A compact, unusually clear example of portfolio design as a component matrix and of blending as both differentiation and consistency control.
Named 2014 distillery profile based partly on Jim Rutledge's practice.
Four Roses combines two mash bills with five yeast strains to make ten separately aged distillates, then selects different combinations and ages for its labels, single-barrel release, and small-batch blend.
p. 246 (PDF sheet 250)
The USA — Kentucky — Four Roses
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Verified paraphrase from The World Atlas of Whisky, p. 246 (PDF sheet 250).
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Four Roses combines two mash bills with five yeast strains to make ten separately aged distillates, then selects different combinations and ages for its labels, single-barrel release, and small-batch blend.
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Named 2014 distillery profile based partly on Jim Rutledge's practice.
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A compact, unusually clear example of portfolio design as a component matrix and of blending as both differentiation and consistency control.