Foursquare Rum Distillery Penultimus (70cl, 57%)

A 15-year-old Barbados rum from Foursquare, the 30th release in the Exceptional Cask Selection, made from pot- and column-distilled molasses rums and tropically aged. One component spent 10 years in ex-bourbon then 5 years in Spanish Moscatel wine casks, the first Moscatel cask used in the series, alongside a 15-year straight ex-bourbon component. It is bottled at natural cask strength with no added sugar, no chill filtration and natural colour. The nose has bitter dark chocolate, black tea, Medjool dates and dried coconut. The palate is supple and oily, with golden melon, ripe pineapple and delicate caramel. The finish is long, with lemon sorbet and green-grape skin.