Four Roses Small Batch Select Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

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.
 
Four Roses Small Batch Select is a non-chill filtered bourbon that provides a rich depth of flavors and a closer-to-the-barrel experience. It’s an expertly crafted bourbon best served neat or on the rocks. Four Roses offers 4 distinct varieties; bourbon, small batch bourbon, single barrel bourbon, and small batch select bourbon. Four Roses has been perfecting the art of quality and consistency for years and has used that guiding principle to develop its ten signature recipes. Each recipe brings something different to the batch –– carefully blending them, allowing them to achieve an endless range of flavor profiles to please any bourbon lover. Four Roses uses two unique grain recipes that are then combined with limestone-rich water from the spring-fed Salt River in Lawrenceburg, KY and cooked to protect the delicate flavors of each grain. Four Roses is one of the only major distilleries using single-story rack warehouses to provide a gentle and consistent maturing environment during the aging process. Each barrel ages differently and is not pulled to be bottled and used until the desired taste profile is reached and deemed ready for its intended use. Four Roses is a bourbon worth toasting and best enjoyed with friends and family.