Four Roses

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Four Roses main building Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

Four Roses various brands

Four Roses is a bourbon whiskey brand owned by the Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd. and was established in 1888. The Lawrenceburg, Kentucky distillery was built in 1911 in Spanish Mission-Style architecture and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The 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
Platinum - Sold only in Japan
Black Label - Sold only in Japan

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 1,700 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 of 2008, and will consist of approximately 3,000 commemorative bottles. The age of the whiskey will be approximately 13 years, and will also be uncut and unfiltered. Alcohol content will range between roughly 103 and 116 proof.^[1]