Four Roses Limited Edition Percentages, Ages and Recipe List

Four Roses most anticipated yearly release is their “Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch”. It normally is released around September and is a blend of different Four Roses recipes to create a special small batch bourbon, usually with high age statements, that you cannot find in a regular Four Roses offering or single barrel. The Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch was first released in 2008 (2008 and 2009 were named Mariage) and has occurred yearly since then. It is blended together and orchestrated by the master distiller each year, starting with small test batches to hone in on the desired profile and then scaled up for production. These truly are special products and year in and year out some of the best bourbon available period.

Once I had drank numerous of the Four Roses Private Selection Single Barrels and some of the more recent Four Roses Small Batch Limited Editions, I started wondering if I could try and blend some of my own. The older limited edition bottles are extremely rare and I doubt I will have the privilege to try any. I figured I could try and blend some of my Private Selection Single Barrels at home to see what I could come up with. After reading many articles and contacting Four Roses Master Distiller, Brent Elliott, I was able to collect the component composition of each year’s Small Batch Limited Edition proportions. I have never seen this information all collected together and shared in one spot!

Years, ages, percentages and recipes were confirmed via Brent were notated. I added in ABV, bottles released in US and the mutant yeast notes for 2012 and 2013.

Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition Percentages, Age and Recipe List

2008 Mariage 53.9%, 3,492 bottles released in the US (confirmed via Brent Elliott)
70% OBSV 13 years
30% OESK 10 years

2009 Mariage 54.8%, 3,432 bottles released in the US (confirmed via Brent Elliott)
6 % OBSK 19 year (Note: This was the target for the 19 YO component. They actually dumped closer to 20% in the final formula. Brent didn’t have the actual normalized dump %, but they are likely 20%, 33%, 47%)
39% OBSK 10 year
55% OESO 10 year

2010 55.1%, 3,732 bottles released in US (confirmed via Brent Elliott)
20% OBSV 15 year
40% OBSK 11 year
40% OESK 10 year

2011 55.1%, 3,792 bottles released in US (confirmed via Brent Elliott)
30% OBSK 13 year
10% OESQ 13 year
40% OESK 11 year
20% OESV 12 year

2012 55.7%, 4062 bottles released in US (confirmed via Brent Elliott)
10% OBSV 17 year (mutant V yeast)
30% OBSK 12 year
30% OESK 12 year
30% OBSV 11 year

2013 51.6%, 12,468 bottles released in the US (confirmed via Brent Elliott)
15% OBSV 18 year (mutant V yeast)
35% OESK 13 year
50% OBSK 13 year

2014 55.9%, 12,516 Bottles released in the US (confirmed via Brent Elliott)
65% OBSK 9 year
5% OBSF 11 year
10% OESV 12 year
20% OBSV 13 year

2015 54.5%, 12,672 bottles released in the US (confirmed via Brent Elliott)
35% OBSV 11 year
20% OESK 15 year
20% OESK 14 year
25% OBSK 16 year

2016 55.6%, 9,258 bottles released in the US (confirmed via Brent Elliott)
50% OBSV 12 year
25% OESO 12 year
25% OESK 16 year

2017 54.0%, 10,896 bottles released in the US (confirmed via Brent Elliott)
40% OESV 12 year
40% OESK 13 year
20% OESK 15 year

2018 54.2%, 13,140 released in the US (confirmed via Brent Elliott)
30% OBSV 9 year
20% OBSF 13 year
40% OESV 14 year
10% OESK 16 year

2019 56.3% 13,440 bottles released in the US (confirmed via Brent Elliott)
8% OBSV 21 year
25% OESK 15 year
40% OESV 15 year
27% OESV 11 year

2020 55.7%, 14,040 bottles released in the US (confirmed via Brent Elliott)
30% OBSV 12 year
25% OESV 12 year
25% OESK 16 year
20% OBSK 19 year

2021 57.1%, 14,880 bottles released in the US (confirmed via Brent Elliott)
13% OBSV 16 year
6% OBSQ 14 year
23% OESK 12 year
58% OESV 16 year

2022 54.5%, 15,600 bottles released in the US (confirmed via Brent Elliott)
20% OESF 14 year
35% OESV 14 year
25% OESK 15 year
20% OBSV 20 year

2023 54%

5% OBSV 25 year

20% OESV 16 year

35% OESV 12 year

40% OESK 14 year

2024 54.1% 16,680 Bottles Releases In US

31% OBSV 12 Year

23% OESK 15 Year

39% OESF 16 Year

7% OBSV 20 Year

Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch Notes
Most Used Recipe: OESK (15 out of 17 years it has been used, not used in 2009 and 2014)
Least Used Recipe: OBSO (never used)

Above is the most up to date information I have available. If you have any additional information you would like added please leave a comment below or message me directly. I plan on updating this yearly as more releases are available.