Velier Foursquare 2008 Principia 9yr 62% marking it as the sixth

marking it as the sixth installment in an ongoing series that pays tribute to the distillery's workforce

To emphasize the rarity of this treasure: the rum was distilled in 2004 and aged for over 20 years in oak barrels – only two casks from this vintage have been bottled worldwide

it perfectly captures how time

there were only a few drops left at the bottom of a sample

The distillery is equipped with four pot stills: two from Forsyths in Scotland

Velier Foursquare 2008 Principia 9yr 62% marking it as the sixthReleased in early 2018, this Foursquare Principia from the Italian bottler Velier is a blend of rums distilled by Foursquare in 2007 and 2008 (in a double retort copper pot still for one part, and in a traditional column still for the other). Foursquare Principia was aged in the tropics for 3 years in ex bourbon oak barrels, then for 6 years in sherry casks.