Four Roses Private Selection Single Barrel Barrel Strength Bourbon

alcohol 62.8 warehouse LE barrel # 36-5k

(OBSO) - The Rural Inn: light on the nose hints of sweet Carmel and vanilla with bright floral notes. Nice and calm on the initial taste with burnt brown sugar, vanilla and cinnamon. The finish quickly kicks in with heavy oak and floral notes. Nice long finish. Very enjoyable.

OBSV 64.1% Nose: High alcohol at first, dried dark fruit maybe raisin or cherry? Spiced angel's food cake. Palate: Warm, sweet, spices, rich, flavorful, juicy fruit, warms and coats the tongue with syrupy texture, vanilla Finish: Warms the throat a bit, small amount of oak, slightly peppery, almost bitter chocolate, all but fruit lingers for a bit. Adding water brings down burn and syrupy feel. It also adds a bit of soap. This is the Single Barrel amped up a few orders of magnitude! OESQ 61.8% Nose: More alcohol sharpness than OBSV, less fruit, brings out baking spices, tart Palate: Syrupy on tongue, bright but very sweet, way more fruit than the nose hints at, warm, more confectionary sweetness than OBSV, spices near the end. Best flavor. Finish: Oak lingers a bit, warms the tongue and throat, bit of sweetness sticks around for a bit. Adding water brings down burn and syrupy feel. OBSF 58.6% Nose: Alcohol, baking spices with cinnamon standing out, dry dark fruit, tart, a bit floral. Better nose than OESQ. Palate: Syrupy confectionary sweetness, some tart, vanilla, warm cinnamon, nutmeg, spiced cake Finish: Warm, tart, sweet, oak, spices, lingering more than OBSV and OESQ. Best finish. Adding water brings down burn and syrupy feel. It also adds the aroma of cookie dough.