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Four Roses

Because we were a little pressed for time, and because they didn’t have a full distillery tour at the time, I just did a tasting at Four Roses. We started off in the gift shop where they have a pretty good selection of gifts and other whiskey-related items. There were even two limited edition bottlings that were only available on-site. Another customer highly recommended one of them to me as he walked out carrying the maximum allowed to be purchased from the store. I signed up for my tasting and waited a few minutes to begin.


The tasting was on the side patio a short walk from the gift shop. We learned a bit about Four Roses history and their recipe combinations before trying their Yellow Label, Small Batch, and Single Barrel. I thought they were all pretty drinkable. While we didn’t do much here, it was a good visit overall. I'd consider going back, depending on how the renovations go.

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