Foursquare Sassafras

An exceptional rum that lived up to its sassafras namesake, offering aromatic and flavorful notes of dark dried fruits, berries, tropical fruits, and spices, combined with a unique earthiness, like cherry cola and root beer floats. The surprising part is that I sampled this alongside Foursquare 2006, a previous Velier Foursquare cognac cask release, and that one was even better, possessing many dark tasting notes similar to those found in first-fill Sherry cask whiskies. Nose: Walnuts, Cherries, Bananas, Coconut, White Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Honey, Nutmeg, Rancio, Blackberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Papayas, Guava, Lavender, Cookie Dough, Coffee, Minerals, Vanilla, Root Beer Float, Figs, Pineapple Syrup, Peaches Palate: Raspberries, White Chocolate, Raisins, Oranges, Cherry Cola, Sultanas, Leather, Pepper, Cinnamon, Tobacco, Bananas, Coconut, Root Beer Float, Lavender, Milk Chocolate, Molasses, Grass, Maple Syrup Finish: Milk Chocolate, Strawberries, Cherries, Raspberries, Dates, Figs, Prunes, Pineapples, Mocha, Coconuts, Bananas, Honey, Spearmint, Leather, Tobacco, Cloves, Nutmeg