BN.25.008
THE TIER SIX
SPIRIT DETAIL
BRAND: Four Roses
CLASSIFICATION: Kentucky Straight Bourbon
AGE: 10 year 2 month
MASH BILL: 75% corn, 20% rye, 5% malted barley
ALCOHOLIC CONTENT: 63.30% ABV | 126.60 proof
CASK INFO: #3.5 char virgin American oak | #53-60 | R:DS F:6
YIELD: 102 bottles
ENVIRONMENT: Lawrenceburg, KY
TASTING NOTES
NOSE: Dusty sweet oak, red fruits, spiced caramel, burnt sugar, maple, slight nutmeg
PALATE: Viscous, sweet candied caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg, rice candy, spruce, cherry, dry cocoa, sweet spices, slightly herbal
FINISH: Burst of soft sweet spices, silky tannins, caramel, red currants, lingering grapefuit peel
CASE USE: Neat
BEHIND THE BOTTLE
It’s always the barrels that the ALCTD team hopes will give a giant yield that end up doing the exact opposite.
This pick marks ALCTD’s first ever Four Roses private barrel. Unfortunately, with such a limited yield, these bottles won’t sit on shelves for long. Profile-to-profile, this one is lights out, and once it’s gone, it’s gone. If you have the funds, entertain or try the other Four Roses casks that are in the market and see for yourself who did it better.
When the samples first arrived, the team already had their suspicions. Two particular recipes stood out on paper as guaranteed panty droppers- rare mash bills that almost never show up in the market. Most people would’ve just bought them outright for the stats alone. But that’s not the ALCTD way. Every barrel is evaluated blind. Multiple rounds, multiple days, etc. And in the end? Those “can’t-miss” recipes placed consistently last. Reiterating the fact that if you’re a window shopper chasing hype or rarity, you’re always rolling the dice.
To be transparent, no one on the ALCTD team drinks enough Four Roses day-to-day to claim expert familiarity with every recipe nuance. So, they called in some Four Roses veterans to taste alongside. The result was unanimous: one barrel really shined above the rest. The OESK, aged in tier six, consistently won out in every blind flight.
That’s how The Tier Six was born. A name that speaks to what this barrel represents- when whiskey is good, it’s simply good. No hype, no stats, no chasing rarity. Just an undeniable standout, chosen the only way that matters: blind. A mother knows -Long
The only catch? This barrel yielded heartbreakingly little. It’s one of those fleeting snapshots in time- a single barrel that will never be replicated exactly the same way again. Like a polaroid, it’s one-and-done. If you’re lucky enough to grab a bottle, open it, savor it and share it!
Pick Contributors: Ylli (AWGF), Long (The Don), Eric B., Nate C., Theo B.
Tasting Notes Contributors: AWGF, The Don, Chris (The King), Matt (The Muscle)
AVAILABILITY: RELEASES FRIDAY 09/26