{"product_id":"four-roses-16-year-oesv-single-barrel-barrel-strength-visitor-center-fathers-day-2024-750ml","title":"Four Roses 16 Year OESV Barrel 63-6E Single Barrel Barrel Strength Father's Day 2024 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSixteen years old and bottled at 138.2 proof — a Four Roses Visitor Center private selection drawn from a single OESV barrel and released for Father's Day 2024, with a commemorative back label signed by Master Distiller Brent Elliott.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour Roses produces 10 distinct bourbon recipes by crossing two mashbills with five proprietary yeast strains. The Private Selection program lets buyers choose a single barrel of one recipe and bottle it uncut at barrel strength, which is why no two selections taste alike. Barrels chosen for the distillery's own Visitor Center in Lawrenceburg never enter normal retail distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one came out of Warehouse RN, barrel 63-6E, at 69.1% ABV. The commemorative back label reads \"Raise a Glass to the Man Who Raised You Well.\" At 16 years, it sits well beyond where most Four Roses private barrels are dumped — the majority of the program lands between 9 and 12 years, which makes a 16-year OESV selection an unusual bottle even inside a program built on unusual bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOESV pairs the E mashbill — 75% corn, 20% rye, 5% malted barley — with the V yeast strain. Four Roses describes it as the most subtle of the ten recipes: delicate fruit and caramel rather than heavy spice or florals, which is exactly why OESV barrels tend to be the ones set aside for extended aging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e The OESV recipe's signature delicate fruit and caramel — pear and apricot — deepened by sixteen years of oak.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full and undiluted at barrel strength; corn sweetness and the E mashbill's restrained rye carried on mature oak.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long and warming, the recipe's elegant fruit character running through an extended, oak-driven close.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Four Roses, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExpression:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Barrel Barrel Strength\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrivate Selection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Four Roses Visitor Center — Father's Day 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecipe:\u003c\/strong\u003e OESV (75% corn, 20% rye, 5% malted barley; V yeast)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProof:\u003c\/strong\u003e 138.2 (69.1% ABV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarehouse:\u003c\/strong\u003e RN  |  \u003cstrong\u003eBarrel:\u003c\/strong\u003e 63-6E\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaster Distiller:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brent Elliott\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore the full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/collections\/four-roses\"\u003eFour Roses collection\u003c\/a\u003e or browse all \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/collections\/bourbon\"\u003ebourbon at Wooden Cork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does OESV mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e O = Four Roses distillery, E = the low-rye mashbill (75% corn, 20% rye, 5% malted barley), S = straight whiskey, V = the delicate-fruit yeast strain. Four Roses calls OESV the most subtle of its ten recipes — light pear and apricot fruit balanced against corn and rye rather than heavy spice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a Four Roses Visitor Center Private Selection?\u003c\/strong\u003e A single barrel chosen at the Lawrenceburg distillery and bottled uncut at barrel strength for the Visitor Center. These barrels are not part of standard retail distribution, and each one is a one-off — recipe, age, warehouse and proof all vary from barrel to barrel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is a 16-year Four Roses private barrel unusual?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most Private Selection barrels are dumped between 9 and 12 years. Sixteen years puts this one in the age range Four Roses normally reserves for its Limited Edition Small Batch components, and the barrel-strength 138.2 proof means none of that maturation has been diluted away.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Four Roses","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54309989187952,"sku":"Scott","price":1399.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1621\/5176\/files\/IMG_1621.jpg?v=1789417084","url":"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/products\/four-roses-16-year-oesv-single-barrel-barrel-strength-visitor-center-fathers-day-2024-750ml","provider":"Wooden Cork","version":"1.0","type":"link"}