Four Roses

I know that many of my readers are currently in the middle of participating in a Bourbon Advent Calendar while I’m sure other readers have never heard of this concept …

Which bottles are hits and which are misses? The secondary market is the best marker to find out.

After last year’s disappointing Limited Edition, can Four Roses turn the ship around?

If you ever wondered where the term “Yellow Label” came from, this is it.

Four Roses changes things up in 2025 from the typical two recipes it uses for their Father’s Day release. Say hello to OBSF.

There’s one bottle I’ve had the opportunity to try a few times over the last 7 years or so, but I’ve never sat down to really study it and take …

The 130th Anniversary of a classic brand.

The 2024 release is the ultimate combo breaker from the last five years of Small Batch Limited Edition releases. What changed?

The highest proofed Private Selection ever bottled.

A quick look at a Private Selection from Whole Foods

A case study in Seagram’s exceptional quality control handed down throughout the years

The 16th release may be the best one yet.

Just because it’s not a Private Selection Single Barrel doesn’t mean it can’t keep up with it

The 2016 edition of Four Roses annual Limited Edition release

Four Roses pulls out all the stops and uses 20 year old barrels for this year’s Limited Edition release

If you were looking for a fruit overload, you came to the right place.

Rural Inn bags a barrel from the most coveted run of 2020.

For the first time ever, the OBSQ recipe is used in a Small Batch Limited Edition.

Exploring a single barrel from one of the best runs of 2020.

A most Perilous Journey to Cox’s Creek during the middle of a pandemic yields one of Four Roses most lustworthy recipes.

11 year old OESF barrels make up this limited release.

Yes, entry level bourbon can be this complex.

A 13 year, 5 month old barrel practically guarantees oak influence in the rarest of Four Roses recipes.

19. Year. Old. OBSK.

Two barrels from the same warehouse, separated by one rack and bottled 2 months apart from each other.

Rural Inn picks a 121 proof beast.

OESQ’s bigger and badder sibling demands your respect.

Mike sits down for a joint review with Scott from atxbourbon.com to discuss bourbon, his take on last year’s releases and more.

Does Four Roses least loved recipe deserve its bad rap?

Big Red Liquors and Westport Wine and Whiskey pick similar OBSV barrels, but which one comes out on top?

Taking a look at the most unpopular Four Roses recipe.

Four Roses introduces their fourth (and last?) rose in their lineup of products.

The rarest of the Four Roses Recipes showcases how much difference age and proof can make.