Distilled By: Old Forester / Brown-Forman
Location: Louisville, KY
Parent Company: Brown-Forman Distillers Company
Class: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky
Proof: 90 (45% ABV)
Age: NAS
Mashbill: 72% Corn, 18% Rye, 10% Malted Barley
The name of this bourbon refers to the year that George Garvin Brown began to batch whisky from three different distilleries in an effort to create a consistent product. To commemorate his process, Brown-Forman decided to blend barrels from three different warehouses that came from three different days of production. Each barrel also varies in entry proof and have different aging profiles to create this minimally filtered first release in the Whisky Row Series: Old Forester 1870 Original Batch.
BSG REVIEW:
Color: Copper, oily with thin legs down the glass
Nose: Citrus fruits like grapefruit & orange, floral, caramel, vanilla, oak
Palate: Dried fruits, tobacco, leather, floral, burnt marshmallow, oak
Finish: Medium-long with cinnamon, dried fruits again, and lingering oak
This is an easy sipping, gentle bourbon at only 90 proof. However, don’t take that as meaning this is boring. There is still enough complexity in it to keep me interested. Even new bourbon drinkers shouldn’t have any problem drinking this one neat.
Check out the BSG Review for the rest of the Old Forester Whiskey Row series (1897, 1920, 1910) and the movie tie-in release, Statesman.
BSG Score: 88/100
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