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Four Roses whisky

4 full-size bottles (50cl to 1 litre) in stock, with the best current price from the UK retailers we check.

Known for

The flavour families that most often turn up for Four Roses, based on its available bottles.

A guide to the house style rather than a promise: individual releases can differ.

About the distillery

Region
Kentucky, USA
Founded
1888
Status
Producing

Read the full history on Whiskipedia

Secondary Market Barometer

5,988 lots sold · £1.0m hammer total

How Four Roses bottles have traded at Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer and Whisky Hammer between May 2011 and October 2026. Hammer prices exclude buyer's premium, VAT and delivery, except that a Whisky Hammer price includes 20% VAT when a VAT-registered business sells the lot.

Trading volume
#49Often tradedof 181 distilleries by lots sold
Bids per lot
17.5Below-average biddingWhisky Auctioneer only, against 20.5 across all distilleries
Median hammer price
£160.00average £174.14, pulled up by the top lots
Independent bottlings
2%of lots (145), the rest official bottlings (5,843)Median hammer: official £160.00, independent £130.00
Highest hammer prices
BottleSoldHammer
Four Roses 1917 George T. Stagg 16 Year Old 1 Pint - Prohibition Era Bottling2018£2,700.00
Four Roses 1917 Bottled in Bond Pint2019£2,400.00
Four Roses Small Batch 2017 Limited Edition / Al Young 50th Anniversary2024£1,850.00
Most often sold
BottleLotsMedian
Four Roses Super Premium238£85.00
Four Roses Barrel Strength Small Batch 2020 Release237£200.00
Four Roses Small Batch Select 75cl214£35.00
Top independent bottlers
BottlerLotsMedian
Seagram Distillers31£45.00
Ferraretto Import14£167.50
Kirin Distillery Co9£180.00

Past auction results, not a valuation or a guide to future prices. Figures compiled 12 November 2026.

Before comparing a hammer price with a shop price, add the fees: buying whisky at auction vs retail works through them. Auction medians for many brands have fallen since their 2021 and 2022 peaks, as what 1.6 million auction lots show about whisky prices sets out.

Questions

What is the cheapest Four Roses whisky?
The cheapest Four Roses whisky is Four Roses Bourbon (40% ABV, 70cl), at £23.95 from Master of Malt. That is £28.90 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle. Next cheapest: Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon 70cl (£33.00) and Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon 70cl (£44.95).
How much does Four Roses whisky cost?
Four Roses whisky costs from £23.95 to £54.95, with a median of £44.95 for a full-size bottle (50cl to 1 litre). The dearest is Four Roses Small Batch Select Kentucky Straight Bourbon 6 Year Old Whiskey 75cl.
What is the oldest Four Roses whisky you can buy?
Four Roses Small Batch Select Kentucky Straight Bourbon 6 Year Old Whiskey 75cl, at 6 years old, from £54.95.