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This year’s spring Limited Edition from Four Roses honors Al Young for his 50 years at Four Roses, and strays from the standard small batch bottle design to use a 1967 design, harkening back to the year that Al’s career at Four Roses began.… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Four Roses 2017 Small Batch Limited Edition Al Young 50th Anniversary”
As the 2017 Kentucky Bourbon Affair (June 6-11) draws near, I was reminiscing with friends about last year’s event, where I started by going in-depth at Four Roses, tried pre-prohibition T.W. Samuels the following evening, and wrapped up the next day by shooting skeet… Continue Reading “Kentucky Bourbon Affair – A True Bourbon Fantasy Camp.”
When I saw the chance to get behind the scenes at Four Roses and try my hand at blending as part of the Kentucky Distillers’ Association Bourbon Affair, I knew that I had to be there. My previous posts have probably made it clear… Continue Reading “Kentucky Bourbon Affair 2015 – Blending (and more) at Four Roses.”
After being asked to participate in the multi-blogger post “If I had a Benjamin” to spend on Bourbon or other American Whiskey, I thought it would be fun and easy. I’d find the perfect balance between cost and taste for optimal “value,” and I’d… Continue Reading “If I had a Benjamin for Bourbon …”
Bourbon: Four Roses Single Barrel, 100 proof, NAS. (GE-17-1P = Warehouse G (East side); 17th rack; tier 1; 16 barrels deep in the row) Distillery: Four Roses Distillery, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Cost: $33.99 Color: Amber with deep orange tint. Nose: Spice balanced with sweetness of… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Four Roses Single Barrel”