Four Roses Single Barrel Premium Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey - 70cl - 50% ABV - Award-Winning Smooth and Mellow Bourbon Whisky - Higher Rye Content Than Most Bourbon's

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Purer and much higher in alcohol, this clear liquid is the final distillate – the “new make spirit” at around 70% ABV. This Single Barrel 100 Proof bourbon is a rich, plummy and fruity whiskey, and it makes a fantastic Hot Toddy or Kentucky lemonade. This makes a wonderful sipper or gift to a friend, and since Woodford Reserve is the official bourbon of the Kentucky Derby, you'd best believe this makes an excellent base for a mint julep with its myriad notes of fruit and spice. Overall, the finish embodies the qualities the whole sip had – namely spice, fruit and herbal flavors.

The main differences between Four Roses Single Barrel vs Four Roses Small Batch Select are fairly distinct, coming down to their mash bills, proof, maturation and filtration process.I can let this sit on my palate and let the wood grow into a little more than sawdust and the alcohol mellow to almost nothing. While there's no age statement on the bottle, it's believed that Double Oaked is aged for at least six years. E recipes use a mash bill of 75% corn, 20% rye and 5% malted barley while O recipes use a mash bill of 60% corn, 35% rye and 5% malted barley. He has contributed frequently to our bourbon coverage over the years and is someone we regard as a friend. My last taste confirms this is quite delicious with rose petal, hibiscus and subtle stone fruit notes proliferating in the glass.

Palate: A citrusy burst of orange rind and fresh squeezed lemonade hit my tongue first while complimentary fruit flavors of strawberry + blackberry jam, apricot jelly and ginger root all mingle around them.Four Roses is a highly regarded distillery, with a high-rye mashbill that produces an extra spiciness to go along with its fruity and floral notes, and a concentration on yeast that has been “eye-opening” for the bourbon world. No More: An herbal quality is starting to emerge the further I get into the glass, taking over the bitter component, but still letting the sweetness talk.

The balance and uniqueness made this my choice of the 2 bottles, but both were fantastic and vaulted to the top 10% of ratings I’ve reviewed so far. This bourbon is part of their premium product line outside of the Four Roses Single Barrel Strength offering that I have also heard rave reviews about. OESK clearly deserves an honorary mention and is worthy of at least one follow-up post because OBSQ was actually a first round elimination that ended up winning it all. The signature of Four Roses’ current master distiller, Brent Elliot, is featured prominently on the front label. First released in 2021, Dickel 8-Year Bourbon is the company's first official foray into bourbon whiskey, and it's a value-driven powerhouse.I am enjoying the residual spice that pricks my tongue after the sip is complete with peppercorns and chili oil being most dominant. I looked up the meaning of OBSV after the fact and definitely got those “delicate fruit and rye” notes that Four Roses mentioned. Palate: Oh, that’s delicate and delicious up front with soft rose water up front fading into strawberry sweetness. It's made up of whiskeys from Indiana, Tennessee and Kentucky, with ages ranging from 4 to 16 years old. At this point, you may think that there isn’t much difference from one standard Single Barrel to the next.