Old Forester 1897 Bourbon 750ml

This 100 proof expression is the second release in our Old Forester Whiskey Row Series was specially crafted to honor the U.S. Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897. After the U.S. Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 to be labeled as Bottled in Bond, whisky must be the product of one distillation season, one distiller and from one distillery. The concept behind the Act the idea of sealed-in quality was something that Old Forester Americas First Bottled Bourbon introduced in 1870.

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TASTING NOTES
NOSE

Robust, intense caramel. Rich vanilla with roasted coffee notes, spiced dark fruit and mature oak.

TASTE

Mouth-filling. Sweet and intense. Deep fruit, spice and oak notes layered over dark caramel and vanilla.

FINISH

Big and bold.

Region Description

\"Bourbon\" Whiskey is a whiskey made predominately in Kentucky and must have more than 51% malted corn with malted barley to be distinguished as Boubon. There are two distinctive styles of Bourbon made; sweet and sour mash. Sweet mash is fermented over a couple of days while sour mash is fermented longer to eliminate sugar in the grain.