Four Roses Small Batch Select
  • Category Bourbon
  • Country United States
  • Region Kentucky
  • Distillery Four Roses
  • Age NAS
  • Style Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  • Alcohol 52%
California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.
  • spicy
  • dark fruit
  • vanilla
  • caramel
  • sweet
  • cherry
  • floral
  • oak
  • cinnamon

Four Roses

Small Batch Select (0.75l, 52%)
Price $57.99

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Character Goatson
First Four Roses line in 12 years.
 
The origin of the name “Four Roses” is a bit muddy – the most popular story says the distillery was founded by a druggist Rufus M. Rose, and that the four roses are his immediate family. What we do know for sure is that the company was established in 1888; that it was the only distillery that was allowed to operate during the Prohibition (medicinal alcohol remained legal – lucky doctors); and that they produce spankingly good Bourbon. The Master Distiller at Four Roses Is Brent Elliott and he came up with a ritzy and unique expression he calls Small Batch Select.
 
The exclusive line that joins Single Barrel, Small Batch, and Yellow Label, is a blend of six recipes, aged for 6 to 7 years. Four Roses produces ten base Bourbons and Small Batch Select utilizes the majority of them. It’s a completely new concoction that manages to be gentle and approachable despite being 104 Proof. Brent singled out eh “F strain” of yeast that was used for this release, saying it brings a complex character and a warm-spicy palate. Small Batch Select aims to please both the casual drinkers and Bourbon-heads. A little secret, though: adding a splash of water opens a whole new world.
  • Category Bourbon
  • Country United States
  • Region Kentucky
  • Distillery Four Roses
  • Age NAS
  • Style Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  • Alcohol 52%
California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.
Appearance / Color
Amber
 
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Toasted oak, red berries and caramel nose with a strong ethanol aroma.
 
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Flavors of red fruit and caramel with citrusy notes and a touch of vanilla.
 
Finish
Medium to long finish with a toasted oak exit.
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  • spicy
  • dark fruit
  • vanilla
  • caramel
  • sweet
  • cherry
  • floral
  • oak
  • cinnamon
Four Roses Small Batch Select
Four Roses Small Batch Select
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Character Dogson
Bourbon matures quicker than Scotch due to higher temperatures in American warehouses.
Bourbons are very high in vanilla, as American White Oak is naturally high in vanillins.
"Remember that iconic poster from World War II showing Rosie the Riveter as a patriotic American woman doing her part for the war effort? Well, hundreds of businesses did their part too, and the Bourbon distillers stepped right up with ‘em.

Distilleries all over Kentucky and Tennessee were re-tooled to distill fuel alcohol and ferment penicillin cultures to treat wounded soldiers."
Bourbons have very prominent notes of vanilla, as American White Oak is naturally high in vanillins.
Four Roses is the only distillery we are aware of that uses single level storage rick-houses to age their core Whiskey. They do this because they believe that variations in temperature, pressure, and humidity within multi-story warehouses makes for inconsistent Bourbon.
Bourbon must be made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn.
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Dog Dogson's Smartass corner
Character Dogson
Bourbon matures quicker than Scotch due to higher temperatures in American warehouses.
Bourbons are very high in vanilla, as American White Oak is naturally high in vanillins.
"Remember that iconic poster from World War II showing Rosie the Riveter as a patriotic American woman doing her part for the war effort? Well, hundreds of businesses did their part too, and the Bourbon distillers stepped right up with ‘em.

Distilleries all over Kentucky and Tennessee were re-tooled to distill fuel alcohol and ferment penicillin cultures to treat wounded soldiers."
Bourbons have very prominent notes of vanilla, as American White Oak is naturally high in vanillins.
Four Roses is the only distillery we are aware of that uses single level storage rick-houses to age their core Whiskey. They do this because they believe that variations in temperature, pressure, and humidity within multi-story warehouses makes for inconsistent Bourbon.
Bourbon must be made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn.
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