FOURSQUARE - Détente - 51%
The Foursquare Rum Distillery (as well as Heritage Park) is ideally located in the south of the beautiful island of Barbados. This iconic distillery belongs to the prestigious Seale family, proudly carrying 5 generations of uninterrupted expertise in the ancestral art of rum making since 1820. Recognized as one of the oldest and most respected rum trading houses in Barbados, it embodies unparalleled know-how. At the time, Reginald Leon Seale faced the legal restriction that, like other merchants, prohibited the direct sale of rum to consumers under Barbados's excise duty law. His ingenious response was to create a distribution company in Bridgetown in the early 1900s, thus giving birth to the iconic R. L. Seale brand. Between 1962 and 1993, the house incorporated prestigious rums such as ESA Field, Alleyne Arthur, Old Brigand, Taylor's Falernum, and Doorly's into its portfolio. To optimize its commercial presence, it then decided to focus the ESA Field and Old Brigand brands on the local Barbadian market, where they enjoyed consistent success, while Doorly was destined to become an internationally recognized export range. In 1995, under the visionary leadership of Sir David Seale, the family acquired an old sugar factory whose main building, dating from 1636, was in poor condition. This bold acquisition was the starting point for the transformation into what is today the Foursquare distillery. Nowadays, this establishment of excellence combines a modern triple column still dedicated to the production of light rums, and a contemporary copper pot still to craft more complex and rich rums. All rums are made from naturally fermented molasses in small, rigorously controlled batches (usually 112 barrels), then aged under a unique tropical climate. Their maturation takes place in small American white oak barrels that previously held Bourbon, carefully stored in huge open-walled warehouses, which gives the rums an exceptional aromatic depth. Most barrels come from a renowned distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee.
Détente is an exceptional rum patiently aged for 10 years in perfect harmony between ex-Bourbon and ex-Port wine casks, thus offering a subtle balance between roundness, aromatic richness, and refined complexity.
Purchase limited to 1 bottle
