Foursquare Exceptional Cask Selection Mark XXVIII 'Dominion'
Foursquare · Foursquare Distillery
Richard Seale's Dominion release continues the Exceptional Cask series' reputation for producing some of the finest aged rums in the world. At 14 years, the blend of pot and column still distillate achieves a depth and balance that rivals the best aged spirits of any category. This is serious rum for serious drinkers.
Nose
Dense toffee and vanilla open with immediate richness, followed by dried fruit and dark chocolate. Leather and tobacco develop as the rum breathes, with roasted coffee and toasted oak adding complexity. A hint of orange peel brightens the darker notes.
Palate
Full-bodied and powerful at cask strength, with molasses, caramel, and muscovado sugar creating a dense sweetness balanced by drying oak tannins. Coffee and chocolate dominate the mid-palate, while spice and leather provide structure. Despite the proof, it maintains remarkable composure.
Finish
Exceptionally long, with tobacco, toffee, and dried fruit lingering well past the final sip. Oak and a touch of vanilla close it out.
- Base Ingredient
- Barbados molasses
- Distillation
- Blend of pot still and twin column still distillates
- Country
- St. Philip, Barbados
Food Pairing
The rum's toffee and muscovado sweetness mirrors the dessert's dark sugar richness, while the cask-strength proof cuts through the caramel sauce's density with authority.
At the Foursquare Distillery in St. Philip, Barbados, fourth-generation distiller Richard Seale crafted the Dominion release by blending pot and column still rums aged 14 years in ex-bourbon casks, continuing the acclaimed Exceptional Cask Selection series.
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