ABV: 40 %
Origin: Kentucky, USA
Type: Straight Bourbon
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 1
Impression: 3/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and mellow. It starts out with a vanilla heavy oakiness and a shiny distillate note. When it settles there are notes of rye bread and mild sweet liquorice added as well as a hint of menthol floating around on top. Brown sugar, apples and a hint of banana mix with cinnamon to make a nice center part. This is a good solid nose overall. It’s not complex and very easy to access.

Mouth: It starts out with a very mild vanilla before spicyness from the oak arrives. There’s a menthol layer on top, a hint of dusty corn and a coffee note forming in the center while the sweet flavours are on the outside. It’s a bit spirity and shiny overall. There’s still a rye bread note floating around as well. The oakiness is increasing with time but everything is a bit muted due to the low ABV.

Finish: The fruity notes return and surge through the transition. The oakiness and coffee notes remain as well and make up a big part of the finish. It doesn’t take long before the shiny and spirity notes become metallic and moves back. The late finish revives the liquorice but it’s not as pleasant as on the nose. A hint of brown sugar lives on as well. The oakiness keeps a nice level throughout the late finish. This is a standard Bourbon which gives a decent amount of space to the rye notes. It’s low proof and a bit spirity, but it’s easy to drink.

Additional information
Four roses uses 5 different yeast strains to create 10 different mash bills. The yellow label is their stock expression and is usually made up by a mix of 8-10 of the mash bills. The content’s age varies from 4-12 years old. The char level used is between #3 and #4.

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