Four Roses Original Bourbon Whiskey Review

Tasting Notes

Nose: Floral and lightly fruity, with pear, honey, and gentle spice.

Palate: Soft and smooth, with crisp fresh fruit, pear, and apple.

Finish: Smooth, pleasantly long, with a mild lingering spice.

Summary

Four Roses Original is the brand’s core 80-proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon, matured for at least five years and formerly known as Yellow Label. It is hand-mingled from up to ten Four Roses recipes, producing an approachable, fruit-forward and floral style with honey and gentle rye-led spice.

Interesting Facts

• Four Roses changed the packaging for its 80-proof Bourbon in 2018, but says the liquid remained the same as the former Yellow Label bottling.
• The standard Bourbon may use up to all ten Four Roses recipes; the producer’s recipe set combines two mashbills with five yeast strains.
• The producer now presents Four Roses Bourbon in both 80-proof and 100-proof versions; this ‘Original’ identification is the established 80-proof bottling.