In mid-September, I found myself in Kentucky for a little over a day. One of the items on my list was to visit a bourbon distillery. We found ourselves in Four Roses distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky toward the end of a day, but we were too late to do a tour. I didn't book because I did not know what the plan was with everything. So, I ordered a couple of tasters and a cocktail. Visitors can take a distillery tour and learn about the distillery history and the brand, which claims to date from the 1860s. The building itself dates from 1910.
I ordered a couple of tasters and a cocktail at the bar. I loved the cocktail, which was fruity and did not taste too strong. The cocktail was the Roses Lemonade, which is made with Four Roses Small Batch, strawberry lemonade, lemon and strawberries.
The tastings I ordered included Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon, which is 104 proof alcohol. The other was Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon, which is 100 proof alcohol. They were both very strong.
Afterwards, we had a quick look in the gift shop and in a small museum area off to the side of the gift shop.
I would like to visit other distilleries at some point, but the trip was all a bit rushed.
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