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The Real McCoy 3 Year

The Real McCoy 3-Year is the first marque in the brand line. Produced in Barbados by Foursquare Rum Distillery; this rum (much like its cousin Probitas) is an ode to rums produced in the early 20th Century/Prohibition Era. A blend of column and pot still rums (and I assume a higher ratio of column still rums given the profile), The Real McCoy Three-Year earns its age statement by spending three years in very old ex-bourbon barrels. It is then lightly...

Foursquare Empery

EMPERY noun pl. em·per·ies Absolute dominion or jurisdiction; sovereignty. In the past two years since I began drinking Foursquare rums, I have been able to enjoy it while planning, executing and celebrating milestones in my life. Criterion was there when I took a work transfer that ultimately allowed me to shape my own professional identity as a sort of “Champion of Rum” in Chicago. Dominus was the first rum I cracked open to celebrate when Erika and I moved to Nashville...

Probitas

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed. It is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead For those of us that love and admire history and cocktails, the past 15 years has been an everchanging landscape. We have seen the Appletini and Cosmo fall to the wayside as drinks like the Sazerac, Old-Fashioned and Manhattan break pop culture barrier after barrier. Which is what makes Probitas so exciting. A collaboration...

Foursquare Premise

This review is long, long overdue. Perhaps that is a good thing though. Perhaps some opinions are best left to formulate overtime. Perhaps somethings best reveal themselves in due course. Foursquare Premise is one of those things. The 8th Release in their Exceptional Cask Series and perhaps, the most controversial. I will be the first to admit; as a lover of Foursquare Distillery, I was not a fan. When I first tried this in April of 2018 at the Chicago...

Foursquare Dominus

dominus noun do·mi·nus | \ˈdämənəs\ plural domini \-ˌnē, -ˌnī \ Definition of dominus 1  : an owner as distinguished from a user 2  : a principal as distinguished from an agent History and Etymology for dominus Latin, lord, master   In the midst of chaos, I have found something that resembles peace. As I sit on my patio surrounded by the sounds of birds chirping and a squirrel running through leaves two floors below me, I take in the sunshine on the 57-degree...