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Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition 2013 – 125th Anniversary Limited Edition
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Distiller:
Four Roses
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Bottler:
Four Roses
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ABV:
51.6%
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Age:
13 Years
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 85
- Publication: Breaking Bourbon
- Excerpt: I’d still recommend you try a taste if you find it in your local bourbon bar, but don’t feel bad if you weren’t able to pick up a bottle for your personal collection.
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- Raided Score: 97
- Publication: The Whiskey Jug
- Excerpt: RYE! It dominates the finish, but as the tempo slows notes of caramel, oak, citrus and some dark fruit come out. This long, slightly dry, finish slowly fades to oak and remains a pleasant dance partner the entire time.
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- Raided Score: 97
- Publication: Whisky Advocate
- Excerpt: Balanced notes of honeyed vanilla, soft caramel, a basket of complex orchard fruit, blackberry, papaya, and a dusting of cocoa and nutmeg; smooth finish. Sophisticated, stylish, with well-defined flavors. A classic!
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: whiskyfun
- Excerpt: Very high quality bourbon. I was prepared to go as high as 90, but the finish and the aftertaste were a notch too bitter and oaky for me.
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- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: Distiller
- Excerpt: Rich and creamy with red apples, berries, vanilla and orange peel on the mid palate, finishing with cinnamon, clove and allspice finishing it out with just a slight whiff of tobacco.
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- Raided Score: 91
- Publication: Drinkhacker
- Excerpt: It may be one of the simpler whiskeys to come out of 4R in recent years, but damn if it doesn’t grow on you.
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- Raided Score: 95
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: Really enjoyable and I'm not surprised given the constituents - some of my favorite 4R recipes (OBSK and OESK are in my top 3 4R recipes).
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Intro:
This is Four Roses 2013 Small Batch Limited Edition release - it is a blend of 18yr OBSV, 13yr OBSK and 13yr OESK and bottled at cask strength.
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Nose:
Sweet caramel, honey and vanilla. Raspberries, syrupy butterscotch, berries, oak and pepper.
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Taste:
Rich pepper, lots of nice oak, tobacco. Faintly bitter, but that quickly fades to vanilla, caramel and a deep earthy tobacco.
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Finish:
Long with some heat, but it is mild. Rich pepper, caramel, toffee, vanilla and faint tobacco.
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Overall:
Great, and a departure from a lot of the floral characteristics I get from more Four Roses releases. Really enjoyable and I'm not surprised given the constituents - some of my favorite 4R recipes (OBSK and OESK are in my top 3 4R recipes).
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Score:
8
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources