R L Seales 10 Year Old Rum 46% 70cl

R L Seales 10 Year Old Rum is a bottling is a Single Blended Rum matured for ten years in ex-Bourbon cask American white oak. It is produced at the Foursquare Distillery.

The Foursquare Distillery, which is located on the gentle southern slopes of the St George Valley in the Parish of St Philip. is owned by the Seale family. Although it occupies the site of a former sugar factory that dates back to 1636 but it is one of the most modern (it was opened in 1996) and efficient rum distilleries in the world. It is designed to be both highly energy efficient and environmentally friendly. Martin Doorly & Co was one of the old Bridgetown rum bottling companies (founded in the 1920s) which eventually evolved into Doorly’s Macaw Rum, the first bottled rum exported from the island. The Doorly’s Rum brand was acquired by R L Seale in 1993. R L Seale is one of Barbados’ oldest trading houses, a family-owned business whose involvement in rum-making has extended from father-to-son since 1820. Current head distiller, Richard Seale, is one of the region’s most innovative distillers and blenders and has a passion for producing perfect rum with great flavour. He is also a leading campaigner for transparency in the labelling of rum and additives. Read more about this and the proposed the proposed Gargano / Seale Categorisation of Rum here.

Since 2017 R L Seales 10 Year Old Rum has been bottled at an increased ABV of 46% and is marked as “Export Proof 46% Alc/Vol” and “West Indies Imported”.  This increases the viscosity in the mouth and generally beefs up the aromas and flavours of the rum, perfect in a Corn ‘n’ Oil cocktail.

Distillery. R L Seales 10 Year Old Rum is presented in a peculiar lop-side bottle which is based on an old leather flask design that was common amongst sailors a few hundred years ago. This rum was previously known as Old Brigand and, I believe, is still available on the domestic market.