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Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch (2017 Release), 53.95%
Price: $130 ● Issue: Winter 2017 ● Reviewer: Fred Minnick
This is an ode to this bourbon's old-school style that, post-caramel and cinnamon, is balanced with dried blueberries, sweet cornbread, nutmeg, saffron, citrus, and slight hints of chipotle, ginger, and clove. Under the beautiful spice come vanilla cake batter, almond butter, and salt water taffy that walk it to a finish that just doesn't quit. It's the vanilla-forward finish that makes this an upper-echelon whiskey. (13,800 bottles for the U.S.)