{"product_id":"four-roses-obsf-single-barrel-private-selection-9-year-9-month-barrel-strength-125-proof-750ml","title":"Four Roses OBSF Single Barrel Private Selection 9 Year 9 Month Barrel Strength 125 Proof 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Four Roses Visitor Center private selection, hand-picked by Master Distiller Brent Elliott from the high-rye OBSF recipe and bottled uncut at 125 proof after 9 years and 9 months in oak.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFour Roses builds ten distinct bourbon recipes from two mashbills and five proprietary yeast strains. A Private Selection buyer chooses one barrel of one recipe and takes it at full barrel strength, which means every bottling is a one-off — no two barrels repeat. This one came out of Warehouse TS, barrel 71-6C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOBSF pairs the OB mashbill — 60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley — with the F yeast strain. OB is the high-rye of the two Four Roses mashbills and F is the herbal strain, which puts OBSF at the spicy, green, aromatic end of the ten-recipe range rather than the fruit-forward end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe rear selection label records the barrel at 9 years, 9 months — nearly a decade of Kentucky aging carried into the bottle at 62.5% ABV, with nothing added after the barrel was dumped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caramel, vanilla and dark brown sugar over the OB mashbill's rye spice, with the F yeast's herbal, minty lift.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full and undiluted at 125 proof — brown sugar and dried fruit against seasoned oak, herbal and mint notes rising through the mid-palate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long and warming, baking spice and toasted wood closing out at barrel strength.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\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 Private Selection single barrel, barrel strength\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Four Roses Visitor Center — selected by Brent Elliott\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecipe:\u003c\/strong\u003e OBSF (60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley; F yeast)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9 years, 9 months\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProof:\u003c\/strong\u003e 125 (62.5% ABV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarehouse:\u003c\/strong\u003e TS  |  \u003cstrong\u003eBarrel:\u003c\/strong\u003e 71-6C\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\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\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does OBSF mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e O = Four Roses distillery, B = the high-rye mashbill (60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley), S = straight whiskey, F = the herbal yeast strain. OBSF is the spiciest and most aromatic corner of the Four Roses recipe map — rye-forward with a distinct green, herbal character.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHow is a Private Selection different from the standard Four Roses Single Barrel?\u003c\/strong\u003e The flagship Single Barrel is traditionally bottled from the OBSV recipe at 100 proof. A Private Selection lets the buyer choose any of the ten recipes and take the barrel uncut, so recipe, age and proof change with every barrel and none of them repeat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does barrel strength mean on this bottle?\u003c\/strong\u003e Nothing was added after the cask was dumped — no water, no chill filtration. 125 proof is simply what barrel 71-6C measured at 9 years and 9 months.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [\n    { \"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What does OBSF mean?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": { \"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"O = Four Roses distillery, B = the high-rye mashbill (60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley), S = straight whiskey, F = the herbal yeast strain. 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