Four Roses Single Barrel Private Selection Bourbon

This pick is from October 2019 from a local store called Center Point Liquors in Hendersonville, TN. It is noticeably darker than any other 4 Roses barrel proofs that I have. This one is recipe OBSF and is 9 years and 8 months old at 124 proof and rested in Tier 5 (this could explain the dark color and higher proof) for anyone that cares. The nose is strong at first, but turns sweet. There is some plumb, raisin, dusty wood shavings, rye spice, maple syrup, rich caramel, leather and nice oak. There is some ethanol burn if you’re not careful when nosing, which is consistent with most 4 Roses products for me (nose and palate). The palate is sweet and oily with rich caramel, plumb and dried fruit, a punch of rye spice, leather, oak and is slightly astringent on the backend. The palate is a little drying, but not too much. The finish is long with an initial ethanol burn into the nostrils, following by some, rye spice, a little plumb, really nice caramel and sweet vanilla with a little bit of barrel char at the end. Probably the best 4 Roses barrel proof pick I’ve had. Very tasty. This is the 2nd OBSF recipe I’ve had, and is far superior to the other on (Main Street Liquors). As good as it is, there is still that Four Roses ethanol thing that comes up quite a bit on their products, but not every sip and I can look past it. With the rise in price on these particular barrel picks recently, I’m going to probably be buying them less often.

OESQ. Good, but need to taste this when I can l wet it open up.

Jack's liquor.

Smooth, pleasantly not sweet, not overly floral, buttery vanilla, smell the alcohol first, spicy first taste but falls off with very light (not very much) wood flavor at the end.

OESQ: Lighter Body, Pear, Pecan Pie, little oak, warm finish with hints of leather

Light and smooth