Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon

Cherries, vanilla, orange/citrus with pepper

I’ve heard people say you cant go wrong with 4 roses single barrel. But, as a single barrel product this does very. The bottle I have here is proof of this. This barrel is quite bad. nose - vanilla, carmel and astringency Palate - vanilla, bitter, drying, astringent, tannic, Finish - peppercorn. short, dry, bitter I was reluctant to try another bottle of this since my first bottle was so bad, but i love MGP and New Riff high rye bourbon, so i did eventually buy a replacement. Thankfully, the new bottle is much better and has more traditional sweet corn, rye and caramel notes.

NOSE Vanilla ice cream, sprinkled Cinnamon sugar, PALETTE Cinnamon, cornbread, walnut, drinks FINISH Medium, chocolate brownie, red fruit

Four Roses sib versus 1792 sib blind Dram 1 (four roses) - Nose: Floral sweet light fruit and a tiny bit of ethanol Dram 2 (1792) - nose: smooth fruity nose with a tinge of spice. It has a well-rounded nose it's like equally fruity spicy sweet. And I'm not saying that's necessarily the best thing because I like some weirdness and funk sometimes but you definitely can't be offended by this whiskeys nose. Dram 1 taste- getting a sweet, cereal, light spice w/ a little bit of ethanol. A light sweet spicy finish. I get a little mineral candy vitamin tonight as well. Dram 2 taste -Smooth, sweet, spicy very well-rounded. It almost makes me feel like it's a blend. It just has a very good balance of the spicy, the Sweet, the fruit but nothing stands out nothing says wow look at that. It's definitely an easy sipper, nice medium viscosity and a sweet spicy finish. Tonight the 1792 wins. I feel 4r takes more chances and I love them for that but this sib was a little hot and too cereal. The 1792 is a frys pick and that may mean something.