Four Roses whisky reviews (9)

  • Four Roses Single Barrel Bottled for Park Avenue Liquor Shop - A Single Barrel That Sits Apart

    By dbk on 9th Apr 20122012-04-09T02:24:00

    84

    For one of the larger distilleries in the United States, Four Roses maintains something of a “craft” mentality. While the buildings on the distillery’s property resemble a Spanish mission more than a … read more

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  • Four Roses - A Blend of Ten

    By dbk on 9th Apr 20122012-04-09T02:15:00

    82

    The Yellow Label bottling is the entry-level bourbon under the Four Roses name. It is far and away considered the ugly duckling of the Four Roses line, but I think this attribution is unfair. The Yellow… read more

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  • Four Roses - Small Batch - Bitter but sweet

    By masterj on 31st Mar 20122012-03-31T08:43:00

    86

    Nose: A complex nose. Varnish, flowers, caramel, butterscotch, and sharpie. Palate: Mellow but lasting spice that maintains a consistent intensity and suddenly disappears. I can taste tobacco, cloves,… read more

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  • Four Roses - Small Batch - Thorny Roses

    By talexander on 17th Jan 20122012-01-17T23:20:00

    78

    Though not a fan of the standard Four Roses, I thought I would give the Small Batch a try. It looks good, a reddish golden colour, with a good body and solid legs in the glass. A sniff demonstrates that… read more

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  • Four Roses - Scroll past

    By GT2 on 24th Oct 20112011-10-24T18:35:00

    55

    Neat. Widely spaced, long legs. Serious sweet orange and big butter in the nose. Taste is a little hot, quite tannic and woody. Sharp and hot. Not the biggest fan. Probably should be enjoyed on the rocks… read more

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  • Four Roses - Small Batch - A Refined Offering

    By dbk on 15th Jun 20112011-06-15T02:52:00

    85

    Four Roses has a long and storied reputation, albeit one that was sullied for a time when, under the ownership of Seagrams, Four Roses only sold blended whiskey—straight whiskey blended with young whiskey… read more

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  • Four Roses Single Barrel - Waltzing with the strawberry blonde

    By flyfish on 23rd Apr 20112011-04-23T17:36:00

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    When my wife and I toured the distillery, we were pleasantly surprised to find the Four Roses regular bottling (yellow label) quite nice. Surprised because the once popular and high quality bourbon en… read more

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  • Four Roses Mariage Collection 2009 Release - Le mariage à trois

    By dbk on 20th Nov 20102010-11-20T03:06:00

    89

    The 2009 Four Roses Mariage Collection is a small batch co-mingling—or “mariage,” as goes the French affectation—of two bourbon recipes of different ages: a 60% maize/35% rye/5% malted barley mash with… read more

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  • Four Roses - Sweet roses

    By markjedi1 on 3rd Nov 20092009-11-03T06:39:00

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    The Four Roses Bourbon brand has only recently been introduced to the Belgian UK market and I had the pleasure of having one last night before dinner. This is a Kentucky Bourbon. I had the original Four… read more

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