PBMichiganWolverine
Four Gate Batch 23 Barossa Creek Brrye
Blended American Whiskey — USA
Reviewed
October 14, 2022 (edited June 28, 2023)
I had always been curious of Four Gate. They seem to have really good reviews here, and they seem to be master blenders combining with interesting finishes. The price has always held me back—-at $200, seems like a gamble if you haven’t had a sample previously.
Well, this one here is a bourbon and rye blend , finished for some time in Australian tawny port wines. Bourbon is from KY, rye from MGP. I'm a big fan of Aussie tawny port, so I figured a finishing in one might be in my sweet spot. One thing for sure…Aussie tawny ports are big and bold fruity, so I can see a big cask influence.
Nose on this is great….loving the red plums, berries, and oak. Cherries , mint. Rye dominant.
Taste….wasn’t as impressed. The port is clearly in the driver’s seat. Rye is followed after…just not operating like an orchestra, more like individual players. I’m getting disjointed flavors from the rye, bourbon, and port. Instead of a silky cohesive taste, just feels too discombobulated. I expected more from a $200 bottle purchase.
@Richard-ModernDrinking @pkingmartin @Bourbon_Obsessed_Lexington @ctbeck11 would be interesting to get your take on this….this was one of the samples for our last tasting. I wasn’t impressed at all, but might be one of those things that YMMV.
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@PBMichiganWolverine thanks man, I ended up with nearly 2 bottles of fourgate samples from a friend, and a 10 year foundation. So I do have this one. Not sure what or how I'll review it. Been going through some non offical release samples since I can't review them anywhere.
Need to give this one a shot and crack the Redemption Ferrand I’ve been sitting on. The Blackened Madeira rye and original Bardstown Laubade were outstanding - the gap between those two and any finished bourbons is catastrophically large. Finishing bourbon (outside of high-rye MGP) this far seems like a no-no.
@dhsilv2 let me if you don’t get the sample—would be happy to send one over ( along with whatever else I have open —- Lag 12 2021, Westward dual finish, Balcones tres hombres , and I think a Dubai airport exclusive Glenmorangie 19 single cask)
I'm always skeptical when they do "bo rye" and double skeptical to review without the bottle being open a good long time. I should have a sample of this coming my way sooner than later though.