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Tuesday, June 3, 2014








DistilleryFour Roses
Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon (Single Barrel)
Region: Lawrenceberg, Kentucky
Age: 10 years, 8 months
Recipe: OBSO (high rye, fruity yeast)
Maturation: charred white oak barrels
Warehouse: BN
Barrel #: 4-1D
Alcohol by Volume: 54.1%




Availability - Four Roses visitor center / gift shop
Pricing - around $65
Rating - 86


  1. At the time, it was either $55 or $65. I don't precisely recall which, but I'm leaning toward $65.

    1. That makes sense. That's about the price range of many of their single barrels. Thanks!

  2. Your review seems to find similar unusual flavors as I did. I called it fennel and eucalyptus where you called it medicinal but I imagine these two barrels taste rather similar. I also understand the cherry Sudafed, which I called pickle brine and cherry. Very interesting read.

    1. Hey smokeypeat, thanks! Yeah, I've been finding quite a bit of the eucalyptus/menthol in the Four Roses I've been trying. I like that stuff quite a bit, though I have to be in the mood for it. I saw some bottles that 4R single barrel you reviewed, thanks for reviewing it. It sounds really good!

    2. Here's smokeypeat's review of another OBSO:


  3. Correction, the O yeast is robust fruity flavor. Q yeast is floral.

    1. You're right. Their Ten Recipes page appears to flip-flop the fruity and floral descriptors between the O and G. Weird.