Four Roses Private Selection Single Barrel Barrel Strength Bourbon

"The One" picked for Julio's Liquors in Westboro, MA. OBSQ recipe, Aged 9 years 7 months, bottled at 58.6%, Warehouse TN, Barrel 36-3M. N: Ginger, cinnamon, brown sugar, sourdough yeastiness, sharp rye intensity. P: Definitely needs a splash of water to open up at this proof with the high rye mashbill. Lots of cinnamon, licorice, chili flake, some doughy pastry. After the initial spicy entry, fairly quiet. Not as vanilla and molasses forward as the lower rye recipe. F: some oak barrel presence, more of the familiar spices, still burns pretty hot after dilution. I'd be interested to try an "E" recipe at barrel strength. The OBSQ really takes your head off at this proof. Even with the water, I can't say I prefer this over the standard Single Barrel. The $30 premium for this private selection makes it more of a crap shoot.

A real cherry bomb on the nose... almost in the style of William Larue Weller. Baking spice, chocolate, oak, plums on the palate. Tingly, spicy finish. A real beauty.

$59.99. 53.8% LE. 53-IN selected by the Cask Strength Society OBSQ

Recipe: OESV Age: 9 Year: 2018 Proof: 126 Store pick: Evergreen (Louisville, Kentucky) Nose: molasses, toffee Palate: rich, with butterscotch, cinnamon, vanilla Finish: falls a little flat compared to the excellent nose and palate

OBSF from Bedrock Liquors in Lafayette, Indiana. Excellent overall. Great, very sweet nose. Nice mouthfeel, little burn from 54.7 alcohol, oaky with some pepper. Nice, slightly bitter finish, some molasses and chocolate.

Nice nose. Smoky, oaky, and a bit of leathery taste. While advertised as delicate and smooth, it wasn’t exactly. But, having had a piece of dark chocolate beforehand, it mellowed this out a bit