I found this 1981 Old Forester Kentucky Straight Bourbon on a dusty hunt 5+ years ago. When I got home I checked the bottom for a glass date code and saw an 81. It immediately went to a specific shelf in my whiskey bunker. A shelf with a set expiration date. On this shelf it […]
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