Barrel Strength
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Four Roses OESQ Single Barrel Bourbon 9 Years 3 Months

Q is the most distinct of the Four Roses yeasts and when you find a good OBSQ or OESQ you want to go buy backup bottles!
Ben Knuckles
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Four Roses OESO Single Barrel Bourbon PN 33-1C Review

Roses OESO is comprised of the E mash bill (75% corn, 20% rye and 5% malted barley) and the O yeast strain (rich fruit notes of fresh berries and cherries).
Ben Knuckles
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Smoke Wagon Uncut Unfiltered Straight Bourbon Whiskey Batch 90 56.42% Review

MGP offers multiple different mashbills and Smoke Wagon is using the 60% corn, 36% rye and 4% malted barley. The first thing that pop to me is the beautiful bottle and the detail that went into it.
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Four Roses “Happy Holidays” OESK Single Barrel Bourbon 18 Year 5 Months 60.7% RS 38-3I

It’s a prefect example of an OESK with the K yeast spices shining! I get hints of the fruit sweetness that the side label suggests but the star of this barrel is the K yeast spice. The sweetness I got was a darker sweetness, plum and ripe cherries.
Ben Knuckles
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Four Roses OESF In-Depth Review

The F yeast shines in this barrel and offers a lot with the nose and on the palate but falls short on finish. The lower amount of rye in the E recipe normally allows the yeast aspects to come forward a little more vs the B recipe.
Ben Knuckles
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Four Roses OESK Single Barrel Bourbon ME 31-2F

The rye and baking spices are strong with this one. I enjoyed this barrel but did hope for a little more complexity. Really wanted some more oak considering this barrel was aged well over 10 years and there was very little sweetness. This is a good representation of an OESK but it left me wanting…
Ben Knuckles
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Four Roses “Kentucky Strong” Single Barrel Bourbon 16 Year 6 Months OESV 58.5% RN 36-3S Review

Taste – Strong oak dominates on first sip followed by ripe berry sweetness. Similar to the aroma, once the oak dissipates I get a lot of spice. Black pepper, leather and a slight caramel sweetness.
Ben Knuckles
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Four Roses OBSV Single Barrel Bourbon RS 73-1P Review

Four Roses has 10 unique bourbon recipes that they make at their distillery in Lawrenceburg, KY. There are five different yeast strains (F,K,O,Q,V) used and two different mash bills (B,E) use to comprise the 10 different recipes. This gives Four Roses a lot of flavor profiles to work with when blending their bourbons or for…
Ben Knuckles
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King of Kentucky 2022 Bourbon In-Depth Review

King of Kentucky is a concentrated flavor bomb. Oak, tobacco and leather at the start with hints of sweetness that round this out beautifully.
Ben Knuckles
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Four Roses OBSQ Single Barrel Bourbon KW 50-1N Review

Four Roses has 10 unique bourbon recipes that they make at their distillery in Lawrenceburg, KY. There are five different yeast strains (F,K,O,Q,V) used and two different mash bills (B,E) use to comprise the 10 different recipes. This gives Four Roses a lot of flavor profiles to work with when blending their bourbons or for…
Ben Knuckles
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2020 Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon Review

The V and K yeast strains are stars of the 2020 Four Roses Limited Edition release
Ben Knuckles
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Four Roses OBSK Single Barrel Bourbon KE 63-4N Review

Four Roses has 10 unique bourbon recipes that they make at their distiller in Lawrenceburg, KY. There are five different yeast strains (F,K,O,Q,V) used and two different mash bills (B,E) use to comprise the 10 different recipes. This gives Four Roses a lot of flavor profiles to work with when blending their bourbons or for…
Ben Knuckles
