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Four Roses Single Barrel Limited Edition 2013
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Distiller:
Four Roses
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Bottler:
Four Roses
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ABV:
58.1%
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Age:
12 Years
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 92
- Publication: Whisky Advocate
- Excerpt: Hints of dark chocolate and berried fruit add complexity. Dry, spicy, tobacco, and leather-tinged finish. Great complexity!
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- Raided Score: 98
- Publication: Distiller
- Excerpt: The finish is long with woody notes and baking spices lingering throughout.
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- Raided Score: 96
- Publication: Drinkhacker
- Excerpt: Unique and lots of fun, it’s altogether another winner in a long string of outstanding spirits from Four Roses.
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- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: Delicious and unique, big flavors and a nice complex profile all over. I'm not sure I really enjoyed the level of citrus that came out here, but it was still very enjoyable overall.
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Intro:
Typically, Four Roses releases two limited edition products each year - a single barrel and a small batch. This is the single barrel release from 2013 which is an OBSK cask.
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Nose:
Baking spices, pound cake, big vanilla, big fruity molasses. Pepper. I keep saying big because the nose is really quite impressive.
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Taste:
Rich oily mouthfeel, pepper, thick rye spice. Light passion fruit. Nice oak and some toffee, caramel and orange peel.
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Finish:
Long, drying and tannic. Brown sugar, molasses, orange peel.
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Overall:
Delicious and unique, big flavors and a nice complex profile all over. I'm not sure I really enjoyed the level of citrus that came out here, but it was still very enjoyable overall. I was recently lamenting that all of my other OBSK bottles are under 10 years old and I think that is for the better. The tannins were a hair heavy handed so I'll be curious to see how those compare when I review younger barrels.
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Score:
7
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