nineteen years in the same American oak barrels, then for two years in barrels that had previously held Pineau des Charentes. During these two years, the tannins of the Charentais fortified wine had time to integrate with the oak structure. The two batches were then blended together.
