The Duchess is a Foursquare bottling — the Barbadian independent bottler known for selecting and releasing rums from other distilleries. This 27-year-old Uitvlugt dates to 1995, distilled at the legendary Port Mourant wooden pot still in Guyana, a setup now closed. The ex-bourbon cask (cask 36) shapes its character: deep, oily, serious, and refined.

Uitvlugt carries the same prestige as Caroni and Foursquare itself — a mark of sophisticated rum. This 27-year expression delivers exactly what the reputation promises: elegant, intricate, uncompromising. The nose reveals nutmeg, damp forest floor, cane sugar, and after air, citrus. On the palate, full force emerges: pear juice, pine, smoked bacon, nutmeg. The finish stretches long and layered — liquorice, yuzu, sugar — yet dry and refined.