Rum · Bridgetown, Barbados

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Barbados in a bottle — the most celebrated-value rum for serious connoisseurs.

Region
Bridgetown, Barbados
Character
Dried fruit, Vanilla

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Mount Gay XO Triple Cask Blend
Mount Gay Eclipse Rum Single Traditional Blended Rum
Mount Gay · The Whisky Exchange

A Barbados pot-and-column still rum matured in American whiskey, ex-bourbon, and ex-Cognac casks for 5–17 years, bottled at 43% ABV. Spicy, fruity, and creamy — think warm toffee, ripe stone fruit, and a smooth, rounded finish. Like the Doorly's XO, this is a traditional Barbadian pot-and-column still blend that leans into rich fruit and mellow sweetness rather than any sharp edges. The triple-cask approach mirrors the XO's finishing philosophy — layering complexity through wood influence — and lands in the same sipping-friendly, 43% ABV comfort zone. If you love the toffee and vanilla warmth of the Doorly's XO, Mount Gay's XO will feel immediately familiar, but with a slightly spicier, more Cognac-influenced finish that rewards slow sipping. It's a natural step sideways from one of Barbados' great distilleries to the other.

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Planteray XO 20th Anniversary Rum
Planteray XO 20th Anniversary Rum Blended Traditionalist Rum
Planteray (Plantation) · The Whisky Exchange

A double-matured Barbados rum aged first in ex-bourbon casks in the Caribbean, then finished in small French oak casks in the Charente, bottled at 40% ABV. Expect toasted coconut, flambéed banana, cinnamon, cherry, and a creamy, spiced finish. The Doorly's XO is defined by its secondary cask finish — oloroso sherry adding richness and dried-fruit depth to a Barbadian base. Planteray's XO does the same trick in a different key: a Cognac-house finish in French oak that lifts the Barbados fruit with layers of nutmeg, cherry, and vanilla, keeping the same accessible, sipping-first character you're after. You get the same genre — aged Barbados rum with a sophisticated cask twist — but from a completely different producer and maturation philosophy. The French oak influence adds an elegant, almost Cognac-like suavity that makes this a wonderful alternative if you want something a touch richer and more perfumed.

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Foursquare Mandamus 16 Year Old
Foursquare Mandamus 16 Year Old Single Traditional Blended Rum
Foursquare · The Whisky Exchange

A 16-year-old Barbados pot-and-column still blend — 10 years in ex-bourbon casks, then 6 years in ex-Tawny Port casks — from the Exceptional Cask Selection, bottled at cask strength. Rich and full-bodied with blackberry, plum tart, hazelnut, dark chocolate, and ginger. The Doorly's XO is the gateway into Foursquare's world — same distillery, same pot-and-column DNA, same philosophy of secondary cask finishing to build depth. Mandamus is where that idea is taken to its most serious, mature conclusion: 16 years of ageing and a Tawny Port finish that amplifies the dark-fruit richness you already love in the XO, but with enormous added complexity and gravitas. It's a wildcard because the step up in age, ABV, and intensity is significant — but you'll instantly recognise the flavour family. If the Doorly's XO made you want to go deeper into the world of Foursquare and Barbadian rum, Mandamus is the most thrilling destination on that journey.

What makes Doorly's XO Barbados Rum distinctive?

UK price
~£32
Region
Bridgetown, Barbados
Character
Dried fruit, Vanilla

Doorly's XO is the flagship rum of the Foursquare Distillery in Barbados, aged in bourbon barrels and finished in sherry casks for a rum of extraordinary depth and complexity at a very fair price. Dried fruit, vanilla, sherry sweetness, and a long, warming finish make it a regular recommendation from rum critics as the best-value aged rum in the world. Available at Majestic, specialist spirits merchants, and The Whisky Exchange.

Tasting notes
Dried fruitVanillaSherry sweetnessToffeeWarming long finish

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What makes Doorly's XO Barbados Rum distinctive?

Doorly's XO is the flagship rum of the Foursquare Distillery in Barbados, aged in bourbon barrels and finished in sherry casks for a rum of extraordinary depth and complexity at a very fair price. Dried fruit, vanilla, sherry sweetness, and a long, warming finish make it a regular recommendation from rum critics as the best-value aged rum in the world. Available at Majestic, specialist spirits merchants, and The Whisky Exchange.

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