September 26, 2018

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Foursquare 2004

FOURSQUARE 2004   STYLE: RUM ABV: 59% DISTILLER: Foursquare Rum Distillery, St. Philp, Barbados AGE: 11 Years   The 2004 vintage from Foursquare Rum Distillery in Barbados comes in as Mark III of the Exceptional Cask Series. Released in September of 2015, is a single blended rum  produced by Foursquare from their pot and  traditional twin column (Coffey) still and was aged in the tropics for 11 years in a combination of 1st, 2nd and 3rd fill ex-bourbon barrels. Because...

THE SAZERAC Pt. I

The Sazerac Cocktail: Une Queue de Chanticleer Thanks to the recent boom in bourbon and the revival of cocktail culture, there are not many who are unfamiliar with the New Orleans classic: The Sazerac Cocktail. A potent concoction of spicy rye whiskey, sugar and water brought to life by the sweet anise flavor of absinthe and a pop of bright lemon oil. No proper Sazerac would be complete without the addition Peychaud’s Aromatic Bitters, an ingredient that pulls all of...