Distillery: Four Roses Distillery
Region: Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
Aging: 5 Years
ABV: 45%
Proof: 90
Mash Bill: Can be Mash Bill E for Elegant (75% Corn, 20% Rye, 5% Malted Barley) or Mash Bill B for Bold (60% Corn, 35% Rye, 5% Malted Barley)
Non-Chill Filtered: No
MSRP Price: $40
Appearance: Amber
Four Roses Small Batch Tasting Notes
Nose: Caramel, dark fruits, rye spice, vanilla, toasted oak, anise seed, clove, white pepper
Palate: Rich buttery caramel, vanilla, toasted oak, rye spice, white pepper, baking spice
Finish: Smooth medium finish that leaves you with a nice caramel and oak flavor that is balance well with rye spice and light pepper
Is Four Roses Small Batch an Approachable Whiskey?
Four Roses Small Batch is an extremely approachable whiskey.
It drinks very smoothly and is loaded with lovely bourbon flavors that both beginners and experienced whiskey drinkers will enjoy.
Is Four Roses Small Batch Complex?
Four Roses Small Batch has nice layers of flavor.
It starts with smooth and buttery caramel with toasted oak and vanilla as you would expect from a bourbon.
But on top of that, it also has a nice bit of rye spice and light pepper mixed with baking spice and other herbal notes.
The finish is extremely smooth and goes down with nearly no heat.
What are Four Roses Small Batch‘s strongest attributes/flavors?
Four Roses Small Batch’s strongest attribute is its smoothness.
For just $40, it goes down so easily and is loaded with rich flavors.
Is Four Roses Small Batch a go-to whiskey?
Four Roses Small Batch is easily a go-to whiskey.
Between this bottle and the Four Roses Small Batch Select, Four Roses is probably in my top 3 go-to whiskeys that I know I can always reach for and enjoy no matter the occasion.
Is Four Roses Small Batch priced accurately to its quality?
Four Roses Small Batch absolutely delivers on its price tag.
It is one of the best whiskeys you can buy for $40.
Conclusion for Four Roses Small Batch
Four Roses is one of my favorite brands of bourbon.
They are always available on the shelves and at great prices.
I have visited the Four Roses distillery a few times and each time I go, I learn more and more about them and why I enjoy their whiskey.
An interesting thing that I learned this last time is that Four Roses has 10 different recipes for their whiskey.
They have two mash bills and 5 proprietary yeast strains that when combined can make up 10 different recipes.
When you buy a bottle of Four Roses Small Batch bourbon, you are getting a combination of barrels from either the E mash bill or the B mash bill.
They combined the barrels with all 5 yeast strains and the product you get in the bottle is a balanced blend of them all.
The reason they keep the 10 distinct recipes is that over the years, they have bought and acquired yeast strains from multiple brands and they decided to keep this variety which shines through in their whiskey.
Most distilleries just stick with one mash bill but with Four Roses, you get a lovely array of flavors that excite your taste buds each time you pour yourself a glass.
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