Four Roses Single Barrel

Who else is feeling the charm deprivation here?

@Ol_Jas I think it's just you.

This is not my favourite bourbon. My bottle has grown on me though I've not been back to it for a while... too many bourbons open. What a problem to have.

I think I'd normally reach for Booker's, Stagg Jr, OGD 114 over this. On the other hand, those are not always available so it's good to have options...

@Ol_Jas I feel that my blog features a bit more of my (winning? annoying? idiotic?) personality. I'm pretty "to the point" here. Is that wrong? Sorry.

@OdysseusUnbound, personality is always welcomed, it is attitude that gets one shown the door. I find your writing style on your blog entertaining.

@paddockjudge Thanks. I try to keep things in perspective. People's opinions will differ, and some things get me riled up, but only to a point. It's whisky, not war.

@OdysseusUnbound Don't be so sure it's not a war.... when the supply of sherry casks runs out because too few people drink sherry, who knows what people will do to get their hands on untainted (with sulphur) casks...

@Nozinan Lucky for me I'm not a huge fan of sherry-bomb whiskies. Not that I dislike them, but I could live without them. What worries me is the rumour that Islay will run short of peat in another 8-12 years. That's terrifying.

@OdysseusUnbound The peat wars will likely make the sherry wars look like a skirmish.

Peat exists in huge quantities all over the world. We'll probably never hit Peak Peat.

@SKEPTIC LOL peak peat !!! But I'm a believer in "terroir". (Yes, I realize that sounds snooty and pretentious) Even Orkney peat is different from Islay peat, I can't imagine how German peat or Italian peat or wherever peat might change a scotch's profile. That said, I'm sure there are people far more intelligent than me working on that.

@OdysseusUnbound Then England should be producing the best whiskies.... They have the Yorkshire terroire

@Nozinan Peat war's is not on but your already killing me!

@OdysseusUnbound Four Roses is slowly becoming my favorite bourbon as I am more and more leaning toward floral bourbon. Of course I am still craving for all BTAC fireworks but I wouldn't get any of them on a daily basis, that would be too much, but I would be able to take one of two drams of Four Roses every day if my liver would allowed me to. Don't get me wrong though, FR is far from being a small bourbon, it is, to me, simply more palatable than those at 60% abv.

@OdysseusUnbound , I just dug up your blog version of this. Just what I was expecting—so much fun! Why don't we Connosrpudlians get all that charm? :)

Where did you hear that thing about Islay running short of peat in 8-12 years? That sounds like (dare I say it) "fake news" to me. I've always heard projections of Islay's peat-supply timelines being in the thousands of years.

That said, why wouldn't we "peak peat" someday, @SKEPTIC ? There are two possibilities: one day we'll hit "peak peat," or else our consumption of peat will perpetually increase, every year, forever.

And yes, peat from different locations is definitely different. Try Lost Spirits Leviathan to see what Canadian peat tastes like. It's gross. (Though to be fair, there might be some non-peat factors at play there too.)

@Ol_Jas I don't have that much charm to go around It takes a whole lot of effort, and I'm pretty lazy and not so talented.

As far as "peak peat", I believe I read it on The Whisky Exchange's blog, but I can't remember. I hope it isn't true, as I don't want to live in a world without Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Ardbeg or Caol Ila. I'd include Octomore, but I can't find any and have never tried it.

@OdysseusUnbound , I see now! I believe you were reading an article that happened to be posted on April 1 of a recent year.

blog.thewhiskyexchange.com/2015/04/…

@Ol_Jas I appeared to have missed the date. Colour me relieved. I normally hate April fool's jokes, but I'm glad this was "fake news".

@OdysseusUnbound you did read it in a whisky exchange blog published on...wait for it...April 1, 2015.

@Ol_Jas I appeared to have missed the date. Colour me relieved. I normally hate April fool's jokes, but I'm glad this was "fake news".

@nooch I don't know why that last comment of mine was published twice. Stupid iPhone. Nevertheless, I've never been so happy with an April Fool's prank in my life.

As promised, better late than never, here is the relevant information.

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