This is flat-out delicious. Kudos to whoever chose 95 as this spirit’s proof. It’s bold and beautiful, complex and loaded with character, velvety, weighty and luxuriant but without the bite of cask strength whiskey. Sometimes you gotta love medium proof bourbon.
Old Forester has released a new, limited-edition expression – Warehouse I – as the latest addition to their 117 series, featuring bourbons with experimental characteristics. Old Forester Warehouse 1 features an 11-year-old bourbon aged in barrels emerging from Old Forester’s Warehouse I, which were heat-cycled since 2013. Old Forester Warehouse I was bottled at 47.5% […]
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On the nose, there is every classic Old Forester aroma: a little acetone and banana, citrus peel and deeply charred oak. Juicy Fruit Gum is all over this, as are surprises like a chocolate-coated cream-filled donut, candy bar (nougat and milk chocolate), nutmeg and cocoa powder.
Outside a faint tropical fruit note, the nose isn’t recognizable as Old Forester. I’ll be fair: Its aromas are solid: light and floral and slightly candied. Then, it moves to sherried notes like golden raisins, honey and baking spices.
September is National Bourbon Heritage Month, and the folks at Bourbon & Banter have a unique challenge every September. They want Bourbon lovers to taste… Read More
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Old Forester has released a Birthday Bourbon at their Old Forester distillery in Louisville, Kentucky and will be holding a national sweepstakes for the chance to purchase one of the bottles. Old Forester releases Birthday Bourbon every year on September 2 in honor of founder George Garvin Brown’s birthday [though bottles will not be available […]
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