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Foursquare Sagacity

sagacity noun the quality of being sagacious sagacious adjective 1a: of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : DISCERNING sagacious judge of character I have to say; there is nothing I look forward to more than a new release of the Exceptional Cask Selection series from Foursquare Rum Distillery in Barbados. So many people clamor over Pappy Van Winkle and Buffalo Trace’s Antique Collection and consistently overlook one of the best values on the liquor shelves today. This doesn’t come from the lips of a fanboy, but...

TRES HOMBRES BARBADOS 2018

A few weeks ago, I was wrapping up a 3-month backpacking trip throughout Europe. The last leg of the trip brought me to Germany. I was initially there to participate in a work exchange program and then would be traveling down to southern Germany to visit some of Erika’s family outside of Munich. Somewhere in between, we decided it would be a crime to not visit Berlin and rearranged travel plans to spend five days in Berlin. Best. Decision. Ever....

RUM-BAR WHITE OVERPROOF

There are a lot of misconceptions in the world of spirits. Whether it is about how something is produced, embellished history or that big brands are the flagship representation of an entire category. The biggest is probably that there are spirits that are meant for mixing and that there are spirits meant for sipping. THIS. IS. NONSENSE. There are two types of spirits on the market: good and bad. If you use a poor-quality spirit in a cocktail, you will...

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...

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...