Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide by Reigler Susan

Author:Reigler, Susan [Reigler, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2016-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

Relaxing under one of the distillery’s catalpa trees .

Tanker truck carrying 6,000 gallons of new whiskey prepares to leave for the bottling facility at Cox’s Creek .

Interior of the still house .

A fountain in the garden at Four Roses .

Visitors Center and gift shop at Four Roses .

One of the rather unusual aspects of the Four Roses process is that aging does not occur at this site (the warehouses across the street actually belong to Wild Turkey). The new whiskey is put into 6,000-gallon tanker trucks and taken to the Four Roses warehousing and bottling facility at Cox’s Creek, near Bardstown.

The Bourbon

The tour wraps up with a tasting that gives you a true appreciation of the various Four Roses recipes. You can taste small samples of Yellow Label, Single Barrel, and Small Batch.

The honey-gold Yellow Label is a product of the mingling of all ten Four Roses bourbon recipes. It is bottled at 80 proof, which gives it a light character but also results in a lively bouquet in which fruity notes, including apple and pear, are easily detected. The finish is long and sweet. It is very pleasant sipped neat and is an excellent bourbon for cocktail mixing.

While many distilleries define “small batch” in numbers of well over a hundred barrels, Four Roses takes the term a bit more to heart. The average number of barrels used for a Small Batch bottling is nineteen. The bourbon’s color is polished bronze, and the nose is characterized by chocolate and toffee in balance with the vanilla. As you sip, a series of fruit flavors emerges—from spicy apple through citrus to dark fruit—with a long, rich finish. Interestingly, Small Batch is a product of the mingling of four of the ten recipes.

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