Four Roses Single Barrel

Name: Four Roses Single Barrel
Brand: Four Roses

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Bourbon from a single barrel of Four Roses' OBSV recipe — high-rye mashbill with a delicately fruity yeast. Ripe fruit and bold spice.

Details

Brand	Four Roses
Distillery	Four Roses Distillery
Origin	USA / Kentucky
Style	Bourbon
Age	NAS
ABV	50%
Cask	New oak casks

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Dried spice, pear, cocoa, vanilla and maple syrup.
Palate: Full-bodied, with ripe plum and cherry over rye spice.
Finish: Smooth and delicately long.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Neat
On the rocks
Cocktails

At 50%, try it neat first, then on the rocks or with a splash of water to bring out the fruit. It also makes a bold Manhattan.

Food pairing

Grilled steak, smoked brisket, cherry desserts and dark chocolate.

Background & production

Made at the Four Roses Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, which uses two mashbills and five yeast strains to create ten recipes.

The Single Barrel uses one of them, OBSV: the high-rye 'B' mashbill, which gives a spicy, full-bodied taste, with the 'V' yeast for delicate fruit. Each bottle comes from an individually selected barrel aged around seven to nine years, so flavour varies slightly from barrel to barrel.

It is bottled at 50% (100 proof).