Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon

Snooooooth

Nose: Vanilla, brown sugar, and Hershey's chocolate. Oranges, honey, and cream. Mint. Oak, with a hint of char coming through. Nothing crazy. Nutmeg, thyme, and Red Hots style cinnamon. Just the slightest florality and fruit. Palate: Vanilla, orange, honey, and that same Hershey's chocolate - I call out the Hershey's specifically because there's a certain lactic tang it has that I'm also finding here. Presenting hot for its proof - almost like barrel bite. Baking spices and a touch of dusty books. Medium-light tannin, with medium-light mouthfeel. Finish starts with a rush of floral notes, citrus, cream, and barrel. The cream notes subside and that chocolate thing comes back, along with baking spices. Fades into honey, floral notes, and maybe a touch of grain presenting as a little bright and shiny. Medium length finish. Other notes: Not sure what else to say it. It's Four Roses. Not going to blow your socks off, but a solid representation of the drier side of bourbon. Good execution.