Four Roses Private Selection Single Barrel Barrel Strength Bourbon (OBSV)

This bottle reminds me of the numerous mash bills Four Roses uses. They go into great detail at the distillery discussing mash bills. Four Roses bourbons are frequently featured at charity benefits and my attitude has been good but not worth writing home about. High rye is a mixed bag for me, with the younger stuff frequently giving me wet grass on the nose, but the good ones showing citrus and floral notes. This bottle states 35% rye and seven years, four months. I love label transparency. Like the label, like the price, here goes. Nice oily texture and the quick impression gives me traditional bourbon aromas but no grass, so we are off to a good start. As I get serious about nosing this, the extra dry finish still lingers. Oak and vanilla are in the front and while not overpowering, I am having difficulty identifying what is a layer down. Maybe not highly complex, but I like it, it satisfies. The palate comes through with maple sugar overlaying the oak and vanilla, maybe a touch of cinnamon in the background. The aromas and flavors would not make me think this is a high rye bill. For me the finish really lingers. I will describe it as astringent maple sugar if that makes any sense - I love the finish and I'm gonna write home!!

Four Roses 100 Proof Single Barrel Select Rocks OBSV barrel 31-5K (2020 Release) is a rich, Straight Bourbon Whiskey from Four Roses Distillery in Kentucky. It's made with a mash bill of 60% corn, 35% rye, and 5% malted barley, aged for 7 years and 3 months before being bottled at 100 Proof in April 2020. It greets you with an aromatic start featuring notes of toasted wood, caramel, baking spices, and dried fruits; its life is sweet and spicy with additions of sweet corn, rye, raisin, vanilla, and coffee; culminating in a long, slightly warming finish with hints of oak and cinnamon. August 2020 / 2022

Four Roses OBSV Cask Strength Single Barrel Select (barrel 29-4W 2019 Release) is a potent Straight Bourbon Whiskey from Four Roses Distillery in Kentucky. It's made with a mash bill of 60% sweet corn, 35% rye, and 5% malted barley, bottled at 60.9% alcohol. It begins richly with notes of dried fruit and spices; lives richly and spicily, adding notes of grain, clove, cinnamon, ginger, cherry, and oak; culminating in a long, bold, and warming finish with notes of smoke, toffee, coffee, and more clove. October 2019 / August 2022

Four Roses OBSV Single Barrel Select Cask 2018 Release is a well-rounded, Straight Bourbon Whiskey from Four Roses Distillery in Kentucky. It's crafted from a mix of 60% sweet corn, 35% rye, and 5% malted barley. It presents a rich beginning with hints of dried fruit and spice; a deep and balanced middle offers notes of clove and oak; culminating in a refined and mellow end with flavors of smoke, toffee, and coffee. February 2019 / August 2022

Single Barrel (sample M) OBSV from Cox's Creek DSP KY 62 Date: 1/16/2020 / ResCode: F / Warehouse: TN / Rack: 31 It begins with an aromatic introduction of grain, wood, and spices; its life is rich with notes of caramel, sweet corn, wheat, oak, and a hint of cinnamon; concluding in a long, rich finish reminiscent of a box of Cracker Jack. September 2021

Single Barrel Bourbon (sample W) OBSV from Cox's Creek DSP KY 62 Date: 1/16/2020 / ResCode: F / Warehouse: TN / Rack: 31 It has an aromatic beginning with notes of grain, wood & spices; while a spicy life adds notes of nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, corn, wheat & oak; that led to a long & balanced end. September 2021