So good it's almost wrong. Dark ruby in colour & brewed with seven varieties of imported malts. Complex in finish, with hints of smoke & peat, paired with a malty richness & a right hook of hop power to give it the bad attitude that a beer named Dirty Bastard has to live up to. Ain't for the wee lads. ...

When pouring this into a glass there is an immediate aroma in the room of preserved citrus, crushed coriander & an awesome ginger character. Lifted French oak sits really nicely in balance with the botanical characters, & the line of spice has continued to build from Solera No_3. The texture is just so soft & the oak props everything up. Solera No_4 is rich, complex & bloody drinkable. To create Barrel Aged Gin, the first batch is distilled distill in Four Pillars CARL still using the same botanicals as their Rare Dry Gin. Then they transfer the gin into a solera of nine French oak chardonnay barrels, each with a subtly different character. Every six months, Cameron tastes each barrel & then blends a portion of each to create this complex, nuanced & entirely too sippable gin. Solera No_2 was released in late 2014, & went on to win a Gold Medal at the 2015 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. A year later the distillery are releasing Solera No_4, deeper & more complex than the last releases. & this will be the last blend from our original nine barrels (now that they have the space they have a number of new 'old barrels' to add to the solera system). ...

Aromatically it has fresh pine needles, citrus & spice, & a clear peppery, dense raspberry character. The palate is lovely & sweet with a long juniper & spice character on the finish. Recently featured in The Sunday Times Magazine, Bloody Shiraz is a sweet, violet elixir that is steeped for eight weeks with freshly picked shiraz grapes, this near full strength gin (37.8% abv) is sweet & luscious & unlike anything on the world gin market. In Australia, the entire production sold out in two months. ...

A balanced, sippable drink. Enjoy neat or on the rocks, or over one piece of ice with a drop of honey. As with previous releases, the preserved ginger character (thanks to the cardamom) is amazing & sits nicely with crushed coriander & preserved citrus notes. The oak continues to contribute to colour & sweetness, weight & texture. This is the seventh solera release from the original chardonnay barrel solera. These barrels were originally used for maturing Yarra Valley Chardonnay for six to eight years prior to being filled with Rare Dry Gin. These barrels were filled on Christmas Eve 2013 & have never been fully emptied. Today this solera has grown from 2 barrels to 9, & this latest release has had a full year in barrel. The botanical oils have developed & changed dramatically, whilst still remaining distinctively gin. The juniper base has become resin-y in texture, while the spices show developed intensity & fragrance. . ...

The addition of finger limes & fresh ginger during the distillation process highlight Asian spices like coriander & star anise. Finally, fresh turmeric adds a fresh but earthy quality, not unlike dill, & weight to the palate. The resulting gin has lifted aromatics of lime curd, pine needles & fragrant spices with a vanilla character which pulls the spices together. The palate is intense
- sweet & juicy
- but it is still very clean.

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Sip it neat over ice or try it in a Tuxedo, a classic cocktail made with gin, Sherry & orange bitters. The addition of a tiny amount of Spanish Amontillado Sherry has added some length & sweetness to the final gin. The Sherry cask solera is made up of 42 ex-Sherry barrels from a friend of the Four Pillars distillery who happens to make famous Australian fortified wines. Theyre much older than their Chardonnay barrels, varying in age from 15 to 35 years old. These barrels were first filled more than a year ago, & this is the first solera release taken only from the bottom row of barrels. The barrels are never emptied
- a small portion from each barrel is taken out, which is then replenished from the row above. Fresh gin is only ever put into the top row of barrels creating a traditional solera system. Slightly deeper in colour, this is a rich, intense & layered barrel-aged gin. A pine needle quality underpins some amazing complexity. The residual Sherry character has integrated beautifully with the deeper cassia & star anise flavours
- think dried fruits & nuts.

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Four Pillars Spiced Negroni Gin is a highly aromatic, rich & (yes) spicy gin with great power & intensity. First, they took their base botanicals & upped the amount of Tasmanian pepperberry leaf & cinnamon. Then they added an exotic West African spice called Grains of Paradise; one of the most unusual spices in the world, with clove & Sichuan characters. But although very powerful, the spice tends to glow rather than become hot. They also decided to use local, organic blood oranges in the botanical basket, as well as some ginger. These wonderfully fragrant fresh botanicals help lift the spice to another level. Finally, they opened up the plates to add weight & intensity to the gin. Four Pillars Spiced Negroni Gin was the first in their Bartender Series of gins. It was the result of a conversation in 2014 between the Four Pillars Distiller & one of Australias top bartenders, Jason Williams. Together they wanted to create a gin specifically for the Negroni something to cut through the Campari & vermouth. As the Negroni has always been a favourite at Four Pillars, Cameron jumped at the chance to make the first collaboration in their Bartender Series a tribute to the very definition of a perfectly balanced cocktail. ...

A premium Single Barrel Bourbon with a taste you'll want to savour again & again. Complex, full bodied & surprisingly smooth with a long finish that's unbelievably mellow. Sold only in Europe. A classic Bourbon. Very long. Very sweet. Very elegant.
- Michael Jackson Best American Whiskey Under 10 years Old.
- Whisky Magazine 2005 Best of Best Awards Master Distiller's Mellow Choice: It's a single barrel so it's too complex, full-bodied & mellow to drink any way but straight up or on the rocks. Find a comfortable chair, or a hammock under a tree, pick up a guitar (heck, even if you don't play) & have a mellow moment by yourself, or invite someone over & enjoy a sip or two with a friend.
- Jim Rutledge


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Four original & limited Bourbons have been expertly selected by the Master Distiller at the peak of maturation to create a perfectly balanced small batch bourbon that rewards you with a mellow symphony of sweet, fruity aromas & rich, spicy flavours. Introduced in 2006 & had only been available in Kentucky until its launch in UK in June 07. ' Mingling, or blending, of multiple bourbon flavours is an art in itself. Four Roses small batch is comprised of four of the ten distinctively different bourbon flavours Four Roses distills & matures separately each year. Within the four flavours the barrels we use for small batch are super selected to generate another Four Roses sipping Bourbon. Enjoy some mellow moments with some friends & sip small batch neat, or you might want to improve the taste of a few ice cubes'
- Jim Rutledge, Master Distiller, Four Roses Bourbon.
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A worldwide favourite, especially when creating mixed drinks with a sophisticated, contemporary flare. Smooth, mellow with a unique, long finish. 80 proof. Master Distiller's Mellow Choice: The Perfect Manhattan
- This is a great variation on the classic Manhattan recipe. Not too sweet. Just right with a little bit of citrus that works perfectly with the mellow flavours of Four Roses Yellow Label. This drink is something that adds a mellow touch to just about any social occasion.
- Jim Rutledge Three parts Four Roses Yellow Label. One part dry vermouth. One part sweet vermouth. Shake ingredients over ice. Pour into chilled Martini glass. Serve with twist of lemon or orange (lemon is the traditional garnish, however, orange treats the flavours of the Bourbon more gently.)

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