03/06/2026
SPIRIT OF THE WEEK
This week we’re pouring something rich, elegant, and full of Caribbean character, Doorly’s XO Rum from the legendary Foursquare Distillery in Barbados.
Produced at one of the island’s most respected distilleries, where rum-making has been part of the landscape since the 1920s, Doorly’s XO is a beautiful example of traditional Barbadian rum done properly.
In the glass, it pours a warm golden amber with an invitingly fragrant nose of honey, ripe mango and soft vanilla.
The palate is smooth, layered and wonderfully rounded rich toffee, baked banana and sweet raisin notes lead the way, followed by hints of mocha, liquorice and gentle warming spice from the oak. The short finishing period in Oloroso sherry casks brings a subtle dried fruit character and a silky richness that lingers beautifully.
Complex enough to sip slowly over ice, yet versatile enough to shine in a cocktail, this is one of those rums that quietly wins people over from the very first glass.
On by the glass… until it’s not!