Four Roses Single Barrel

Four Roses Single Barrel

Maybe shouldn't have i tasted 4RSB side by side with my beloved Blanton's original, but neither the nose, nor the taste gave to me those richness of aroma and gentle spicy kick Blanton's so elegantly delivers. 4R is a good and gentle dram, but soft, very soft, too soft. It lacks duality,complexity or is that me ? I tell to myself that i should...

Score 75/100

Four Roses Single Barrel

Nose: Vanilla, juicy fruit, floral, hint of wood. Taste: Honey sweetness, a bit of citrus, fades into floral. Very mellow, but sweet, easy drinking bourbon. Feminine, but not girly. Delicate. Finish is pretty short. Slight floral fades into vanilla and just a touch of oak. I find the finish juicy, not dry.

Score 86/100

Four Roses Single Barrel

Four Roses provides a wealth of information about their bourbon, something that I greatly appreciate. This particular batch is from Warehouse RS, and is barrel 80-1U. It uses recipe OBSV, which is a 60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley recipe using yeast strain V. Appearance: slightly amber-tinted gold. Appears very thick and oily when the glass...

Score 88/100

Four Roses Single Barrel

Let me start with an apology. How Canadian of me. I'm sorry, I don't have the bottle in front of me, so I can't include the warehouse or barrel number at this point, but I promise I will add it. I've had enough time with this one to make some decent tasting notes. I even posted a more detailed (and charming?) review over on my blog. * Nose...

Score 86/100