← Four Roses
Four Roses 135th Anniversary Limited Edition Small Batch (2023)
- Age
- 1225 years
- ABV
- 54%
- Introduced
- 2023
Tasting
How it drinks
- Sight
- Deep amber-copper; full body, viscous legs
- Nose
- Oak, salted caramel, cherries, allspice, vanilla, mint, cinnamon, clove, worn leather, brown sugar, graham cracker, black pepper
- Palate
- Creamy mouthfeel — caramel, oak, honey, berries, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, dark chocolate, gumdrops, almond syrup, toasted coconut, pear, cherry rock candy
- Finish
- Moderately long, slightly syrupy with oak, honey, berries, and pepper. Balances youthful fruit (12yo) with antique oak complexity (25yo)
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
- New charred American oak — blend of 14yo OESK (40%)
- 12yo OESV (35%)
- 16yo OESV (20%)
- 25yo OBSV (5%). Non-chill filtered
- barrel strength
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