D&M Spotlight: The Story Behind Old Forester 🥃 – American Whiskey News
A Bourbon With a Story
Founded in 1870 by George Garvin Brown, Old Forester is known as the first bottled bourbon. Their iconic sealed glass bottles, named after a prominent physician and friend, Dr. William Forrester, endorsed Brown’s innovative concept of medicinal whisky.
Unmatched Resilience
Old Forester is the only bourbon continuously sold by the same founding family and company before, during, and after Prohibition – securing 1 of only 6 medicinal licenses in Kentucky during the 1920s.
The Heart of Whiskey Row
In 2018, Old Forester Distilling Co. returned to the same historic building it occupied from 1882 to 1919. Today, it stands as the only downtown distillery with an active, working cooperage charring barrels in the same facility where spirits are aged.
A Bourbon With a Story
Founded in 1870 by George Garvin Brown, Old Forester is known as the first bottled bourbon. Their iconic sealed glass bottles, named after a prominent physician and friend, Dr. William Forrester, endorsed Brown’s innovative concept of medicinal whisky.
Unmatched Resilience
Old Forester is the only bourbon continuously sold by the same founding family and company before, during, and after Prohibition – securing 1 of only 6 medicinal licenses in Kentucky during the 1920s.
The Heart of Whiskey Row
In 2018, Old Forester Distilling Co. returned to the same historic building it occupied from 1882 to 1919. Today, it stands as the only downtown distillery with an active, working cooperage charring barrels in the same facility where spirits are aged.
Old Forester 1897 Bottled-in-Bond
A big, bold bourbon featuring robust caramel and rich vanilla on the nose and palate. It delivers a sweet, mouth-filling sip packed with roasted coffee, spiced dark fruit, mature oak, and a lingering dark caramel finish.
Old Forester 1910 Old Fine Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Enticing aromas of buttercream, sticky toffee, cedar and apricot with a smooth, well-rounded flavor of oatmeal raisin cookie and milk chocolate leading into a caramel corn and evolving spice profile. The charred oak finish leads with a lingering spice.
Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style
An intense, 115-proof pour carrying dynamic notes of dark chocolate, cherry preserves, chewy caramel, and maple syrup. The palate blends malt nuttiness and rye spice with a long finish of toasted marshmallow and seasoned oak.
Old Forester Cask Strength Single Barrel
SBP “Children of the Corn”
Bottled straight from the cask without water dilution, this single-barrel selection delivers an unfiltered, high-proof experience highlighting heavy oak, rich caramel, and bold spice.
Old Forester 1924 10-Year
Commemorating a historic 1924 release when Old Forester acquired barrels from closed distillers, this 10-year expression features a distinct 79% corn, 11% rye, and 10% malted barley mash bill.
