FourRosesSingleBarrelKentuckyStraightBourbonWhiskey(700mL)

<p>The winner of the Flaviar Community Awards 2019 in its respective category!</p><p>They say it all began when the founder became smitten by the beauty of a Southern belle. She said <em>“Yes”</em> to a proposal by wearing <em>a corsage of four red roses. </em>Ahhh. The rest is history or is it? Four Roses was established in <em>1888. </em>It is somewhat unclear where the name Four Roses comes from, as several different stories are told about. It was probably named for company <em>founder Rufus Mathewson Rose, </em>his brother Origen, and their two sons. </p><p>Around the end of the 1950s, despite the popularity of the brand, owners decided to <em>discontinue the sale of Four Roses Bourbon</em> in order to<em> focus on sales of blended Whiskey. </em>Four Roses continued to be unavailable as straight Bourbon in the U.S. for more than 40 years — <em>until 2002, </em>when they again focused exclusively on <em>Four Roses Straight Bourbon. </em></p><p>Four Roses distills ten separate Bourbons using two mash recipes and five yeast strains. </p><p><u>Smartass Corner:</u><em>Four Roses </em><em>is</em><em> the preferred drink of hard-boiled detective Philip Marlowe.</em></p><p>Discover more great Bourbon under $50.</p>