Four Roses Experimental Series: Honey Cask and Chestnut, Both 104 Proof, $55, Visitor Centers Only

Four Roses has released two new bottles in its Experimental Series, the limited-edition line that explores flavor, maturation and production techniques beyond the brand's traditional ten-recipe framework. No. 002 Honey Cask Finish blends six-, seven- and eight-year-old bourbons from the OESQ and OBSK recipes, then finishes them for three to nine months in honey-seasoned barrels, barrels that previously held Four Roses honey. It is bottled at 104 proof and went on sale at both Four Roses Visitor Centers starting September 18, 2026, at a suggested retail price of $55 per 375ml bottle. No. 003 Chestnut takes six-year-old OBSK bourbon and finishes it in 250-liter barrels made from Japanese-grown chestnut wood, with varying toast and char levels; each cask was sampled individually and emptied at peak flavor after five to eleven weeks. It is bottled at 104 proof and will be available at the Four Roses Visitor Centers in Lawrenceburg and Cox's Creek beginning November 20, 2026, at a suggested retail price of $55 per 375ml bottle. The series began earlier in 2026 with No. 001 Mizunara Cask Finish.

Four Roses is the distillery behind two of our highest-scoring reviews: the 2018 Small Batch Limited Edition at 9.1/10 and the 2017 Al Young 50th Anniversary edition at 8/10. The Experimental Series is a different kind of project, small 375ml bottles sold only at the visitor centers, built for drinkers who can get to Lawrenceburg or Cox's Creek. We have not tasted either bottle, so no score yet.

Read our 2018 Limited Edition review (9.1/10) and our 2017 Al Young review (8/10).

Source: Four Roses Distillery announcements, August 25 and October 29, 2026. Coverage: No. 002 Honey Cask (Bourbon Guy) and No. 003 Chestnut (Bourbon Obsessed).