Old Forester Bourbon
(0.75l, 43%)
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$28.99
$28.99
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Old Forester is what it is, and that’s why it works.
Old Forrester has about as much tradition as you can get in a Bourbon. It is a single brand of Bourbon that has been continuously available for 145 years — most of that time from the same family of craftsmen at the same distillery. Interestingly, it was the first Bourbon to be available exclusively in sealed glass bottles. There was a lot of nefarious re-bottling and dilution going on and this was a way to ensure quality and integrity. Today it is owned by Brown-Forman, available in eight different varieties and is a sister Bourbon to Woodford Reserve.
If Old Forrester had a resume, it would be a full one — “Best Bourbon Under 10 YO,” “Double Gold Medal,” “Best Bourbon 2012,” “94 points,” and so on. It has garnered all of those accolades by being true to what it is. And what it is is a traditional Rye-forward Bourbon made in much the same way as it has been for generations and bottled at a respectable 43% ABV without any marketing flimflam or artificial ingredient trickery. It’s a real Straight Kentucky Bourbon made from day one for real people who like real cocktails. And you just got to love that, right?
Smartass Corner: Woodford is the “Official Bourbon” and its sister brand Old Forrester is the part of the “Official Mint Julep Cocktail” during the famous Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs racetrack.
Old Forrester has about as much tradition as you can get in a Bourbon. It is a single brand of Bourbon that has been continuously available for 145 years — most of that time from the same family of craftsmen at the same distillery. Interestingly, it was the first Bourbon to be available exclusively in sealed glass bottles. There was a lot of nefarious re-bottling and dilution going on and this was a way to ensure quality and integrity. Today it is owned by Brown-Forman, available in eight different varieties and is a sister Bourbon to Woodford Reserve.
If Old Forrester had a resume, it would be a full one — “Best Bourbon Under 10 YO,” “Double Gold Medal,” “Best Bourbon 2012,” “94 points,” and so on. It has garnered all of those accolades by being true to what it is. And what it is is a traditional Rye-forward Bourbon made in much the same way as it has been for generations and bottled at a respectable 43% ABV without any marketing flimflam or artificial ingredient trickery. It’s a real Straight Kentucky Bourbon made from day one for real people who like real cocktails. And you just got to love that, right?
Smartass Corner: Woodford is the “Official Bourbon” and its sister brand Old Forrester is the part of the “Official Mint Julep Cocktail” during the famous Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs racetrack.
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Category
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StyleBourbon Whiskey
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RegionKentucky
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CountryUnited States
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Alcohol43%
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Distillery
Flavour Spiral™
About The Flavour Spiral
spicy
cherry
pie
chocolate
mint
jam
pecan
roasted
pralines
What does Old Forester Bourbon taste like?
The Flavour Spiral™ shows the most common flavours that you'll taste in Old Forester Bourbon and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavour Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
The Flavour Spiral™ shows the most common flavours that you'll taste in Old Forester Bourbon and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavour Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
Dog Dogson's
Smartass
Corner
Corner
The temperatures of American warehouses are much higher, so the pace of maturation is much quicker for Bourbons than for Scotch Whiskies
Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color Dark
Amber
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Buttered toast with cherry jam, pecan pie, and popcorn
Flavour / Taste / Palate
Roasted pralines with more cherry, baking spice, and a dash of chocolate
Finish
Smooth and even with spice on the back palate
Amber
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Buttered toast with cherry jam, pecan pie, and popcorn
Flavour / Taste / Palate
Roasted pralines with more cherry, baking spice, and a dash of chocolate
Finish
Smooth and even with spice on the back palate
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Ratings & Reviews
Emily,
harsh ethanol burn covered up the flavor. After heavily diluted I could drink it, but the body was gone.
guest,
Great for the price
Brian,
Really good value! Very smooth taste - even my wife loves this one and she’s not that into bourbon...
James,
Tasty, smooth. I'd buy it again.
guest,
By far the "best bang for the buck" in bourbon. While others went to 80 proof, OF remained true to its roots and remained at 86. A "real" American whisky. Forget the snobs, the single barrels and the very small batches--this is how bourbon should taste--smooth, with a gentle reminder that bourbon is the original American moonshine at the end--just like it should.
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