Four Roses – Small Batch Select 2021 (52%)

This is the 2021 Four Roses Small Batch Select, a bourbon aged for between 6 and 7 years and bottled at 52%, non-chill-filtered. Four Roses uses two mashbills, one more rye-forward and one fruitier, with five yeast strains, giving ten recipes. Small Batch Select combines barrels from recipes 1, 2 and 5, which are less rye-heavy and more fruity, with barrels from recipes 6, 7 and 10, which lean more chocolatey and spicy.