| Whisky | Four Roses Small Batch |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Type | Bourbon |
| Cask | American Oak |
| Abv | 45% |
| Rating | 79/100 |
Fantastic $30-35 bourbon. Blend has continued to remain consistent and so has price.
Sweet Carmel apple pie! Such a nice aroma of sweetness, brown sugar, and a little hint of oak.
So balanced! Vanilla, Dutch apple pie, oak, little sweetness
Medium to long with more sweet oak flavor to cinnamon.
Nice, but has a little burn and quite honestly, not as solid as the regular Four Roses!
Good
muito suave e arredondado, bourbon top
Very sweet, not a whole lot of bite
spicy after taste
oakey burnt with a black pepper spicy after taste
long
very floral, very spicy, balanced sweetness, dry slightly oak finish.
My bottle was strong and in your face with the alcohol and rye. Very spicy forward with oak notes. Feels unbalanced freshly popped but after a month opened up very well.
Oak and spice. Some caramel, vanilla, earth notes. Ethanol is very strong but not as strong as the spice.
SPICE. RYE. very in your face. Oak comes through with some other softer spice notes like nutmeg. Better with ice and time.
The oak and rye spice ride strong all the way to the end. Alcohol takes over toward the end. Again, ice helps big time.
This is a solid performer
Almost a banana bread with almonds quality, some molasses and barrel in there as well
Molasses, brown sugar, peanut dust, nice oily texture, some oak notes
Banana nut bread again in the finish. Nice and mellow. Medium length
Four Roses is always a nice go to bourbon.
cinnamon & vanilla
Spicy on the intake
Long deep Kentucky hug.
Heavy rye, cinnamon and oak.
Good all around pour from 4 Roses. Sweet crisp nose, almost fruity at times with classic oak at back end. On the mouth a continuation of sweet oakyness that leads into spice and finishes with just enough rye. Very enjoyable pour, this bottle might not last long.
A solid bourbon for the price. Continues to satisfy, even among some of the heavy hitting bourbons that are priced higher.
SETTING: This is the bourbon to drink while sitting on a rocking chair outside on a wrap-around porch on a ranch-style house, staring out at a growing field of corn. An apple in the hand not holding your bourbon. It's a peaceful end to a productive day as you watch the sun set in front of you with a dog at your side.
VITALS:
- Made in: Kentucky, USA
- Distiller: Four Roses, Lawrenceburg, KY
- Classification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Age: NAS but believed to be between 4-6 yrs.
- Mash bill: published on Four Roses website. A mix of of "E" mash: corn=75%; rye=20%; malted barley=5% and "B" mash: corn=60%; rye=35%; malted barley=5%
- Casks: new charred oak with a barrel char of 3 and 4
- Barrel entry proof: 120
- ABV: 45% (90 proof)
- Enjoyment method: neat from a Glencairn glass with father and fellow reviewer, Brian Dawson (username: bdawson57). Check out his review for this bourbon and many others on his profile!
Very little burn on the inhale, likely due to a high corn content. Greeted by a yeasty, bread smell with traces of cinnamon. Other soft scents like caramelly, light fruit manage to overtake the bread taste and mingle with a gentle pine wood, hazelnuts, light vanilla, and maple-sugar candy.
- Mouth feel: pleasant, silky, exceptionally clean
- Balance: solid balance - grounded but also refreshing
- Visual in Glencairn: short-lived legs but maintains clinging droplets
- Taste: strong wood and grass come through on the first sip while not being too spicy. Nice, soft and warming but not overly so. Between sips, you get a sweet caramel apple to sink your teeth into, probably a red delicious - emphasis on the delish. With a better Kentucky chew, cloves and a black burst in, but fade quickly with the apple being dominant. This bourbon isn't looking to confuse. It's got a solid taste that provides uniqueness; however, there isn't an intense richness.
- Lasting power: long with apples
- No more: the last sips were filled with a sweet softness, almost like hay - not at all unpleasant. The empty Glencairn smells of a very gentle oak, but it's present.
Quite fruity and easy drinking bourbon.
Vanilla, sweet fruit and some oak.
Quite lean mouthfeel. Fruity in the front end with some apples. Spicy alcohol burn on the side.
Oak, vanilla and spicy alcohol burn.
great for the price. smooth for sure
Spice, bourbon, fruity sweet
spice then sweet in a fruity way, oak
subtle pleasant burn, oak, bitter
Very smooth, nice fruity flavours. Delicious
Smooth and flavorful.
In my opinion, one of the best taster per dollar whiskey bourbons you can buy.
a good whiskey
Ruikt naar snij bloemen, zacht van smaak een aardige en lekkere drank
Aangename bloemengeur, komt ook in de smaak terug
sweet on the nose a little spicy but not too hot. a nice alcohol flavor.
a totally standard bourbon. Lots if cherry. vanilla, oak, and just a good dose of spice. Smooth enough for the sweet whiskey people, but it still has some layers to it.
a bit spicy and not very complex but I love the bottle and it's enjoyable
When the weather is waning into the cold, I will find my solice in the warming pure gold
pecan toffee, bourbon
10 minutes airtime
glass
medium rye burn, wet, cinnamon, sweetgrass, smoke, dry, steak, buttered corn, vanilla, gardenia, wet, oak, menthol mild burn, dry, bubble gum, cherry tart,
Boston Cream Pie
6 minutes ride
dry
cherry on the nose and taste. excellent, very smooth. almost as good as the single barrel. highly recommend.
Smooth, light flowery smell
flavour are there but not pronounced. not much spice but pleasant to drink.
Surprisingly good! I will have to try the Single Barrel next.
Maybe I got a bad batch? Drinking straight, Flavors were overwhelmed by alcolhol.
Great everyday sipper or for an old fashion.
Single Barrel is better
smooth with a nice transition from sweet to woody with a spicy finish.
smooth with woody vanilla flavor in the end
Love the Four Roses line, a good go-to bourbon
Light, complex bourbon with sweet and floral notes. Love the long, spicy finish of Four Roses
Light fruit, caramel, ethanol
Sweet, floral, smooth, vanilla wood, light on the tongue, slight spice
Lingering floral notes, pleasant spice
Very pleasant bourbon. Mild sharpness developed in the mouth.
Gentle, dried fruit.
Oak, spice, rye, mild sharpness
Very mild bitterness on medium finish.
smooth and easy with decent complexity. enjoyed it, but the single barrel to me was much better.
Grabbed a neat glass of this one a business trip to Lexington, KY.
Light, with hints of vanilla and nutmeg.
Warm, sweet, and balanced.
Inoffensive and sweet. Notes of straw.
Smooth and light. Good value. Caramel, honey, light tobacco, floral, oak.
very oaky, first time distinguishing bourbon from scotch and Irish whiskey.
sweet and smooth good with a steak
Nice, sweet bourbon. Great flavour at a decent price.
Great all around whiskey. Can't go wrong with Four Roses.
A great bourbon for old fashioned. Sweet notes really come through.
My favorite of the affordable Four Roses bottles out there. Consistently good. Sweet clean nose, brown sugar, light fruit and pepper taste with vanilla mixing with the rye spice at the end.
mild flavor, very light color
don't care for it
A decent bourbon with an oak and caramel nose shared by other bourbons. The bourbon goes down easy, too easy if you add water or ice. A caramel, vanilla, and oak taste with a slightly bitter finish reminiscent of fruit peels makes for a pleasant drink. Although there isn't much bite and it seems fairly standard.
oak and caramel
vanilla, oak, caramel
fruit peels
Bright and alive with spice notes at first, followed by vanilla and oak.
Spice
thought this was going to have a bite, happy to be disappointed on that
vanilla
Slightly sweet and quite smooth but not too warm, an excellent sipping whiskey on ice.
Smooth, tastes a lot of oak
Light, smooth and spicy at first, then the sweetnees creeps in. An enjoyable bourbon overall!
I enjoy Four Roses Small Batch's complexity and priced in the low $30 (USD) range is my go-to "Daily Sipper". I highly recomend it.
The rye definitely comes through as does a huge amount of caramel and dark fruit and a hint of spice.
Brown sugar, vanilla, caramel and oak are the first bursts of flavor followed by hints of leather, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, corn and oak.
Short-to medium in length, the oak gives way to cloves and other spices and closes with a hint of alcohol warmth.
Superb bourbon; complex sweet and spicy flavour from start to finish.
Nice on the rocks. Great for mixed drinks
It's a nice smooth bourbon, with just a minimal rye (spice) flavor. I will definitely buy again. God Save the small batch..
sneaks up with that peppery/rye bite, good but not great
good whiskey with a nice smoke, medium body and balance between bite and smoothness
Very smooth
This stuff is dangerous. So smooth, so tasty.
Decent sweet flavor, a bit more bite than some others.
Good overall bourbon, with a nice rye flavor. Very good for mixed drinks.
has a great taste with just enough burn. I love this stuff
Very nice sweet with some burn. Good value
one of my favorite bourbons
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