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.
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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House Review
Nose:
Baking spices, pound cake, big vanilla, big fruity molasses. Pepper. I keep saying big because the nose is really quite impressive.
Taste:
Rich oily mouthfeel, pepper, thick rye spice. Light passion fruit. Nice oak and some toffee, caramel and orange peel.
Finish:
Long, drying and tannic. Brown sugar, molasses, orange peel.
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.
Score:
88
By t8ke
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