{"id":1719,"date":"2016-09-26T23:25:55","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T04:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/?p=1719"},"modified":"2016-09-26T23:25:55","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T04:25:55","slug":"four-roses-single-barrel-obsk-mcscrooges-hand-selected-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/2016\/09\/four-roses-single-barrel-obsk-mcscrooges-hand-selected-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Roses Single Barrel OBSK (McScrooge’s Hand Selected 2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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9 Years – 3 Months, 59.2% ABV<\/p><\/div>\n

I picked up this private selection Four Roses Single Barrel OBSK at McScrooge’s in Knoxville, TN. \u00a0It was aged 9 years, 3 months in Barrel QS 88-3D and bottled at 59.2% ABV on March 13, 2014. \u00a0If you don’t know the different recipes of Four Roses, then this is their high rye mash bill (60% corn, 35% rye and 5% malted barley) fermented using their K strain of yeast\u00a0(full-bodied flavor with light spiciness). \u00a0For comparison, their regular Single Barrel uses their OBSV recipe, which employs the same mash bill with the V yeast strain (creamy with delicate fruitiness).<\/p>\n

I’ve been collecting private barrel selections from different stores in order to gain a wider varied sampling of the Four Roses recipes and, at this point, I’m only missing the OBSO and OESO. \u00a0The remaining 8 recipes have been collected from 4 different stores and I’ll eventually plan to review them all, although too late for you (or I) to secure any more. \ud83d\ude09 \u00a0In any case, here is what I learned of this OBSK.<\/p>\n

Rich caramel with light barrel char are the first to greet your nose, followed by sweet tobacco, straw, cocoa and dark cherries. \u00a0Water brings out some spiciness, otherwise everything remains the same.<\/p>\n

The taste is consistent with the aroma, with rich caramel, light tobacco, marzipan, straw and just a hint of cherries and a light dusting of cocoa. \u00a0After a few sips, the cherries become a bit more prominent as the finish becomes long and spicy with lingering bitter caramel, tobacco and the light fruitiness. \u00a0Additional spices \u2013 ginger, pepper \u2013 join in around mid-palate before that long finish arrives. \u00a0With water, the spices remain moderately bold, while tobacco is somewhat subdued in favor of the fruit and some candy, specifically lemon drops and red hots appear. \u00a0The mouthfeel improves a bit too as the whiskey becomes nice and chewy without the alcohol drying out the palate. \u00a0In the end, you’re left with lingering marzipan, cinnamon and dark cherries with a nice, leathery feel that just goes on for a long time.<\/p>\n

This is a an excellent whiskey for sure, combining the spiciness of rye with the lightly spicy strain of yeast to create a\u00a0lively dance of spices across a montage\u00a0of barrel flavors while the barrel proof ensures that the flavors remain full and the oily texture endures. \u00a0I picked up this bottle two years ago for about $60, but I suspect that similar offerings should still be available for a similar price, although Four Roses private selections aren’t as prominent as they were back then. \u00a0If you can find some, then I highly recommend exploring at least the OBSV, OBSQ and OBSK. \u00a0I can’t wait to try the other eight recipes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I picked up this private selection Four Roses Single Barrel OBSK at McScrooge’s in Knoxville, TN. \u00a0It was aged 9 years, 3 months in Barrel QS 88-3D and bottled at 59.2% ABV on March 13, 2014. \u00a0If you don’t know the different recipes of Four Roses, then this is their high rye mash bill (60% … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[24,32,48],"class_list":["post-1719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-whiskey","tag-bourbon","tag-four-roses","tag-single-barrel"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p364aH-rJ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1719"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1721,"href":"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1719\/revisions\/1721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mark.abear.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}