4 Roses distillery wins World’s Greatest Single Barrel Bourbon at 2024 World Whiskies Awards.
Four Roses, the heritage Kentucky bourbon model courting again to 1888, has acquired the excessive honors of World’s Greatest Single Barrel Bourbon, Greatest Kentucky Single Barrel Bourbon, and Greatest Kentucky Small Batch Bourbon on the 2024 World Whiskies Awards.
“We’re deeply thrilled to be acknowledged with such prestigious accolades from the esteemed World Whiskies Awards,” says Brent Elliott, Grasp Distiller at 4 Roses.
“These awards actually mirror our crew’s unwavering dedication and fervour to persistently making high-quality bourbons. Hand-selecting every barrel is a meticulous course of, so to be extremely awarded in each the Single Barrel and Small Batch Bourbon classes is a rare honor.”
4 Roses Single Barrel Bourbon Received Greatest Single Barrel Bourbon on the 2024 World Whiskies Awards
Outcomes of the competitors are decided by a distinguished panel of trade specialists, main journalists, and specialist drink retailers who consider entries via three rounds of blind tastings. Whiskeys that efficiently navigate the preliminary two rounds of tasting are awarded “Greatest” inside their respective classes. 4 Roses Single Barrel Bourbon and 4 Roses Small Batch Bourbon have been the only real winners from the primary two rounds of their respective classes. Following a rigorous third spherical of tasting, the final word accolade of “World’s Greatest” is granted to at least one distinctive whiskey in every class.
Grasp Distiller Brent Elliott (left) with Julie Gorham, Advertising Director (proper)
4 Roses is exclusive of their method to producing bourbon. 4 Roses makes use of 5 proprietary yeast strains mixed with two separate mashbills to create ten distinctive recipes, which offer the premise for selection and consistency of their bourbons. Its Single Barrel Bourbon is hand-selected by Elliott, one barrel at a time, to create a fancy and full-bodied excessive rye bourbon. Along with receiving the coveted titles of World’s Greatest Single Barrel and Greatest Kentucky Single Barrel, 4 Roses Single Barrel additionally acquired a gold medal.
One other expression in 4 Roses’ line up that’s overseen by Elliott is the 4 Roses Small Batch Bourbon. Elliott combines 4 distinct bourbon recipes which were expertly chosen at peak maturation to realize stability, making the Small Batch Bourbon a wonderful premium but approachable bourbon to be served on the rocks or blended with cocktails. Along with receiving the title of Greatest Kentucky Small Batch Bourbon, 4 Roses Small Batch additionally took house a gold medal.
