Once a year, Four Roses gathers its rarest barrels into one limited release — the 2020 vintage is the kind whisky fans wait for.
Expert description
Four Roses Small Batch 2020 Limited Edition is an annual, limited bottling blended from selected, older barrels across several of the house's ten recipes, bottled at cask strength, 55.7%. This release is blended from two recipes, OBSV and OESK, with barrels aged 11 to 16 years. Four Roses was founded in 1888 by Paul Jones Jr. The story behind the name has it that Jones proposed to a Southern belle who said yes while wearing a corsage of four roses — hence the brand's name. The current distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, was built in 1910 in an unusual Spanish Mission style and has been on the US National Register of Historic Places since 2000.
Four Roses is known in the bourbon world for using no fewer than 10 different recipes, combining the house's five yeast strains with two different mash bills. Each yeast strain brings its own character — from spicy and floral to fruity and herbal — giving the distillery an unusually broad flavour palette to blend from.
Tasting notes
Nose
The nose is complex with ripe fruit, caramel, oak and a hint of spice.
Palate
The palate is full and layered with caramel, dried fruit and spiced oak.
Finish
The finish is long, warm and spicy with a dry, oak-driven close.
Specifications
Name: Four Roses Small Batch 2020 Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Distillery: Four Roses
Region/Country: Kentucky, USA
Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
ABV: 55.7%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Strength
Flavour profile
Spicy · Full-bodied · Oak · Dried fruit
Investment potential
Four Roses' annual limited releases are often sought by collectors and can rise in value after selling out, especially when the vintage is praised by reviewers.
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