Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon

Great pour! Very complex - my fav 4R release to date!

I picked up a sample bottle at a TW while checking out. A perfect way to try before you buy. However, with Four Roses, buying is often a no-brainer, in my opinion, as they create quality whiskeys and often at a reasonable price. Chocolate powder, like Nestle Quick, opens on the nose. It brings me back to childhood days. Oaken sawdust, Karo corn syrup and vanilla. A subtle earthiness of worn leather , mint leaves and cinnamon deepens the nose. A creamy and viscous arrival delivering a balanced spicy sweetness. Peanut brittle, caramel, maraschino cherries, dark chocolate, toasted marshmallows and vanilla mixed in with cinnamon, white pepper and red pepper flakes. Chocolate sauce coats the palate that slips into wood spices, cherries and cool mint. The flavors and sensation infinitely lasts. Another splendid bourbon from Four Roses. The balance of sweet and spice is spot on. With the abv at 52%, it sips at 46% and seems capable as an all evening sipper. No water necessary, but only if preferred. Four Roses is producing quality bourbon. Grab a bottle, any bottle, Blind-Man’s-Bluff style and you will have a great pour. [89/100][Tasted: 1/21/23]