Foursquare Doorly‘s 14 Years

A dramatic step up for me from the 12 year old Doorly’s. A great sipper and should be a bar staple. Nose is sweet with caramel, orange, and vanilla. The mouth is woody and spicy, more barrel influence than some of the ECS releases but works really well. Medium length finish, with dark chocolate, spice and a sweet sugary overtone. The ABV works well, not too strong but enough power to keep it interesting. Not as good as the best of the ECS but a legitimately enjoyable rum.

Overall a really great, complex and well balanced rum. The brand Doorly’s was founded in 1908 by Martin Doorly & Company, but is since 1992 owned and some years later produced by Foursquare and Mr. Richard Seale. This 14yo Doorly’s is a blend of Pot and Column distilled rum. The rum has been aged in ex-bourbon casks plus that a small part of the blend was aged in ex-Madeira casks.

For me more in the direction of peaty whisky

Durch die 48% und die längere Lagerung bekommt dieser Rum das gewisse Etwas, das seinen jüngeren Brüdern noch fehlt. Extrem runde Nase mit den typischen FS-Noten, Vanille, Milchschokolade mit viel Frucht muss als besonders bermerkenswert hervorgehoben werden. Definitiv der beste Vertreter aus der Doorly-Reihe für einen immer noch guten Preis. Man kann sogar sagen, dass dieser knapp an das ECS-Niveau rankommt.

The nose on this rum is really nice and it may remind you of some of the Last Ward rums, not as complex but very well balanced. The palate has been perfectly rounded with the perfect proof. So no alcohol dominance but a perfect balance. The orange really shines through and the price to quality is very good.

Really awesome Foursquare. Very complex, fruity & spicy at the same time. By far the best Doorly's! Very well balanced. Great value for money and perfect for a Corn'n'Oil, Bermuda Yacht Club. A proper every day drinking rum with just the right ABV!😍

Very good unsweetened starter rum!

Really delicious rum. Aromas of vanilla, caramel, fig and banana. Vanilla and toffee on the palate with a lovely fruity note

... Foursquare is a distiller from Barbados producing amazing rums for everyday drinking. It's a rum that will be appreciated especially by Rumarians who are fed up with sugar and are looking for a smooth, sweet rum full of coconut, vanilla, chocolate and caramel. Just pleasant and not aggressive flavours.

Not the most complex Foursquare, but better than some ECS bottlings. For me it remains the best Foursquare easy sipper with very good PLV. Can also impress in cocktails. Remains a permanent fixture in my bar. For the asking price of around 70€, this is an outrageously good and drinkable Foursquare!

Good Foursquare standard bottling. No weaknesses but no strengths either. The alcohol is quite present for 48%.

I know a lot of eyes will roll at seeing such a high rating for such an affordable, easy drinking rum but I stand by this. This rum is so drinkable, so enjoyable and yet still offers an elevated experience. This is the ultimate barometer and bridge rum. On the nose and palate this one is sweet, pleasant, oaky, fruity and tropical. Can you find ‘better’ - surely. Can you find better value - doubtful.

the bourbon notes do not come through here as strongly as in other FS, but somehow floral (something better I can not think of right now), but also 'classic' coconut, orange peel and a fruity sweetness. The impression continues on the palate, and ends with a chocolaty-roasty finish.

9:The nose is soft and velvety. As in a milk chocolate, one guesses a heavy and deep texture, a velvet with comfortable folds. The fruits take the lead, with orange peel in the lead, with exotic fruits in syrup caught in its patina. With aeration, the soft, full wood offers us notes of tobacco, mellow and toasted coconut. Its white fibre is a fleshy, caramelised juice. The toasted oak brings a little frame and character with time, this is a complete rum that will be hard to resist.Some glue on the nose😉. 9:On the palate, the rum is balanced and flavoursome. The woody concentration abounds with aromas of cocoa, toasted coconut, dark vanilla and sweet oak. The spices are taut, flavourful, like a variety of rich, exotic peppers. 9:The finish gives way to velvety fruit, candied orange peel and dark chocolate. Sipping it, brightens the day and night wide.Great price/performance. Edit:8.2.26

The most elaborate Doorly's of the classic range. If the nose remains on typical notes of cocoa, caramel, wood and tropical fruits, it remains more subtle and complex than its predecessors. The same flavors are clearly visible in the mouth and remain quite pleasant. The finish adds a subtle tobacco note. A good reference to introduce to Barbados.