Four Roses Private Selection Single Barrel Barrel Strength Bourbon (OESQ)

Ok for Bourbon

The aroma, while not super complex, is extremely interesting. Initial nosing gives strong notes of overripe bananas, rose petals, cinnamon, musty oak, apple skins, and slight acetone. On the palate it’s an explosion of bananas, cinnamon candies, and brown sugar, with the floral elements easing in on the finish, along with a not unpleasant note of barrel bitterness. Further tasting brings out notes of buttery cookies, toffee, and an undertone of deep earthiness. A typically delicious example of a Four Roses barrel pick. Total Wine barrel pick: 55.2% ABV; aged 10 years

Payless Parker Liquors pick. 120.64 proof. Delicious honeysuckle nose, very little heat for the proof. Hard to describe... bitter (but in a good way) floral notes, banana, a little mineral taste, very complex. Finish is thick and destructive to the palate, a little water really mellows and thins it out.