{"title":"Four Roses Bourbon Collection","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n.mw-master-container{\n  --mw-accent: #f1c3ba;   \/* metallic foil  *\/\n  --mw-glow:   #af4249;     \/* power color    *\/\n  --mw-bg:     #740c20;       \/* deep lowlight  *\/\n  --mw-text:#e0e0e0; --mw-muted:#b8b8b8; --mw-hair:#222;\n  font-family: inherit; background:var(--mw-bg); color:var(--mw-text);\n  line-height:1.7; padding:24px; margin-bottom:60px;\n}\n\/* scoped resets: neutralize theme heading styles inside the block *\/\n.mw-master-container h2, .mw-master-container h3{\n  margin:0; padding:0; font-family:inherit; line-height:inherit; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-h3{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; text-transform:uppercase;\n  font-size:0.9rem; letter-spacing:2px; margin-top:40px; display:block;\n  border-bottom:1px solid var(--mw-glow); padding-bottom:8px; margin-bottom:20px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-accent{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-accent:hover{ color:#fff; text-decoration:underline; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-info-box{ background:linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mw-bg) 0%, var(--mw-glow) 100%);\n  padding:25px; margin:25px 0; border-radius:0 4px 4px 0; border:1px solid var(--mw-hair);\n  border-left:4px solid var(--mw-accent); }\n.mw-master-container .mw-list{ margin:0; padding-left:20px; font-size:0.95rem; }\n\n\/* Image Grid Styles *\/\n.mw-master-container .mw-img-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 20px; margin: 30px 0; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-img-item img { width: 100%; height: 280px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid var(--mw-glow); }\n\n\/* Accordion Styles *\/\n.mw-master-container details{ background:rgba(255,255,255,0.03); border:1px solid var(--mw-hair);\n  border-radius:4px; margin-bottom:15px; margin-top:15px;}\n.mw-master-container summary{ padding:18px; color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; cursor:pointer;\n  outline:none; list-style:none; display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center;\n  text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1px; font-size:0.85rem; }\n.mw-master-container summary::after{ content:'+'; font-size:1.2rem; }\n.mw-master-container details[open]{ border:1px solid var(--mw-accent); }\n.mw-master-container details[open] summary::after{ content:'-'; }\n.mw-master-container .details-content{ padding:0 20px 20px 20px; font-size:0.95rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-q{ font-size:0.95rem; font-weight:bold; color:var(--mw-text); margin-top:14px; }\n.mw-master-container .details-content .mw-q:first-child{ margin-top:0; }\n@media (max-width:768px){ \n  .mw-master-container .mw-grid{ grid-template-columns:1fr; } \n  .mw-master-container .mw-img-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n  .mw-master-container .mw-img-item img { height: 220px; }\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-master-container\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"speakable\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThe Four Roses collection at Midnight Whiskey holds the distillery's annual Limited Edition Small Batch releases — currently the 2023 135th Anniversary, the 2024, and the 2025 — each a barrel-strength, non-chill-filtered blend built from the Lawrenceburg, Kentucky distillery's ten-recipe system, under a name Paul Jones Jr. trademarked in 1888.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe House\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-info-box\"\u003e\n    \u003cul class=\"mw-list\"\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eTrademarked by Paul Jones Jr. in Louisville in 1888, with production claimed back to the 1860s — the year on every bottle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSurvived Prohibition through the Frankfort Distilling Company, bought in 1922, which held a federal medicinal-whiskey permit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eTen recipes from one still house: the high-rye B mash bill (60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley) and the E (75\/20\/5), each fermented on five proprietary yeast strains.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eDistilled at Lawrenceburg, Kentucky; matured and bottled at Cox's Creek in single-storey rack warehouses, which hold a narrower temperature band than Kentucky's tall houses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eEvery edition in the annual series is bottled at natural barrel strength and non-chill filtered — the stocked three run 108, 108.2 and 109 proof, with component ages spanning 12 to 25 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eOwned by Kirin since 2002 as Four Roses Distillery LLC; Brent Elliott has been Master Distiller since 2015.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eExiled and Returned\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eFour Roses has the strangest arc of any major bourbon name. Paul Jones Jr. trademarked it in 1888 and it was among the best-selling bourbons in America through the 1930s and 40s — which is why Seagram bought Frankfort Distilling in 1943, largely to own the name. Then Seagram withdrew the Kentucky straight bourbon from the United States in the late 1950s and put a blend in its place at home, while the real thing went abroad and became a top seller in Europe and Japan. For four decades the best bourbon wearing the label was easier to buy in Tokyo than in Kentucky. Kirin ended the exile: it bought the brand and its production facilities in February 2002, killed the blend, and brought the straight bourbon home. Jim Rutledge, Master Distiller from 1995, had spent years pushing for exactly that return; Brent Elliott, his successor since 2015, now assembles the annual releases this page collects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Editorial Visual Gallery Grid --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-img-grid\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-img-item\"\u003e\n      \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/pourandsip.com\/cdn\/shop\/articles\/MG_8347_1200x.jpg?v=1644594960\" alt=\"Four Roses Distillery copper stills and structural craftsmanship\"\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-img-item\"\u003e\n      \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/3306\/0692\/files\/MG_8603_480x480.jpg?v=1644597712\" alt=\"Four Roses single-storey maturation rickhouse aging environment\"\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe Annual Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eFour Roses is the Kentucky house that varies the recipe rather than the barrel: two mash bills crossed with five yeast strains give the distillery ten distinct bourbons, and once a year Elliott assembles a handful of them, at natural strength, into the edition collectors track. What makes the series unusual is its paper trail — the distillery publishes the recipe codes, the parcel percentages and the age of every component, so a shelf of these reads as a documented argument rather than a row of vintages. The three arguments here run in different directions. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/four-roses-135th-anniversary-limited-edition-small-batch-2023\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eThe 108-proof 135th Anniversary\u003c\/a\u003e reached for the series' ceiling, carrying a 25-year-old parcel no edition has matched. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/four-roses-limited-edition-2024\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eThe 12-to-20-year 2024 release\u003c\/a\u003e is the working blend — three recipes graded across eight years of stock. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/four-roses-limited-edition-2025\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eThe 13-and-19-year 2025 blend\u003c\/a\u003e went narrow instead, three-quarters of it a single age, one old parcel doing the deepening. New editions join this page as they join the shelf; the rest of our Kentucky stock lives on \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bourbon\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe wider bourbon shelf at Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Accordion Sections --\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eCollector Note\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eThe annual Four Roses is the most completely documented allocated release in American whiskey, and that documentation is what a vertical of them trades on: each bottle is a dated, fully specified argument, so year-to-year comparison is the collecting logic rather than raw scarcity. The 2023 anniversary carries the series' age record and the packaging refresh; the 2024 and 2025 show the same programme run wide and then narrow. Editions are allocated — the 2025 ran roughly 16,854 bottles through a distillery drawing and select retailers — and fill size matters when cataloguing: this series ships in both 750 ml American and 700 ml export bottles, and each product page states which one we stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eProduction Methodology\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eFour Roses distils at Lawrenceburg from two mash bills — the high-rye B at 60% corn, 35% rye and 5% malted barley, and the E at 75\/20\/5 — fermented with five proprietary yeast strains, each lettered for its character. The crossing yields ten recipes, named by a four-letter code that reads distillery, mash bill, straight whiskey, yeast. Maturation happens at Cox's Creek in single-storey rack warehouses, a narrower temperature band that lets stock reach the high teens and beyond without collapsing into oak. For each annual release, the Master Distiller selects parcels held back beyond ten years and assembles them at natural barrel strength, without chill filtration; the exact composition is published with each release and verified on each product page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Vault Preservation\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eEvery Four Roses bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authorized, authentic retailer, vault-stored and insured, shipped with protective handling and age-verified 21-and-over signature on delivery, and authenticated by our concierge before it ships. For the details, see \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/about-the-vault\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ehow bottles are verified before shipping\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/the-vault-concierge\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003evault storage and the concierge\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/faq\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003esourcing questions, answered\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat is the Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch series?\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eIt is Four Roses' annual flagship release: once a year, Master Distiller Brent Elliott assembles a small batch from the distillery's ten bourbon recipes and bottles it at natural barrel strength, non-chill filtered. The distillery publishes each edition's recipes, parcel percentages and component ages, so every year is fully documented. Midnight Whiskey currently stocks the 2023 135th Anniversary, the 2024, and the 2025 releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhere is Four Roses bourbon made?\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eFour Roses is distilled in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, with maturation and bottling at the company's Cox's Creek, Kentucky facility, where the barrels age in single-storey rack warehouses. The brand dates to 1888, when Paul Jones Jr. trademarked the name in Louisville, and it has been owned by Kirin since 2002, operating as Four Roses Distillery LLC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@graph\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"CollectionPage\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/four-roses#collection\",\n      \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/four-roses\",\n      \"name\": \"Four Roses Bourbon Collection\",\n      \"description\": \"The Four Roses collection at Midnight Whiskey: the distillery's annual Limited Edition Small Batch releases, currently the 2023 135th Anniversary, 2024 and 2025 editions — barrel strength, non-chill filtered, built from a ten-recipe system of two mash bills and five yeast strains, under a name trademarked by Paul Jones Jr. in 1888 and owned by Kirin since 2002.\",\n      \"isPartOf\": { \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/#website\" },\n      \"mainEntity\": { \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/four-roses#itemlist\" }\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"ItemList\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/four-roses#itemlist\",\n      \"numberOfItems\": 3,\n      \"itemListElement\": [\n        { \"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 1, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/four-roses-limited-edition-2025\" },\n        { \"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 2, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/four-roses-limited-edition-2024\" },\n        { \"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 3, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/four-roses-135th-anniversary-limited-edition-small-batch-2023\" }\n      ]\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/four-roses#breadcrumb\",\n      \"itemListElement\": [\n        { \"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 1, \"name\": \"Home\", \"item\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\" },\n        { \"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 2, \"name\": \"Four Roses\" }\n      ]\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/four-roses#faq\",\n      \"about\": { \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/four-roses#collection\" },\n      \"mainEntity\": [\n        {\n          \"@type\": \"Question\",\n          \"name\": \"What is the Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch series?\",\n          \"acceptedAnswer\": { \"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"It is Four Roses' annual flagship release: once a year, Master Distiller Brent Elliott assembles a small batch from the distillery's ten bourbon recipes and bottles it at natural barrel strength, non-chill filtered. 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Its 25-year-old OBSV component is the oldest bourbon Four Roses has ever used in the series. Released 15 September 2023 as the sixteenth annual edition, marking 135 years since the brand's 1888 founding. Midnight Whiskey stocks the 700 ml export bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe Elemental Distinction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-info-box\"\u003e\n    \u003cul class=\"mw-list\"\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThe 25-year-old OBSV is the headline: the oldest bourbon Four Roses has put into an annual release. It is 5% of the blend — a top dressing, not a base — and Brent Elliott added it only after the 12-, 14- and 16-year-old batches were already balanced against each other.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eFour batches, three recipes: 40% a 14-year-old OESK, 35% a 12-year-old OESV, 20% a 16-year-old OESV, 5% a 25-year-old OBSV. The OESV appears twice at different ages and from different warehouses — the fourth time in the series a recipe has been duplicated across two batches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e95% of the blend runs on the OE mash bill (75% corn, 20% rye, 5% malted barley); the 25-year-old brings the higher-rye OB (60\/35\/5).\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e108 proof at barrel strength. Four Roses assembles these for balance rather than for a headline number, and this sits low against most barrel-proof bourbon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eMarks 135 years from the brand's 1888 founding. Roughly 15,060 hand-numbered bottles were distributed, a figure Four Roses gave the trade press; no barrel count was published.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThis is the 700 ml export bottle, marked 70 cl e, with a Düsseldorf importer address on the label. Its stated strength is 54.0%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-grid\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-card-label\"\u003eSensory Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card-body speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Allspice, vanilla and seasoned oak, with cinnamon and clove behind them — the distillery's own note on this batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Layers of honey, vanilla and rye spice set against ripe berries and pear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long and mellow by the distillery's description — the fruit dissolves rather than cutting off, which is the balance a 5% dressing of 25-year-old oak is there to earn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-card-label\"\u003eStrategic Position\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card-body\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eThis is the anniversary bottle of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bourbon\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe deep-aged bourbon vault at Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e, and it is the one Four Roses release where the distillery reached past its own ceiling — 25 years, in a house that normally treats 20 as the outer edge. Set it beside \u003ca href=\"\/products\/four-roses-limited-edition-2024\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe 108.2-proof 2024 Four Roses\u003c\/a\u003e and the difference in intent is legible: the 2024 is a working blend across 12 to 20 years, this one is a milestone with a quarter-century top note. Both are the same programme; only one had an anniversary to mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003ctable class=\"mw-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProof\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e108 proof (54% ABV)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eComponent batches 12-25 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eComposition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40% 14-yr OESK · 35% 12-yr OESV · 20% 16-yr OESV · 5% 25-yr OBSV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRecipes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFour batches, three recipes: OESK, OESV, OBSV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMash bills\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e95% OE: 75% corn \/ 20% rye \/ 5% malted barley · 5% OB: 60% corn \/ 35% rye \/ 5% malted barley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFour Roses Distillery, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKentucky, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 mL (70 cl e, export bottle)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottling\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-numbered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRelease\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 September 2023, sixteenth annual edition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eCollector Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eFour Roses publishes the recipe codes, parcel percentages and component ages of every annual release, so a vertical of them reads as a documented record rather than a row of vintages — and this is the entry where the record shows the distillery reaching for something it had never used. The 25-year-old OBSV has not been repeated: the 2024 topped out at 20 years and the 2025 at 19. That makes the 2023 a fixed point in the series rather than one year among many, and it is the reason this bottling gets asked about more than its neighbours. Two details identify this particular bottle: the black 135th neck medallion, and the 70 cl e mark that makes it the export fill rather than the American 750 ml. Neither changes the whiskey; both matter to anyone cataloguing a set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecommended Serving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eNeat in a Glencairn, room temperature, five minutes to settle. At 108 proof this is gentler than most barrel-strength bourbon and needs less help than its label suggests — start without water and add it only if the oak crowds the fruit. A few drops open the berry and pear the V yeast supplies across 55% of the blend. Ice is the wrong move here: the fruit is the point, and cold flattens it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eProduction Methodology\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour Roses distils at Lawrenceburg, Kentucky from two mash bills — OB at 60% corn, 35% rye and 5% malted barley, and OE at 75% corn, 20% rye and 5% malted barley — fermented with five proprietary yeast strains, giving ten distinct bourbons. Each is named by a four-letter code: O for the distillery's Old Prentice origin, B or E for the mash bill, S for straight whiskey, and a final letter for the yeast, where V is the delicate-fruit strain and K the baking-spice strain. Maturation happens in single-storey rack warehouses, which hold a narrower temperature range than tall multi-storey warehouses and let barrels reach 20 years and beyond without collapsing into oak — the condition that made a 25-year-old component usable at all. For each annual release Brent Elliott works from batches held back at over ten years old, assembling and bottling at natural barrel strength. For this one he balanced three batches first and then chose the fourth as a dressing, at 5%.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Vault Preservation\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eEvery bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour editorial and authentication standards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat is the oldest bourbon in the Four Roses 135th Anniversary?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blend carries a 25-year-old OBSV, which Four Roses states is the oldest bourbon it has ever put into one of its annual Small Batch releases. It accounts for 5% of the blend: Brent Elliott settled the 12-, 14- and 16-year-old batches first, then selected the 25-year-old as a fourth component to add depth. The remaining 95% comes from batches aged 12 to 16 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat proof is the Four Roses 135th Anniversary Limited Edition Small Batch?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour Roses 135th Anniversary Limited Edition Small Batch (2023 Release) is bottled at 108 proof, or 54% ABV, at barrel strength. That is a moderate figure by barrel-proof standards — Four Roses assembles for balance rather than for a headline number, and 108 proof is the natural strength of the batch rather than a proofed-down house target. The bottle Midnight Whiskey stocks is the 700 ml export format, and its label reads 54.0%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eHow is the Four Roses 135th Anniversary different from the 2024 release?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 135th Anniversary is the 2023 edition, assembled from four batches across three recipes — 40% a 14-year-old OESK, 35% a 12-year-old OESV, 20% a 16-year-old OESV and 5% a 25-year-old OBSV — and bottled at 108 proof. The 2024 Four Roses annual release is a different blend at 108.2 proof, spanning 12 to 20 years, with a 20-year-old OBSV as its oldest component. 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Master Distiller Brent Elliott assembles one batch a year; this was the seventeenth edition of the series. Midnight Whiskey stocks the 700 ml export bottle — the same batch the United States receives in 750 ml.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe Elemental Distinction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-info-box\"\u003e\n    \u003cul class=\"mw-list\"\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBottled at barrel strength and non-chill filtered: 108.2 proof, 54.1% ABV. One batch, one strength — every bottle of the 2024 edition is identical, which is not true of Four Roses Single Barrel Barrel Strength, where the figure moves barrel to barrel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThree recipes in four parcels: 39% a 16-year-old OESF, 31% a 12-year-old OBSV, 23% a 15-year-old OESK, and 7% a 20-year-old OBSV.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eFour Roses runs two mash bills against five yeast strains to build ten recipes. The four-letter code reads distillery, mash bill, straight whiskey, yeast — so OBSV and OESF differ in both grain and yeast, not just age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eAn age span of 12 to 20 years, carried at full barrel strength rather than proofed down to a house number.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThis is the 700 ml export bottle, marked 70 cl e. The United States release of the same batch is 750 ml.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eFour Roses put the 2024 distribution at roughly 16,680 bottles. That figure comes from the distillery via the trade press; no barrel count was published.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-grid\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-card-label\"\u003eSensory Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card-body speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy vanilla, honey and brown sugar, per the distillery's own note on the 2024 batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ripe berries and tangy citrus, with herbal notes threaded through — the F yeast in the largest parcel — and what Four Roses calls its signature mellow spice holding the sweetness in check.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Delicate, by the distillery's own description: it closes the sweetness rather than extending it, which is unusual at 108.2 proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-card-label\"\u003eStrategic Position\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card-body\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eFour Roses is the odd one out on \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bourbon\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe Kentucky bourbon shelf at Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e. Where most Kentucky houses vary proof, age or warehouse position, Four Roses varies the recipe itself — and the annual release is the one bottle a year where the distillery shows what the ten-recipe grid can do at full strength with genuinely old stock. The 20-year parcel is only 7% of the blend, but the 12-to-20 span is the point: this is a bourbon assembled for balance across ages rather than built to a single age statement. Its companion here is \u003ca href=\"\/products\/four-roses-135th-anniversary-limited-edition-small-batch-2023\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe 25-year-old 135th Anniversary\u003c\/a\u003e — the 2023 edition, where the distillery went a full five years older than this blend's top parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003ctable class=\"mw-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProof\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e108.2 proof (54.1% ABV)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eComponent barrels 12-20 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRecipes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOBSV, OESK, OESF\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBatch composition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39% 16-yr OESF · 31% 12-yr OBSV · 23% 15-yr OESK · 7% 20-yr OBSV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMash bills\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eB: 60% corn \/ 35% rye \/ 5% malted barley · E: 75% corn \/ 20% rye \/ 5% malted barley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFiltration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFour Roses Distillery, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKentucky, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 mL (70 cl e, export bottle)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRelease\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2024, seventeenth annual edition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eCollector Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe annual Four Roses is the most completely documented release in American whiskey: the distillery publishes the recipe codes, the parcel percentages and the age of each component, every year, which means a shelf of them reads as a record of one distiller's thinking rather than a row of vintages. This is the seventeenth edition of the series, and Brent Elliott's most recent selection at the time it shipped; \u003ca href=\"\/products\/four-roses-limited-edition-2025\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe 109-proof 2025 release\u003c\/a\u003e followed it and went the other way — narrower, two ages, topping out at 19 rather than 20. Two things date this bottle precisely — the black neck medallion, and the 70 cl e mark that identifies it as the export fill rather than the American 750 ml. Neither affects the whiskey; both matter to anyone cataloguing what they own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecommended Serving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eNeat first, in a Glencairn, and give it five minutes — at 108.2 proof it arrives hot and settles. Water earns its place here more than on most barrel-strength bourbons: a few drops pull the berry and citrus forward and let the herbal F-yeast thread separate from the oak of the 20-year parcel. Ice flattens the citrus, so if you want it cold, one large cube and drink it before it dilutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eProduction Methodology\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour Roses distils at Lawrenceburg, Kentucky using two mash bills — a high-rye B at 60% corn, 35% rye and 5% malted barley, and an E at 75% corn, 20% rye and 5% malted barley — fermented with five proprietary yeast strains. Crossing the two gives ten distinct bourbons, each named by a four-letter code: O for the distillery's Old Prentice origin, B or E for the mash bill, S for straight whiskey, and a final letter for the yeast. The barrels mature in single-storey rack warehouses, which hold a narrower temperature range than the tall multi-storey warehouses common elsewhere in Kentucky. For the annual release, Brent Elliott selects parcels from the ten recipes at varying ages and assembles them at natural barrel strength without chill filtration. The 2024 drew on three recipes across four parcels, with the ages and proportions published by the distillery rather than inferred.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Vault Preservation\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eEvery bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour editorial and authentication standards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat proof is the 2024 Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour Roses Limited Edition Small Batch Barrel Strength Bourbon (2024 Release) is bottled at 108.2 proof, or 54.1% ABV, which the distillery gives as the natural barrel strength of the batch. Because it is a batched release rather than a single barrel, that figure is fixed for every bottle of the 2024 edition — unlike Four Roses Single Barrel Barrel Strength, where the strength changes from barrel to barrel. It is also non-chill filtered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhich Four Roses recipes are in the 2024 release?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaster Distiller Brent Elliott built the 2024 Four Roses annual release from three of the distillery's ten recipes, in four parcels: 39% is a 16-year-old OESF, 31% a 12-year-old OBSV, 23% a 15-year-old OESK, and 7% a 20-year-old OBSV. Four Roses generates its ten recipes by crossing two mash bills with five yeast strains, and the four-letter code names both — OESF is the lower-rye E mash bill carried on the herbal F yeast, while OBSV is the high-rye B mash bill on the fruity V yeast. Four Roses states the blend's age span as 12 to 20 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhy is this Four Roses bottled at 700 ml instead of 750 ml?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the European-export bottle, and the \"70 cl e\" on the label is the EU estimated-volume mark rather than anything about the whiskey. Four Roses sells the same 2024 batch in the United States in a 750 ml bottle, and European listings for the 70 cl carry the same 54.1% strength, so the difference is fill volume and market — not a different bourbon. 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Three-quarters of the blend is 13-year-old bourbon on the fruity V yeast; a single 19-year-old parcel supplies the aged edge. Brent Elliott's eighteenth in the annual series, released 3 September 2025 in roughly 16,854 bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe Elemental Distinction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-info-box\"\u003e\n    \u003cul class=\"mw-list\"\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eFour batches, three recipes: 38% a 13-year-old OBSV, 35% a 13-year-old OESV, 17% a 13-year-old OBSK, 10% a 19-year-old OESV. Two ages only — 13 and 19 — rather than the graded span most of these releases carry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThe two 13-year-old V batches are the spine at 73% of the blend. Elliott has said he was drawn to their delicate fruit and sweet barrel tone, and that the OBSK was what brought the complexity on top.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBoth mash bills are in play: the high-rye B (60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley) carries the OBSV and OBSK; the lower-rye E (75\/20\/5) carries both OESV parcels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e109 proof at barrel strength, non-chill filtered. A shade above the 2024 edition's 108.2, and low by barrel-proof standards generally — these are assembled for balance, not for a headline number.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eRoughly 16,854 bottles, released 3 September 2025 through select retailers and the distillery's own bottle drawing. No barrel count was published.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-grid\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-card-label\"\u003eSensory Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card-body speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sweet apricot, vanilla and caramel, with black tea leaves, a hint of rye and mellow oak — the distillery's own note on this batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Apricot and a touch of citrus, crème brûlée, and antique spiced oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very soft and long, carrying the same apricot and oak rather than turning to heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-card-label\"\u003eStrategic Position\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card-body\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eAmong \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bourbon\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour barrel-proof Kentucky bourbon selection\u003c\/a\u003e this is the year Four Roses argued that a recipe can carry a release without a headline age. Set against \u003ca href=\"\/products\/four-roses-limited-edition-2024\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe 12-to-20-year 2024 blend\u003c\/a\u003e, the 2025 is narrower by design — two ages, three-quarters of it 13 years old, one 19-year-old parcel doing the deepening. It is the opposite instinct from \u003ca href=\"\/products\/four-roses-135th-anniversary-limited-edition-small-batch-2023\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe 25-year-old 2023 anniversary bottling\u003c\/a\u003e, where the oldest component was the entire point. Read the three together and the programme's range is the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003ctable class=\"mw-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProof\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e109 proof (54.5% ABV)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 and 19 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eComposition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38% 13-yr OBSV · 35% 13-yr OESV · 17% 13-yr OBSK · 10% 19-yr OESV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRecipes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFour batches, three recipes: OBSV, OESV, OBSK\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMash bills\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eB: 60% corn \/ 35% rye \/ 5% malted barley · E: 75% corn \/ 20% rye \/ 5% malted barley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFiltration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFour Roses Distillery, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKentucky, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e[verify] — this release was bottled in both 750 mL and 700 mL; confirming the stocked fill\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRelease\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3 September 2025, eighthteenth annual edition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eCollector Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eFour Roses publishes the recipe codes, the parcel percentages and the age of every component, every year, so a run of these reads as a documented record of one distiller's thinking rather than a row of vintages. The 2025 is an unusually legible entry in that record: two ages, three recipes, and a stated reason — Elliott went to the 13-year-old V batches first and built outward, rather than starting from an old barrel and finding company for it. That is the inverse of the 2023 anniversary, and it is why the two sit interestingly side by side. The neck medallion dates this bottle at a glance; the fill line is worth checking, since this release exists in two sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecommended Serving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eNeat in a Glencairn, room temperature. At 109 proof there is no heat to manage, so start dry and let the apricot arrive on its own — this is a blend built around fruit, and water pushes it toward the oak rather than away from it. If you do add water, a drop at a time. Poured beside a 13-year-old OBSV single barrel, the 2025 shows what the 19-year-old parcel is contributing at only 10% of the blend, which is the most instructive thing about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eProduction Methodology\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour Roses distils at Lawrenceburg, Kentucky from two mash bills — the high-rye B at 60% corn, 35% rye and 5% malted barley, and the E at 75% corn, 20% rye and 5% malted barley — fermented with five proprietary yeast strains to produce ten distinct bourbons. Each carries a four-letter code: O for the distillery's Old Prentice origin, B or E for the mash bill, S for straight whiskey, and a final letter for the yeast, where V is the delicate-fruit strain and K the baking-spice strain. Barrels mature in single-storey rack warehouses, which hold a narrower temperature range than tall multi-storey warehouses and let stock reach the high teens without collapsing into oak. For each annual release Brent Elliott works from batches held back beyond ten years, assembling at natural barrel strength without chill filtration. For 2025 he took two 13-year-old V batches as the base, added a 13-year-old OBSK for rye spice, and finished with a 19-year-old OESV at 10%.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Vault Preservation\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eEvery bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour editorial and authentication standards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat proof is the 2025 Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour Roses Limited Edition Small Batch Barrel Strength Bourbon (2025 Release) is bottled at 109 proof, or 54.5% ABV, non-chill filtered. That is the natural strength of the assembled batch, and because this is a batched release rather than a single barrel it is fixed for every bottle of the 2025 edition. It sits fractionally above the 2024 edition's 108.2 proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat recipes are in the 2025 Four Roses Small Batch?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrent Elliott built the 2025 release from four batches drawn on three of the distillery's ten recipes: 38% a 13-year-old OBSV, 35% a 13-year-old OESV, 17% a 13-year-old OBSK, and 10% a 19-year-old OESV. The two 13-year-old V-yeast batches are the core — Elliott has said he was drawn to their delicate fruit and sweet barrel character — while the OBSK supplies rye spice and the 19-year-old OESV adds aged depth. Four Roses builds its ten recipes by crossing two mash bills with five yeast strains, so OBSV and OESV share the fruity V yeast but differ in grain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eIs the 2025 Four Roses older than the 2024 release?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The 2025 Four Roses annual release tops out at 19 years, while the 2024 carried a 20-year-old OBSV as its oldest component and spanned 12 to 20 years. The 2025 is built differently rather than older: three-quarters of it is 13-year-old bourbon, with a single 19-year-old parcel at 10% for depth. 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