Four Roses 2025 Limited Edition Bourbon

Four Roses 2025 Limited Edition Small Batch Barrel Strength Bourbon

Price

$379.95

✔ Authenticated by the house — seal, fill level, and label inspected before release
✔ Documented provenance on every bottle
✔ Climate-safe, collector-grade packaging

Age: 13 and 19 Years | Region: Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, USA | Proof: 109.0

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109

Proof

54.5%

ABV

13–19 yr

Age Range

Batches

16,854

Bottles

18th

Edition

The 2025 Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch is the 18th release in the distillery’s annual series, bottled at barrel strength and non-chill filtered at 109 proof, 54.5% ABV. Master Distiller Brent Elliott built it from four hand-selected batches across three of Four Roses’ ten recipes: a 13-year-old OBSV, a 13-year-old OBSK, a 13-year-old OESV and a 19-year-old OESV. It went on sale 3 September 2025 at a suggested $249, with 16,854 bottles — the largest allocation in the history of the series.

Nº 01

The Elemental Distinction

109 proof, 54.5% ABV, at barrel strength and non-chill filtered.

Three recipes across four batches: 13-year OBSV, 13-year OBSK, 13-year OESV, 19-year OESV.

Two 13-year V-strain batches form the core; the 19-year OESV and the OBSK are what Elliott added for depth and complexity.

16,854 bottles — the largest outturn Four Roses has ever given this series, against a suggested $249.

The 18th consecutive edition, released 3 September 2025.

No two editions repeat: the blend is drawn fresh each year from Four Roses' ten-recipe library.

Nº 02

The Limited Edition Small Batch

Eighteen editions, none repeated

Four Roses has issued a Limited Edition Small Batch every year for eighteen years, and unlike most annual releases it never reuses a formula. Master Distiller Brent Elliott selects recipes and ages fresh each time from the distillery's ten-recipe library, then publishes exactly which batches went in — which is what makes the series readable year against year by recipe and age rather than by marketing. The 2025 edition carries the largest outturn the series has had, at 16,854 bottles, which makes it the most obtainable entry in eighteen years for anyone building the run rather than chasing a single bottle.

Nº 03

The Four Batches

Three recipes, two mash bills

Batch One

13-Year OBSV

The high-rye mash bill B — 60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley — with the V yeast Four Roses associates with delicate fruit. One of the two V-strain batches Elliott treated as the core of the blend.

Batch Two

13-Year OBSK

The same high-rye mash bill with the K yeast, which contributes a slight spice. Elliott has said this batch was added for complexity.

Batch Three

13-Year OESV

The lower-rye mash bill E — 75% corn, 20% rye, 5% malted barley — with the V yeast. The second of the two 13-year V-strain batches at the heart of the blend.

Batch Four

19-Year OESV

The same lower-rye recipe, held six years longer. It supplies the aged oak that three 13-year-old components could not, and it is the component that gives this edition its long-term interest.

Nº 04

Sensory Profile & Strategy

Distiller notes & position

Sensory Profile

Nose: Sweet apricot, vanilla and caramel, with black tea leaves, hints of rye and mellow oak behind them.
Palate: Apricot carries over, joined by citrus, crème brûlée and antique spiced oak.
Finish: Very soft and long, holding the same flavors rather than turning.

Strategic Position

Four Roses is the only major Kentucky distillery that publishes exactly what went into the bottle, batch by batch, which makes this series legible in a way most annual releases are not — you can read the 2025 against any prior year by recipe and age rather than by marketing. The 16,854-bottle outturn also makes this the most obtainable edition in eighteen years, which matters if you are building the run rather than chasing one. It sits within our barrel-proof Kentucky bourbon selection.

Nº 05

Collector Note & Index

Vault provenance

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Two Facts That Pull Against Each Other

Two facts about this edition pull against each other, and both are worth knowing before you decide how many to buy. The first is the outturn: at 16,854 bottles this is the largest allocation Four Roses has released in the eighteen years of the series, which historically suppresses the immediate aftermarket premium relative to a tight year. The second is the 19-year OESV. Nineteen-year-old Four Roses stock is not something the distillery can produce on demand, and editions carrying a component past eighteen years have tended to hold interest long after the initial allocation settles. If you are assembling the series by year, the wide outturn is your opportunity; if you are buying one bottle for what is in it, the long-aged component is the reason. The 12-to-20-year 2024 blend and the 25-year-old 2023 anniversary bottling sit either side of it in the run.

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How to Taste It

Neat first, in a Glencairn, and give it several minutes — at 109 proof this is nearer the middle of the series than the top, and the apricot and crème brûlée Four Roses describes come forward on their own without help. A few drops of water afterward will open the antique oak from the 19-year component, which is the part of the blend most easily lost under the younger fruit. Skip ice; the texture is the point of a non-chill-filtered bottling and cold flattens it.

Collector IndexMW VAULT

Distillery: Four Roses, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
Edition: 18th Limited Edition Small Batch
Proof / ABV: 109 / 54.5%
Age Range: 13 to 19 years
Batches: 4 across 3 recipes
Outturn: 16,854 bottles
Master Distiller: Brent Elliott

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Nº 06

Technical Specifications

Specification	Detail
Class	Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Release	Limited Edition Small Batch, 2025 — the 18th annual edition
Proof	109
ABV	54.5%
Strength	Barrel strength
Filtration	Non-chill filtered
Recipes	13-year OBSV, 13-year OBSK, 13-year OESV, 19-year OESV — three recipes across four batches
Age range	13 to 19 years
Mash bills	B — 60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley; E — 75% corn, 20% rye, 5% malted barley
Yeast strains	V (delicate fruit) and K (slight spice)
Outturn	16,854 bottles
Suggested retail	$249 at release
Master Distiller	Brent Elliott
Distillery	Four Roses Distillery, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
Released	3 September 2025

Nº 07

Records & Assurance

Production Methodology

Four Roses builds every bourbon it makes from two mash bills and five proprietary yeast strains, which combine into ten recipes. The four-letter code on each one reads in order: O for the distillery, B or E for the mash bill, S for straight whiskey, and a final letter for the yeast. Mash bill B runs 60% corn, 35% rye and 5% malted barley; mash bill E runs 75% corn, 20% rye and the same 5% malted barley. The V strain contributes delicate fruit and the K strain a slight spice. Read that way, the 2025 blend is transparent: OBSV and OBSK bring the high-rye mash bill with fruit and spice yeasts respectively, OESV brings the lower-rye mash bill with the fruit yeast, and the 19-year-old OESV supplies the aged oak that three 13-year-old components could not. Elliott selects the combination fresh each year rather than working to a fixed formula, which is why no two editions in the series are the same whiskey.

Authentication & Vault Preservation

Every bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see our editorial and authentication standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

What proof is the 2025 Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch?

The 2025 Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch is bottled at 109 proof, or 54.5% ABV. It is bottled at barrel strength and non-chill filtered, so that figure is the natural proof of the blend rather than a target Four Roses proofed down to.

What recipes are in the 2025 Four Roses Small Batch?

Three of Four Roses' ten recipes, across four separate batches: a 13-year-old OBSV, a 13-year-old OBSK, a 13-year-old OESV and a 19-year-old OESV. The codes decode as mash bill plus yeast — OB is the high-rye mash bill at 60% corn, 35% rye and 5% malted barley, OE is the lower-rye mash bill at 75% corn, 20% rye and 5% malted barley, while V is the yeast strain Four Roses associates with delicate fruit and K the one it associates with slight spice. Master Distiller Brent Elliott has said the two 13-year-old V batches were the starting point and the OBSK was added for complexity.

Is the 2025 Four Roses older than the 2024 release?

Neither is straightforwardly older. The 2025 Limited Edition Small Batch blends components aged 13 to 19 years, against a 12-to-20-year span in the 2024 release. The 2025 therefore has an older youngest component by a year, while the 2024 reaches a year further at the top. Four Roses does not build the series toward rising age statements; Brent Elliott selects recipes and ages fresh each year from the distillery's ten-recipe library.

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Four Roses

The Elemental Distinction

The Limited Edition Small Batch