Old Forester 100 Bourbon

Type : Whiskey
ABV : 100
Producer : Brown-Forman Corporation
Country : United States
Size : 750ml
Description :

Old Forester is a venerable brand, apparently the first whiskey sold in sealed bottles to the public. 

This bourbon, much like its founder, is iconoclastic and in some ways hard to easily define. This was the first bourbon to be bottled. Prior to this, every bourbon was shipped in barrels then poured into decanters (usually engraved) and set out in the bar. There was no way to guarantee as to what was being poured into the bar decanter. This whisky comes in several incarnations - 86 proof, the Birthday Bourbon series (a limited release version out twice a year,) and this one, the 100 proof version.

Appearance: Harvest gold color - a younger whisky than some we have tried recently (older whisky has more of a red shift in the color). Caramel and cocoa notes on nosing. Nice edge line on the glass when you swirl it, smooth layer of whisky on swirling.

First Impression: Rye, corn, and oak. You can smell the oak's influence on the whiskey in the peppery scent and the vanilla notes. Lots of oak influence on the whisky both in color and smell.

Taste: Rye, oak and some sweetness to it. Vanilla and caramel come out from the oak barrels. Fair amount of burn as it goes down Reminds me of swallowing a piece of chewed up ginger in the after warmth/burn you get .This is a take-no-prisoners whisky of the Old Style.

Finish is somewhat short and a little hot compared to some of the older boutique style bourbons out lately. A bit spare or spartan compared to those. However I appreciate the fact that they do not use wheat - it lacks the burn and rubbing alcohol taste that is so common with the wheat (rather than rye) blends. Rye is not an easy grain to use- respect them for their use of a unique mash bill in producing this whiskey.

Old Forester 100 Bourbon

Type : Whiskey
ABV : 100
Producer : Brown-Forman Corporation
Country : United States
Size : 750ml
Description :

Old Forester is a venerable brand, apparently the first whiskey sold in sealed bottles to the public. 

This bourbon, much like its founder, is iconoclastic and in some ways hard to easily define. This was the first bourbon to be bottled. Prior to this, every bourbon was shipped in barrels then poured into decanters (usually engraved) and set out in the bar. There was no way to guarantee as to what was being poured into the bar decanter. This whisky comes in several incarnations - 86 proof, the Birthday Bourbon series (a limited release version out twice a year,) and this one, the 100 proof version.

Appearance: Harvest gold color - a younger whisky than some we have tried recently (older whisky has more of a red shift in the color). Caramel and cocoa notes on nosing. Nice edge line on the glass when you swirl it, smooth layer of whisky on swirling.

First Impression: Rye, corn, and oak. You can smell the oak's influence on the whiskey in the peppery scent and the vanilla notes. Lots of oak influence on the whisky both in color and smell.

Taste: Rye, oak and some sweetness to it. Vanilla and caramel come out from the oak barrels. Fair amount of burn as it goes down Reminds me of swallowing a piece of chewed up ginger in the after warmth/burn you get .This is a take-no-prisoners whisky of the Old Style.

Finish is somewhat short and a little hot compared to some of the older boutique style bourbons out lately. A bit spare or spartan compared to those. However I appreciate the fact that they do not use wheat - it lacks the burn and rubbing alcohol taste that is so common with the wheat (rather than rye) blends. Rye is not an easy grain to use- respect them for their use of a unique mash bill in producing this whiskey.

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