Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey 2025
109 proof (54.5% ABV) | 750mL | 13- & 19-year barrels | 16,854 bottles — Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch 2025 is bourbon's most anticipated annual release: a 109-proof small-batch marriage of 13-year OBSV, OBSK, and OESV barrels with a rare 19-year OESV component — just 16,854 bottles for the world.
Four Roses' ten-recipe system (two mash bills × five yeast strains) lets master distiller Brent Elliott blend with unusual precision. The 2025 edition leans on 13-year stocks from three recipes — OBSV (delicate fruit), OBSK (spicy), OESV (delicate spice) — elevated by 19-year OESV, among the oldest barrels the distillery ever releases. Allocated everywhere, gone in days: the rare top-shelf bourbon against which other limited editions are judged.
Tasting notes
Dark cherry, plum, and cocoa on the nose with baking spice, vanilla, and aged oak. The palate is deep and complex — dried dark fruit, cinnamon, clove, caramel, and leather — finishing exceptionally long with warm spice and old-oak elegance.
Why buy it from Del Mesa Liquor
- 2025 Limited Edition — 16,854 bottles, allocated worldwide
- 109 proof — barrel-forward, unapologetic
- 13-yr + 19-yr barrels — OBSV/OBSK/OESV meets rare 19-year OESV
- The annual release bourbon collectors plan around
How to serve it
Neat, full stop — a splash of water if you insist, but a whiskey this rare deserves to be met on its own terms.
Frequently asked questions
What do the recipe codes (OBSV, OBSK, OESV) mean?
Four Roses' ten-recipe system: O = Four Roses distillery, B/E = the two mash bills (high-rye / low-rye), S = straight whiskey, V/K = the yeast strain (delicate fruit / slight spice).
How limited is the 2025 edition?
16,854 bottles total — distributed by allocation and typically gone within days of release.