Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon

NOSE: Caramel corn, caramel, butterscotch, a summer meadow, vanilla, something floral - roses?, cold spring water, honey, sweet corn, roasting ears. MOUTHFEEL: Creamy. TASTE: Honey, black pepper, sweet corn, oak, brown sugar, butter. FINISH: Medium long - spice, honey, oak coming on, black pepper, fading to peppered honey. SUMMARY: The nose is wonderful, and promises a lot. The taste doesn't quite deliver, though - it's certainly good, but not quite up to the promise of the nose. The finish, though, is one of the best I've ever encountered. I'd pay $10 more for this stuff. RATING: Fine, the second highest (the highest rating in my new system is mighty fine).

Color: golden amber Nose: sweet, honey, cereals Neat: herbal/floral taste, medium-long spicy finsh with a moderate hug Rocks: light sweetness at the start; light finish with a hint of spice Prefer it on the rocks

Four Roses Small Batch - 45% abv Four Roses is a bottle I keep stocked at the home bar at all times.  Either the small batch or the single barrel.  You just can’t go wrong with either one.   Priced at around $32 this is a great value.  Four Roses is unique because of their different mash bills and yeast strains.  I am not going to get into that here.  It’s well documented on other sites including their own.    The smell is light -  Fresh grass, crisp spice, dusty corn, oak The taste is nice -  sweet corn, butterscotch, dry spice, vanilla, coconut The finish is fairly long with dusty corn, oak, almond, rye spice This is a really good bourbon with an excellent price tag.  Highly recommended. Overall Grade: B

Smooth everyday. Rocks or straight preferred.

Smooth, balanced. Herbaceous spice with smoke & caramel richness. Subtle burn.

🌹 - 45% Holy stiff batman