Four Roses · Kentucky
Four Roses Small Batch
Four Roses Small Batch is a bourbon from Kentucky, United States, bottled at 45% ABV with no age statement. Red fruit and rye spice, cleanly made. One of the few bourbons that tells you its recipe.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Flavour profile
Broadly spicy, sweet, oaky.
View as table
| Axis | Four Roses Small Batch |
|---|---|
| Peaty | 0 |
| Sweet | 6 |
| Fruity | 5 |
| Spicy | 7 |
| Woody | 6 |
| Sherried | 1 |
| Cereal | 4 |
| Oily | 6 |
Where it sits in our record
Of the 32 bottles here we can cost per litre of pure alcohol, Four Roses Small Batch is the 7th cheapest, at £108.
Within the 35 bottles on record it is one of 7 bourbon entries and one of 8 from Kentucky.
What it's good for
- value
- cocktails
- transparency
Worth knowing
Four Roses is one of the very few American distillers to publish actual mash bills: this blends recipes B (60% corn / 35% rye / 5% barley) and E (75% / 20% / 5%). Its single-storey rack warehouses vary only about 8°F from top rack to bottom.
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Nearest matches by flavour vector across our own eight-axis scoring — not by brand or price.
Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select
45.2% ABV · No age statement · £38
Less spicy: 6 against 7 here
Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon
45% ABV · No age statement · £32
More sweet: 7 against 6 here
Elijah Craig Small Batch
47% ABV · No age statement · £43
More sweet: 7 against 6 here
Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon
45.7% ABV · No age statement · £58
More sweet: 7 against 6 here
Compare Four Roses Small Batch with Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select →