Slight graininess. I want this to be sweeter, but the heavy meatiness is still lingering. Wait...

It's not grainy young per-se, but the oak characteristic on the palate is what makes me believe that.

much more vanilla and just a touch of linen; it's like a Heaven Hill light switch just went off in my brain The linger is long, with a singing caramel, butterscotch, and molasses granola that sticks to every surface

Very muted in this lineup Empty glass smells like wet pavement in Virginia Beach, vanilla and light grain

From the Four Roses website: Master Distiller Brent Elliott selected and mingled six of Four Roses’ 10

It makes me want to turn off my analytical brain, which I think I am about due for at this point!

A fine note on its own in certain doses, and one that I've found in delicious American and Indian single

Slightly grainy here on long draws through the nose. Dark chocolate.

myself a reset and really trying to see how this compares to some of the annals stored in my whiskey brain Nosing deeper I find a tingling touch of brine atop a tone-deaf bed of cherry skins. Palate: Soft cherry and a hint of mint tingle delicately in the middle of my tongue before rushing for

This is further bolstered by a wonderful mocha latte aroma that just sings to me with subtle dashes of Long inhales mingle in amaretto and confectioners' sugar, which support the fudge tones so well.

less patience, the slow fade of the creamy vanilla tones doesn't have a chance to break down before mingling

Lovely fruit mingle with a dusty old wood plank… prunes and lemon meringue pie with a thick, flaky crust