![]() When I was notified I made the list to receive this bottle, I was overjoyed. Nothing seems guaranteed in the bourbon business these days. Rural Inn hadn’t put stickers on any previous picks, but it was turmoil among the brand that made Ray pause and carefully consider how he would release what could be his last barrel pick from Four Roses. There was also the sticker fiasco of 2020 where Four Roses announced that any entity selling their Private Selections with a sticker attached would be banned from future picks. In previous years, Ray had access to more single barrels than he could sell but then saw those allocations drop to 2 barrels in 2019 and just 1 barrel in 2020. Many states and distributors watched their normal allotment vanish almost overnight from what it had been. Ray chose to not sell it immediately upon receiving the cases mainly because single barrel allocations from Four Roses were undergoing huge changes. OESO is considered one of the most rare recipes from the Four Roses Private Selection program anyway, so the hype only intensifies whenever a store announces that they have selected one. ![]() Rural Inn, 2020 PickĢ020’s run of Tier 5 OESO picks from Warehouse M are considered to be one of the most desired runs from that year. Like it or not, it’s the way that many stores now proceed with allocated picks around the city, so it was kind of expected that he wouldn’t let it be a free for all. But since he had only received one barrel pick for 2020, he wanted to make sure that these bottles ended up in the hands of his most valued customers. In previous years, Ray had conducted a lottery for his Four Roses picks because they were very coveted among enthusiasts around town. ![]() ![]() It wasn’t until early 2021 that Ray revealed what they picked: An OESO from the same run of barrels that my group had picked (Perilous Journey Review). When the pick was done, the whole team was sworn to secrecy as to which recipe they selected. Ray (the owner of Rural Inn) and his crew went down to Cox’s Creek one month later than I did. Shortly after I participated in my own Four Roses pick with Mid Valley Wine and Liquor in July, 2020, I found out that a friend of mine was participating in Rural Inn’s own barrel pick. This Four Roses review has been a long time coming. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. ![]()
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