Doorly's 12 Year Old Barbados Rum
Doorly's · Foursquare Distillery
Made at Foursquare Distillery under Richard Seale's exacting standards, Doorly's 12 is one of the great value propositions in aged spirits. It presents as a pleasant sipper, but the depth of flavor — especially the interplay between sherry cask richness and tropical aging — places it well above its price point.
Nose
Opens with toffee and vanilla, straightforward and inviting. Behind that first wave sits dried fruit, leather, and a toasted oak note that becomes more prominent with time. A subtle sherry influence adds raisin-like depth.
Palate
Velvety texture. Chocolate and molasses on the entry give way to a surprisingly complex mid-palate of coffee, roasted nut, and baking spice. The oak integration is seamless — twelve years in the tropics at work.
Finish
Long and warming. Toffee and tobacco linger with a clean, dry exit. No bitterness despite the age.
- Base Ingredient
- Molasses
- Distillation
- Blend of pot still and column still distillation
- Country
- Barbados
Cocktail Suggestion
Bajan Old Fashioned — 2 oz Doorly's 12 Year Old · 0.25 oz demerara syrup · 3 dashes Angostura bitters · 1 dash orange bitters · Stir over ice, strain into rocks glass with large cube, garnish with expressed orange peel.
Food Pairing
Dark chocolate tart with sea salt
Distilled and aged at the Foursquare Distillery in St. Philip, Barbados by Master Distiller Richard Seale, using a blend of column and pot still rums aged in ex-bourbon and oloroso sherry casks.
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