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# Four Roses Yellow Label Review
- URL: https://www.bourbonbanter.com/four-roses-yellow-label-review/
- Published: 2016-02-03T06:01:32.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-12T18:06:47.000Z
- Description: Sometimes, you break out the good stuff. You sit down, you get your favorite Glencairn glass out, and you sip the night away. You might add a little water, maybe a single ice-cube, but nothing else.
- Author: Patrick "Pops" Garrett
- Tags: Bourbon Whiskey Reviews, Four Roses, Guest Post, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2023-03-13 09:32, #patrickg, #updated

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**GUEST POST**

**Jeanne Runkle is our guest blogger today with her Four Roses Yellow Label review. As with our other* **[Help Wanted](https://www.bourbonbanter.com/bourbon-banter/help-wanted-seekooze-evangelists/) applicants we ask that you share your thoughts on her post in the comments as well as online where you can find Jeanne at [@LikeYourLiquor](https://twitter.com/LikeYourLiquor?ref=bourbonbanter.com) and [JeanneRunkle.com](https://jeannerunkle.com/?ref=bourbonbanter.com).*

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**Budget Bourbon – great taste or great waste?**

Sometimes, you break out the good stuff. You sit down, you get your favorite Glencairn glass out, and you sip the night away. You might add a little water, maybe a single ice-cube, but nothing else. For me, those are usually the over $50 bottles. You sip, you savor, it’s an experience.

But then….sometimes you’re in the mood for a cocktail, so you don’t want to sink something expensive into a $6 bottle of ginger beer. This is where Four Roses Yellow label comes in. At under $25 (sometimes under $20), this is a perfect bourbon for cocktails. Plus, it’s just after the holidays – your budget will thank you.

### **Four Roses Yellow Label Review**

![four-roses-yellow-label](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1f/bc/1fbc7ea1-d6e2-43ab-9661-246c6f0c07f9/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/four-roses-yellow-label.jpg)

## **BOTTLE DETAILS**

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**Bourbon Name:** Four Roses Yellow Label

**Proof:** 80

**Age:** Approximately 6 years old

## **JEANNE'S NOTES**

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**How I Drank It**: I did try it neat for this review because you know, *science*.

**My Nose Noticed:\*** A little alcohol burn, but mostly caramel and sweet corn. It’s 5 years old, so mostly what I’d expect.

**First Sip:** A little bit of burn, but at 80 proof, it’s pretty minimal. Second sip, the burn is mostly gone, followed by an almost cotton candy sweetness, and caramel. Finish has a little bit of the barrel in it, but you’ve got to look to find it, though it is a little astringent after a couple of sips.

**The Burn:\*\*** Mild but pleasant burn. Good clean finish with flavors lasting well over 30 seconds.

**Neat, Splash or Rocks:** I usually drink it mixed with ginger beer. Most any brand will work, you can even get by with (gasp) Canada dry, but add a couple of dashes of orange bitters to help round it out. A bourbon punch with this bottle is great, too. Bourbon, ginger beer, peaches, and mint = [delicious summer punch](https://liquor.com/slideshows/punch-of-july/2/?ref=bourbonbanter.com#gs.9jhegmM)!

**Share With:** Everyone! The price tag makes it an easy party staple, and the taste makes it easy for experienced and new bourbon drinkers alike.

**Worth The Price:** Absolutely. It’s one of the few sub-$40 bottles I regularly enjoy. And when I say few, I mean three or four, at best.

****Bottle, Bar, or Bust:** Bottle and Bar – I’ll be honest, I love Four Roses, in all its forms. Yellow, Single Barrel, Small Batch, the mostly elusive Limited Edition: Four Roses makes delicious liquid. Sláinte!