Four Roses makes ten bourbon recipes using two mash bills and five yeast strains. We tasted OESO, OBSV, and OESV completely blind to see whether we could identify the recipes—and agree on a winner.

We go unscripted with a powerhouse Four Roses OBSK Barrel Strength 9 Year Kentucky Bourbon—a 120 proof Warehouse BS pick from Youngsville ABC. Big spice, bold oak, and classic Four Roses depth. This isn’t just another bourbon tasting—it’s a lesson in barrel proof perfection.

Four Roses has one of bourbon’s most dramatic comeback stories. Once America’s top-selling whiskey, then reduced to bottom-shelf swill, and finally resurrected by Master Distiller Jim Rutledge—this is bourbon history in a glass. Join Tortured Bourbon as we taste and review a Four Roses Single Barrel OBSV from Warehouse NS, Barrel 45-2N.