Tasting Notes and Characteristics:

Warm and full-bodied on the palate, Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition 2025 invites sipping by a fire or sharing at a special celebration. It runs 0.5455 ABV, is a United States bourbon produced as a small batch limited release, blended from the distillery’s multiple yeast-and-mashbill recipes and matured in new charred oak casks for a balanced concentration of spice and sweet oak.

The nose offers caramel, ripe stone fruit, baking spice and a hint of floral yeast, leading to a palate of brown sugar, toasted oak, cinnamon and a gentle apricot brightness. With duck, its savory spice and oak frame lift richer fatty flavors and can cut through char or glaze, while with dark chocolate the bourbon’s caramel and dried fruit notes mirror the chocolate’s bitterness and add a warm, spiced finish.

Producer Information: Four Roses Distillery

Four Roses Distillery is based in Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, with historical roots as a brand founded by Paul Jones Jr. in 1888. The site operates as a fully integrated bourbon producer, from mash preparation through fermentation, distillation and barrel aging, using new charred American oak barrels and rickhouse storage to develop flavor over time. The distillery emphasizes consistency and recipe-driven production, combining two distinct mash bills with five proprietary yeast strains to create ten signature bourbon recipes; those recipes are distilled, proofed, and matured under controlled conditions before marriage or single-barrel selection to achieve target flavor profiles.

Their broader portfolio centers on bourbon offerings that showcase those ten recipes through different product types and bottling strategies, including flagship blended expressions, Single Barrel releases, Small Batch blends, Barrel Strength bottlings and limited-edition releases that highlight specific recipe codes such as OBSV and OESV. Four Roses also operates private barrel programs, cask-finish experiments and seasonal limited runs, and is part of the Kirin Holdings group, enabling international distribution and collaborative releases while maintaining the brand’s focus on yeast-and-mashbill-driven diversity of bourbon character.