When most people think of Four Roses, they probably think of this mainline bourbon. It's right in the middle of the range released by the distillery -- significantly pricier than the basic Yellow Label, but about $10 under the price of the spectacular Single Barrel. For someone looking for a whiskey to sip, I'd recommend dropping the extra bucks to upgrade to the Single Barrel or, in this price range, seeking out Eagle Rare 10 instead. The nose of this bourbon has light, fresh fruit scents: apple, pear, unripe peach, along with a slightly astringency from its youth. This bourbon must be on average around 5-6 years of age, which is a little underdeveloped. The palate is sweet and spicy, but the sweetness doesn't take on the depth of flavor to characterize it as true caramel or butterscotch, it's more of a brown-sugar simple syrup flavor combined with a bold assertion of raw, rye spice. That rye spice dominates the finish as well, along with some peppery oak tannins and mellow, caramel apple flavor. I used this at a recent work party as a cocktail ingredient, and it's best-suited for mixing. At $30-35, it's fairly priced but no great bargain.