Foursquare Rum Distillery 19 Year Old Mark XXXI Epilogue Ex-Bourbon Cask Exceptional Cask Selection Single Blended Barbados Rum 750 ml

Foursquare Exceptional Cask Selection — Mark XXXI "Epilogue" · 19 Year Old

Every great series deserves a final word. This is Foursquare's.

For eighteen years, the Exceptional Cask Selection didn't just release rum — it rewrote the rules. Hand-selected and blended by fourth-generation master distiller Richard Seale, the ECS became the global benchmark for purity, full-proof bottling, and honest tropical aging at a time when much of the category still hid behind added sugar and coloring. Thirty-one Marks later, the story ends here. Epilogue is the final chapter.

And Seale saved something extraordinary for the close. At 19 years old, Mark XXXI is the oldest rum Foursquare has ever released — nearly two decades of full maturation in the Barbadian heat, where the tropical climate ages spirit at several times the pace of a cooler one. A single blended rum of pot and column distillate, aged entirely in ex-bourbon barrels, bottled at 114 proof with no added sugar, no coloring, and no chill filtration. Nothing added, nothing taken away. Just time.

Initial Impressions — Rich and complex, with an incredibly integrated profile that highlights the familiar yet distinct notes that have become eponymous with Foursquare rum.

Aroma — Bright grapefruit and caramelized orange give way to toffee, nougat, butterscotch, and brown butter, all over an undertone of rich leather, tobacco, berries, and a bouquet of tropical fruit.

Palate — Incredibly well integrated, and remarkably mellow for its 114 proof. Each layer of flavor rolls right into the next with soft, subtle transitions, closing with a rich, unctuous mouthfeel that beckons you back from the first sip to the last. This is easily one of the single best spirits — not just rums — out there.

A truly exceptional conclusion to one of the most celebrated ranges in modern rum. The series that changed the category signs off with its oldest and most complete release — a bottle that doesn't try to impress, but earns your respect. When the ECS is gone, it's gone.

Epilogue is the last word.

Distillery: Foursquare Rum Distillery, Barbados
Series: Exceptional Cask Selection — Mark XXXI (final release)
Age: 19 Years · ABV: 57% / 114 Proof (Cask Strength)
Cask: Ex-Bourbon · Style: Single Blended Rum (Pot + Column)
No added sugar · No coloring · Non–chill filtered