Captain's Catch Rum Edition V - 15YO Foursquare (43%)

Captain's Catch Rum Edition V begins its story in Barbados at Foursquare Rum Distillery, where a combination of pot and column still rum matured for fifteen years under tropical conditions. This forms the foundation of a bottling firmly rooted in the tradition of one of the world's most respected rum producers.

In June 2025, the rum was transferred into a First Fill Port Quarter Cask. This marked the beginning of a new chapter that sets this release apart from almost any other Foursquare bottling. The smaller quarter cask creates more intense interaction between spirit and wood, while the port cask adds depth without overshadowing the rum's original character.

A few months later, in October of the same year, an extraordinary maturation project began aboard the three-masted schooner Thalassa. Over the course of seven months, the cask travelled from the North Sea to the warm waters of the Caribbean and back again. Departing from Harlingen, the route followed the French coastline and the Canary Islands before crossing the Atlantic towards Dominica, Curaçao, San Blas and Panama. From there, the Thalassa continued via Mexico, Bermuda and the Azores before returning to Dutch waters, exposing the rum to a constantly changing environment throughout the entire journey.

The movement of the ship, shifting temperatures and varying humidity levels made this period far more than simple storage at sea. Throughout the voyage, the cask remained in constant interaction with the rum, creating a maturation process unlike traditional warehouse ageing.

The result is a rum that retains the elegance associated with Foursquare while gaining additional layers of ripe fruit, soft spice, vanilla and subtle red fruit notes from the port cask. Everything remains beautifully balanced, with no single element dominating the experience.

Limited to just 192 bottles, Captain's Catch Rum Edition V is not only a rare release, but also a tangible reminder of a journey stretching from the North Sea to the Caribbean and back again.

The finish is warm and lingering, with fruit, spice and gentle oak slowly fading away.