Four Roses (Yellow Label) Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Four Roses (Yellow Label)

Added on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 10:03 PM

Bottler:

Four Roses

Age:	N/A	Type:	American
Vintage:	N/A	Subtype:	Bourbon
ABV:	40.00 %	Region:	Kentucky
Price:	$22	Availability:	Better Stores

Member Ratings and Notes

Adam

Nose of apples, caramel, and laundry detergent powder (yes, my glassware is impeccably clean and scent-free... trust me). Palate is quite sweet and honeyed, with medium-spice levels and rye flavors. Green apples stick out, too. Finish is lengthy, and the heat lingers. The bourbon falls apart a little here. But this is a good, inexpensive bourbon that has real flavor while still being accessible to all.

Sku

Nose: A nice nose of oak and leather with strong apple/pear notes, to the point where I might have guessed it was apple brandy just going by the nose.
Palate: Sweet at the start with those apple notes but then turns a bit flat, winding up with citrus notes. Tasting blind, I thought this was a wheater for the lack of much in the way of spice and the citrus notes.
Finish: Fleeting finish but with a nice oak to it. Not bad.

Ries

Flat alcohol, light white sugar, paint thinner, very sharp. Slight peach note in chalky finish. C-/C

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