Nose- Cigar box, creme brule, and leather book lead in. The nose reminds you of a richly apointed study with leather chairs, and fine cigar smoke hovering about the room. Palate- Spicier notes than 2023, and then fades to rich berries covered in nougat. It is a roller coaster of oak, chewy bulls-eye cream candies, and baking spices. This all fades to a cigar box type agedness that lets you know the older, oakier bourbons are unabashedly willing to come forward. Finish- lomg, coating, syrupy, yet leathery like your favorite chair. Nicely executed! Overall- One of the beat 4 Rs LE I have tasted. Brent Elliot just gets better and better. This rivals his 2019 hit, gently nuances his 2023 blend. For me, this is the bourbon I have trouble putting down.
Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon (2024)
About this bottle
The 17th edition of Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon features four different bourbon recipes (out of ten available) aged 12-20 years. The recipes are as follows: 12 year OBSV (35% rye, delicate fruit yeast); 15 year OESK (20% rye, slight spice yeast); 16 year OESF (20% rye, herbal notes yeast); 20 year OBSV (35% rye, delicate fruit yeast). The bourbon was crafted by Master Distiller Brett Elliott and is bottled at 108.2 proof without chill-filtration. Approximately 16,680 hand-numbered bottles will be available at the brand's visitor centers in Kentucky beginning September 14, 2024 and at select retailers nationwide in September 2024. (SRP $220)
How it tastes
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This bourbon came in strong with a BIG nose and solid mouthfeel. Just was dissapointed on the medium finish. Too short for me. I prefer the 135th to this one. Nose - Autumn in a glass imo, clove, cinnamon, all spice, and vanilla. Amazing nose give it a 5 out of five alone. This is definitely the star of the show. Palate - Thick and viscious, coats the tongue, the flavors on the nose were not neccesarily on the palate for me which was kind of a bummer since the nose is so big. Got a little cinnamon and oak. Honey as well. Finish - This is where everything got thrown off for me. Although it is thick on the tongue, and has some mouthfeel. The finish was just medium for me. Just too short. That really made a 5 out of 5 pour fall to a 4.
Bourbon never managed to rival Scotch in my book, so I decided to bite the bullet and buy this pricey Four Roses in hopes of changing that. The nose flourishes with sweet cereals, roasted nuts and sour cherries before it morphs into polished wood, allspice and fennel. Nice herbal complexity. Intense waves of flavors hit the palate, think of toffee, honey and rich oak spices. This was skillfully blended. Thyme, marzipan and a touch of amaretto subside in the prolonged and sophisticated aftertaste. It falls short of 90 pts, but I'm far from being disappointed. RATING: 4.2/5.0 stars ≙ 89 pts → FIRST-CLASS [+]
Toasty aroma with Vanilla notes, some slight caramel, malty with a rich complexity, notes of caramel and vanilla, slight spicyness and a very pleasant finsh.
This absolutely slaps. Vanilla bomb and spice bonb at the same time
Leather, oak tannins, baking spices, herbal notes, etc.
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