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Four Roses Mariage Collection Barrel Strength Straight Bourbon 2009 750ml

$2,824.98 $2,401.23

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The Four Roses Mariage Collection whiskeys this time out are a rye-heavy 10-year-old bourbon and an ancient 19-year-old barrel.

With such an old whiskey in the mix, you’d think this would be covered in oak, but that’s not the case. Upfront the Four Roses Mariage Collection offers strong caramel and butterscotch notes, almost dessert-like. There’s smoke in the mid-palate and a somewhat tight finish where the wood starts to show through a bit more. Some sherry-like notes in the end, almost with hints of brown sugar.

It’s a very different whiskey vs. the prior edition, more classical in its bourbon structure than the Irish-inspired 2008. Both are good, and I suppose the one you choose to drink depends on the kind of night you’re looking to have.

Final proof not yet determined. The sample bottle indicates a range of 114 to 118 proof, a bit hotter than last year’s version.

Nose:

Vanilla, candied apple, and berries

Palate:

Sweet and spicy, like dipping a sugar cube in a Szechuan hot pot. The flavor is allspice, candied fruit, and berries.

Finish:

Very oaky on the finish and all the heat on the palate dies down on the finish. Impressive for a barrel strength bourbon.

Comments:

This particular marriage was a recipe of OBSV aged 13 years and 5 months mixed with a recipe of OESK aged 10 years and 10 months. No, this is no longer in production. There were two iterations of the Mariage release over 2008 and 2009. Beginning in 2010 it is now a “Limited Edition Small Batch” release. That just means they are using more than two recipes per bottling. This one was really very nice and call out saying “this is what small-batch bourbon should taste like.” I love it. I’m sad that mine is all gone. Given the opportunity, you should try it.

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