A catastrophic fire followed by a ground breaking ceremony, in that order, just a few weeks apart. 2015 was a particularly busy year for Old Forester. I remember attending the official ground breaking ceremony in downtown Louisville that year for what is now the Old Forester Distilling Co, a $45M+ 70,000 sq. ft. visitor experience […]
The post NEW RELEASE: Old Forester’s 117 Series “Whiskey Row Fire” first appeared on The Bourbon Review.
Old Forester 1910 Bourbon, the final addition to Old Forester’s Whiskey Row Series, was released back in October 2018. Immediate success led to high demand which resulted in a very short supply. It became yet another hard to find bourbon. Fortunately these days, supply now keeps up with demand, and Old Forester 1910 is generally readily available.
The post Old Forester 1910 Bourbon Review appeared first on Bourbon Obsessed℠ .
Please enjoy my Old Forester 1897 Bourbon Review! As with all of the bourbons in the Old Forester Whiskey Row series, the year on the label has significance for Old Forester, or for bourbon in general. In this case it is both. 1897 is the year that saw the passage of the Bottled in Bond Act. Let’s quickly review the act itself and its namesake Old Forester 1897 Bourbon.
The post Old Forester 1897 Bourbon Review appeared first on Bourbon Obsessed℠ .
Old Forester 1870 Original Batch Bourbon was the first release of Old Forester’s Whiskey Row Series, back in November 2014. It was developed by Marianne Eaves, who was Master Taster at Brown-Forman at the time, in conjunction with Chris Morris, Brown-Forman Master Distiller and VP of Whiskey Innovation.
The post Old Forester 1870 Bourbon Review appeared first on Bourbon Obsessed℠ .
I thought it was time to revisit the Old Forester 1920 Bourbon, given that it seems to be a favorite of many. According to the Old Forester website, this bourbon is the third expression in the Old Forester Whiskey Row series, and aims to replicate the barrel proof of the bourbon distilled during prohibition under Old Forester’s medicinal license.
The post Old Forester 1920 Bourbon Review appeared first on Bourbon Obsessed℠ .
Spirits giant, Brown-Forman, has released Up or Over – their new range of ready-to-pour cocktails made with some of the company’s most popular spirits – the Up or Over range has initially launched with four cocktails: Classic Dry Martini, Whisky Sour, Premium Margarita and Ginger Citrus Old Fashioned. The Whisky Sour was bottled at 15% […]
Brown-Forman brand Old Forester has announced the third installment of the 117 Series called 1910 Extra Old. This limited-edition release is Old Forester’s standard 1910 Old Fine Whisky that is then added to a secondary barrel for an additional 18 mont…
Brown-Forman-owned Old Forester has become even older with their release of 1910 Extra Old – a limited edition bourbon whiskey that is the third addition to their 117 series. Old Forester 1910 Extra Old was matured in a heavily charred secondary barrel for 18 months, bottled at 46.5% alcohol by volume [93 proof] and is […]
The massive tornado that ripped through Western Kentucky overnight on December 10, 2021 caused tremendous losses. But, as Kentuckians have shown throughout history, we’re resilient, and as distillers and bourbon fans have also shown, we answer the call. In fact, the Kentucky Distillers’ Association…
Please enjoy my Old Forester Barrel Strength Rye Review! It seems like eons ago, but Old Forester introduced their first rye in 2019. It is a Kentucky rye, which generally has a much lower percentage of rye in the mash bill than the classic Indiana 95/5 rye that we all know and love. Often the rye content is very close to 51%, which is the legal minimum. Old Forester took a bit of a different approach, using a bit more rye, and then quite a bit of malted barley, giving its rye a unique character.
The post Old Forester Barrel Strength Rye Review appeared first on Bourbon Obsessed℠ .
