Four Roses Salutes Rutledge with "Barrel Strength" Limited-Edition Bourbon

[DrinkyBanjo]

I hope to acquire one or two from LeNell this weekend myself!

[RichWNJ]

stopped by LeNell's for the first time yesterday , what a place. got the barrel strength, single barrel, small batch and regular as I've never had 4-roses before. Looking forward to to a nice sidexsidexsidexside tasting experiment

[jburlowski]

I am in Louisville and would like to know where i can get some..I did not see any in Liquor Barn yesterday..Anyone know another store to go to? Thanks

This afternnon there were several sitting on the shelf at the Party Source in Covington... if you are interested in making the drive.

[luv2hunt]

So far we have bottles from:
151A 105 proof
151B 100.4 proof
151C 104.6 proof

171A 104.0 proof
171B 99.4 proof
171C 102.8 proof
171D 102.2 proof
171F 101.4 proof
171G 101.6 proof

So nobody has the 10th barrel yet to tell me what I'm missing!!

Dawn

[BourbonJoe]

So nobody has the 10th barrel yet to tell me what I'm missing!!

Dawn

Dawn,
I'd have to think the missing barrel is 171E, proof unknown.
Joe

[ACDetroit]

Well OscarV and I sampled the 15-1C today...WOW!! This stuff is unbelievable. As said before the balance of sweet and spice is spectacular as only Jimmy Rutledge can do. Does anyone have his address? I think I'll send hime some flowers with 4 roses in the center !

Great stuff!

Tony

[luv2hunt]

Dawn,
I'd have to think the missing barrel is 171E, proof unknown.
Joe

Joe....they could have skipped E....you know "E" is for Ewwwww

[nor02lei]

I almost got a shock when first tasting the 101.4version. Bunches of alcohol in both nose and taste. Almost impossible to drink neat but a bit better with water. I figured it needed oxidation and put it away for a couple of weeks. That did wonders. The alcohol was completely vanished and all of a sudden it tasted at its best neat. It’s very light overall as I see it and both the nose and taste are basically a fruit mix with maybe some bubblegum notes as well. Best part is defiantly the very long finish were the fruit also include peels (probably from the extra years in wood).
It was partly a disappointment and not really what I had expected but on the other hand it was very interesting and individual indeed.

Leif

[camduncan]

I'm the proud owner of a 151B 100.4 proof bottle.

The cheeky bugger cost me nearly two months of bourbon budget at approx $140US.

This bottle will feature in our own "Four Roses Downunder Tasting" in the very near future.

A special thanks to the SB.com members who helped Scott and I aquire these bottles - you guys are awesome

[OscarV]

So far we have bottles from:
151A 105 proof
151B 100.4 proof
151C 104.6 proof

171A 104.0 proof
171B 99.4 proof
171C 102.8 proof
171D 102.2 proof
171F 101.4 proof
171G 101.6 proof

So nobody has the 10th barrel yet to tell me what I'm missing!!

Dawn

I have been checking into this and this is what my KY connections have told me and I quote,...

"There were two barrels which didn't get bottled or shall I say not sold at retail. They only tested at 87 proof. Four Roses gave them to their employees. I still might be able to get one. I am trying."

Sounds interesting.