Four Roses Small Batch bourbon was actually one of the first bourbons I tried, and back then I was drinking Jack. Four Roses opened my eyes to a totally different level of quality, so I will always think of it fondly.

Now that my bourbon horizons have expanded, I still think of Four Roses fondly, but I also have some other bottles to compare it to. Four Roses earns a score of 66/100, putting it firmly ahead of two thirds of other other bourbons. I’m also calling it an “Everyday Whiskey” because its affordable enough to drink whenever you want.

Pros

• Light and spicy on the tongue.
• Great starter bottle for new drinkers and an everyday sip alike.

Cons:

• Can have a little edge on the first sip. I find a little water or an ice cube opens up the whiskey and takes that burn away.

Bottle	Score	Price
Redbreast 12 Cask Strength	97	$99 / 750ml
Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style Bourbon	96	$65 / 750ml
Redbreast 12 Year	96	$80 / 750ml
Jameson Distiller's Safe	95	$65 / 750ml
Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bourbon	94	$45 / 750ml
Booker's "Sip Awhile" 2017-4	93	$80 / 750ml
Knappogue Castle 14 Year	92	$68 / 750ml
Redbreast 15	91	$99 / 750ml
Bib & Tucker	91	$75 / 750ml
Dublin Liberties Copper Alley Irish Whiskey	90	$75 / 750ml
Angels Envy	90	$65 / 750ml
Tyrconnel 16 Year	88	$95 / 750ml
Powers Three Swallow	87	$38 / 750ml
Knappognue Castle 12 Year	87	$55 / 750ml
Tyrconnel Single Malt	87	$49 / 750ml
Fighting 69th	86	$30 / 750ml
Green Spot	86	$75/ 750ml
Jameson Triple Triple	85	$45 / 750ml
Tin Cup	85	$30 / 750ml
Uncle Nearest 1856	84	$55 / 750ml
Smooth Ambler Old Scout Whiskey	84	$40 / 750ml
Kilbeggan Traditional Irish Whiskey	84	$30 / 750ml
Lambay Cognac Finish	83	$65 / 750ml
Jameson Caskmates Stout Edition	83	$50 / 750ml
Glenmorangie The Original 10 Year	82	$50 / 750ml
Jameson Blender's Dog	82	$67 / 750ml
Tullamore D.E.W. 14	81	$75 / 750ml
Redwood Empire Pipe Dream Bourbon	81	$45 / 750ml
Jameson Black Barrel	81	$39 / 750ml
Jameson IPA Edition	80	$30 / 750ml
This Dubliner	80	$35 / 750ml
Jameson	80	$40 / 750ml
Don Julio 1942	80	$160 / 750ml
Old Forester 1870	80	$55 / 750ml
Monkey Shoulder	79	$35 / 750ml
Old Forester 1897	79	$55 / 750ml
Michters US 1 Small Batch	79	$45 / 750ml
Yellowstone	78	$35 / 750ml
Chestnut Farms Bourbon	77	$45 / 750ml
West Cork	77	$30 / 750ml
Old Forester Statesman	75	$65 / 750ml
Basil Hayden's	75	$35 / 750ml
Eagle Rare 10 Year Old Bourbon	75	$35 / 750ml
Slane	74	$33 / 750ml
Glendalough Double Barrel Irish Whiskey	74	$45 / 750ml
Hirsch Small Batch	74	$35 / 750ml
Tullamore D.E.W 12 Year	73	$50 / 750ml
Tullamore Dew Rum Cask Finish	72	$35 / 750ml
John L. Sullivan Irish Whiskey	72	$25 / 750ml
Clyde May's Original Alabama Style Whiskey	72	$33 / 750ml
Bushmills 10 Year	72	$50 / 750ml
Legent	72	$35 / 750ml
Proper Twelve	71	$30 / 750ml
Mr. Whidkey	70	$22 / 750ml
Redbreast Lustau 12 Year Old	70	$80/ 750ml
Teeling Whiskey	70	$50 / 750ml
Tito's Vodka	69	$30 / 750ml
Tullamore Dew Crock	69	$40 / 750ml
Death's Door	68	$40 / 750ml
Bird Dog Kentucky Bourbon	68	$22 / 750ml
Teeling Pot Still Irish Whiskey	67	$70 / 750ml
Appleton Reserve Blend Jamaican Rum	67	$30 / 750ml
Cruzan No. 9 Spiced Rum	67	$20 / 750ml
Paddy’s Irish Whiskey	66	$33 / 750ml
McConnell’s Irish Whisky	66	$25 / 750ml
Kavanagh 16 Year Single Malt Irish Whiskey	66	$50 / 750ml
Four Roses Small Batch	66	$30 / 750ml
Beer Barrel Bourbon	66	$35 / 750ml
Wellsley Farms Irish Whiskey	65	$28 / 750ml
Kirkland Irish Whiskey	65	$18 / 1750ml
Quiet Man Traditional	65	$40 / 750ml
Powers Gold Label Irish Whiskey	65	$35 / 750ml
Gentleman Jack	65	$35 / 750ml
Kraken Rum	64	$25 / 750ml
Wild Turkey	63	$35 / 750ml
Tullamore Dew	63	$25 / 750ml
Bushmills Irish Whiskey	62	$31 / 750ml
Writers Tears	61	$35 / 750ml
Stillhouse Black Bourbon	61	$20 / 750ml
Maker's Mark	60	$25 / 750ml
Jefferson	60	$25/ 750ml
Old Grand-Dad 114	59	$30 / 750ml
Fighting Cock	58	$18 / 750ml
Elijah Craig	57	$27 / 750ml
Bulleit Bourbon	56	$28 / 750ml
Jameson Orange	55	$30 / 750ml
Buffalo Trace	55	$25 / 750ml
The Sexton	54	$40 / 750ml
Fistful of Bourbon	53	$40 / 750ml
Kilbrin 10 Year Single Malt	52	$55 / 750ml
Jack Daniels`	51	$25 / 750ml
Howler Head	50	$25 / 750ml
Agitator Kentucky Bourbon	50	$30 / 750ml
Knob Creek Small Batch	49	$30 / 750ml
Blade and Bow	48	$50 / 750ml
Widow Jane	45	$70 / 750ml
Teeling Single Malt	43	$65 / 750ml
GlenGoyne 12 Year	42	$75/ 750ml
Dogfish Head Alternate Takes	41	$55/ 750ml
Redemption	40	$30 / 750ml
Rowan's Creek	39	$30 / 750ml
Hudson Whiskey Baby Bourbon	38	$50 / 750ml
Natterjack Irish Whiskey	35	$30 / 750ml
Woodford Reserve	30	$13 / 50ml
Pops McCann	29	$35 / 750ml
Breaker	29	$60 / 750ml
Pure Kentucky	28	$40 / 750ml
Stranahan's Single Malt	27	$65 / 750ml
Egan’s Fortitude Irish Whiskey	26	$50 / 750ml
Winchester Extra Smooth	15	$23 / 750ml
Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey	10	$20 / 750ml
Hill Billy	9	$20 / 750ml
Fireball	5	$18 / 750ml
Busker Single Malt	4	$34 / 750ml
Kavanagh Single Malt Irish Whiskey	3	$35 / 750ml
Balvenie Caribbean Cask	2	$90 / 750ml
American XXX Born - Bourbon Whiskey	1	$26 / 750ml
Silkie Irish Whiskey	0	$30 / 750ml