- Four Roses
Four Roses is a
bourbon whiskey brand owned by theKirin Brewery Company, Ltd. and was established in1888 . TheLawrenceburg, Kentucky distillery was built in 1911 in Spanish Mission-Style architecture and is listed in theNational Register of Historic Places . Four Roses received its name after the former owner requested that his love marry him. She replied that if her answer was yes than she would show up wearing a flowered corsage. the night of the ball arrived and the owners southern belle showed up wearing a corsage of four roses.Products
Four Roses distills ten separate flavors of Bourbon using two mash build recipes and five yeast strains. From these ten flavors four roses distillery manufactures 6 different bourbons, all with the Four Roses brand name. They are:
*Yellow Label - Sold in U.S., Europe, and Japan
*Small Batch 90° - Sold only in Kentucky
*Single Barrel 100° - Sold in Kentucky and Japan
*Single Barrel 86° - Sold only in Europe
*Super Premium - Sold only in Japan
*Black Label - Sold only in JapanFour Roses Mariage Collection 2008pecial and Limited Edition Releases
In September 2007 Four Roses released a limited edition barrel proof bottle celebrating master distiller Jim Rutledge's 40 years in the industry. This release was limited to 1,442 bottles, and was unfiltered and uncut. Each bottle was hand numbered in gold paint and labeled detailing the barrel number, warehouse number, and percent of alcohol by volume for that barrel. Because this is a barrel strength release alcohol content ranges between roughly 98 and 110 proof.
Following the success of the 40th Anniversary bottle Four Roses will be releasing another limited edition bottle celebrating the 120th anniversary of the trademark of the Four Roses name. This release is scheduled for May 2008, and will consist of approximately 2,238 commemorative bottles. The age of the whiskey will be approximately 12 years, and will also be uncut and unfiltered. Alcohol content will range between roughly 103 and 116 proof. [ [http://masshightech.bizjournals.com/louisville/prnewswire/press_releases/Kentucky/2008/04/22/CLTU131 Four Roses Celebrates 120 Years with Limited Edition Bourbon ] ]
During the September 2008 Kentucky Bourbon Festival Four Roses announced the release of the 2008 Four Roses Mariage Collection. With barrels selected by the master distiller, the limited-edition small batch bourbon marries two separate flavors (aged approximately 10 and 13 years respectively) of Four Roses in a barrel proof release of about 3,500 bottles. This release is scheduled to be the first of a series of small batch releases. [ [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS166352+16-Sep-2008+PRN20080916 Four Roses Recipes 'Tie the Knot' for Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.fourroses.us/ Four Roses Corporate Site]
* [http://www.whiskymag.com/whisky/brand/four_roses/whisky239.html Whisky Magazine]
* [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS166352+16-Sep-2008+PRN20080916 Reuters]
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