Foursquare Rum Distillery Single Blend 2011 is a cask-strength 120-proof (60% ABV) 750mL Barbados rum — the Exceptional Cask Selection Mark XXIV, the 24th release in Master Distiller Richard Seale’s acclaimed series. Distilled in 2011 and aged twelve full years in the tropical climate of Barbados in first-, second-, and third-fill ex-bourbon American oak, it is a blend of pot-still and column-still distillates from molasses, with no added sugar, coloring, or filtration. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 60% (120 proof), cask strength
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 12 years — distilled 2011, released September 2023, aged entirely in Barbados
- Casks: ex-bourbon American oak (first, second, third fill)
- Blend: pot still (copper double retort) + column still (twin-column Coffey), both from molasses
- Distillery: Foursquare Rum Distillery, St. Philip, Barbados — R.L. Seale & Co.
Mark XXIV — The Exceptional Cask Series Continues
The Exceptional Cask Selection is the series that made Foursquare a collector’s distillery, and Mark XXIV keeps the formula: vintage-dated, fully tropical-aged, and presented exactly as the cask gave it — no sugar, no color, no filtration. Twelve years in ex-bourbon oak at Barbados heat does the work that longer cold-climate aging does elsewhere, concentrating flavor while the blend of heavy pot-still and elegant column-still distillate gives it both muscle and finesse. It took a Trophy at the 2024 International Spirits Challenge and 98 points at the IWSC. See the Foursquare Rum Distillery collection and Del Mesa’s cask-strength and premium rums.
Tasting Notes
Deep and unadorned at cask strength — toffee, molasses, and baked banana from the pot-still component, vanilla and toasted oak from twelve years in bourbon wood, with the long, dry, spice-edged finish tropical aging delivers.
How to Enjoy
Neat at cask strength for the full Mark XXIV experience, or with measured water — a few drops open the fruit without dulling the intensity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does “Single Blend” mean?
It is a blend of pot-still and column-still distillates made at one distillery (Foursquare) from molasses — “single” refers to the single distillery, “blend” to the still blend.
Is Foursquare Mark XXIV a limited edition?
It is a vintage-dated Exceptional Cask Selection release (the 24th); once the 2011 casks are gone, there is no more. No official bottle count was published.
Is there added sugar or coloring?
No — Richard Seale’s stated standard: no added sugar, flavoring, or coloring, and no filtration.
A trophy-winning vintage at full cask strength — add Foursquare Rum Distillery Single Blend 2011 to your cart online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
