Four Roses Single Barrel Premium Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey - 70cl - 50% ABV - Award-Winning Smooth and Mellow Bourbon Whisky - Higher Rye Content Than Most Bourbon's

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Unlike Four Roses Small Batch and Small Batch Select, which should be very consistent, the Single Barrel inevitably will have some variability. There’s a possibility of a TCA infection going on there and I’m glad to be done with that barrel for this bracket. For this Single Barrel product, I always hand select each barrel from the same recipe at the peak of its maturity for its robust and distinctive character. It has a highly complex taste, with everything from cotton candy and cayenne pepper to macadamia nuts and underripe blackberries showing up across the nose and palate. From my early days as a bourbon drinker, there has really only been one Four Roses bottle I’ve purchased on sight – their Single Barrel Private Selection.

The wash is then transferred to one of the distillery’s two column stills and heated, causing the alcohol to evaporate, slowly making its way up the still becoming increasingly pure.The distillation process for the Small Batch Select is performed in a 20ft tall Vendome column still. First released in 2021, Dickel 8-Year Bourbon is the company's first official foray into bourbon whiskey, and it's a value-driven powerhouse. I can let this sit on my palate and let the wood grow into a little more than sawdust and the alcohol mellow to almost nothing. Limited releases and private selections can vary from the standard products, but generally maintain the same number of recipes as their standard counterpart. Floral flavors create a general base, while apricot and peach pull through against a faint oaky caramel note.

Following that release my friend was doing the Kentucky Bourbon Trail over Thanksgiving and picked this bottle up for me. Four Roses Single Barrel now has more apple and honey sweetness with complementary roasted oak, cinnamon, and cocoa that provide dark undertones, and vanilla cream to add a little extra sweetness and richness. During the early 1900s, Four Roses was purchased by Seagram’s and advertised as a premier American whiskey.The process of distilling the Four Roses Small Batch Select is a long and complex process that requires a great deal of skill and expertise. High Rye: A bourbon with a higher than normal percentage of mash bill made up of rye (as opposed to using more corn, wheat, or barley, the other main grains used in bourbon mash). It's got a good amount of heat on account of being 117 proof, but you'll still be able to make out classic bourbon tasting notes like caramel, brown sugar, vanilla and oak. This treasure from Buffalo Trace’s Antique collection does its namesake a service, representing some of the world’s best wheated bourbon, a style Weller himself pioneered.

It’s hard to explain until you taste it but it’s gotten to the point where some of my friends mock it by saying it tastes like a fruit juice.Cheeses are also amazing to pair this delicacy with; feel free to experiment with sharp cheddar, creamy brie or even pungent blue cheese – you won’t regret it! I’ve tasted quite a few really “meh” ones (especially when a state-run liquor agency is selecting them) too. This can also have a downside to it though, since non-standard bottlings can only be found as private picks. Notably, the bottle never discloses how many recipes were used for the particular blend being bottled. Their standard 100 proof Single Barrel Bourbon uses one recipe, their standard Small Batch blends together four of the recipes, and Small Batch Select blends together six of the recipes.