Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon

Classification: Straight Bourbon
Distillery: Four Roses
Mashbill: 60% Corn, 35% Rye, 5% Malted Barley
Age: 7-9 Years
Proof: 100

Nose: Tiptoes in like a polite houseguest—cork, dried raisins, a whiff of vanilla, and a bouquet your aunt might’ve arranged for Sunday dinner. Just a whisper of alcohol, like it’s too shy to say hello. Delicate, subtle… almost suspiciously so.

Palate: Plot twist. After that dainty nose, this thing slaps like a kazoo in a cathedral. Immediate rye spice leads the charge, followed by honey, peaches, brown sugar, and a polite handshake from oak. It’s not layered so much as launched—all the flavor shows up at once like it’s trying to make curfew.

Finish: Starts like it’s sneaking out quietly… then decides to throw a spice party in your mouth. Slow-building heat that takes its sweet time, with cameos from mint, leather, raisins, cherries, and those peaches again—this time dipped in vanilla and wisdom. Longest goodbye since your last Zoom meeting.

Bottom Line: Starts like a whisper, ends like a mic drop.