A sample as part of the "Whiskey Transfer Program" from dthom. Full disclosure: my first taste of a Four Roses item other than the standard yellow label stuff which I wouldn't use to degrease an engine. A barrel pick from Binny's in Illinois bottled at 60.2%. I don't hate it but wanted to love it as dthom thinks it is excellent. Nose: Heavy ethanol punch, light lemon peel, white sugars, musty wood, and a hint of olive brine. Taste: Sweet and surprisingly oily and thick. Wood heavy on the front which I found surprising. More citrus peel and a little more olive brine on the flavor. Finish: Medium-long with quite a bit of rye spice and a little more olive. I'm getting a lot of olive brine all the way through this whiskey. Weird. Not a bad whiskey but a little one dimensional and too much rye spice for me on the finish. Maybe I just don't like Four Roses? The olive flavors were a little off putting for me.