Balblair 1983 1st Release
more floral
Old Forester 1897 Bottled In Bond Bourbon
Bourbon
Old Forester // Kentucky, USA
The second release in Old Forester's Whiskey Row series, 1897 commemorates the year the Bottled-in-Bond Act was enacted. Produced at Old Forester Distilling Co.
in Louisville, Kentucky, it adheres to the standards established by that legislation: the product of a single distillery and single distilling season, aged a minimum of four years in a federally bonded warehouse, and bottled at 100 proof. The connection is particularly fitting given that Old Forester introduced the concept of sealing bourbon bottles for quality assurance in 1870, predating the act by nearly three decades.
The second release in Old Forester's Whiskey Row series, 1897 commemorates the year the Bottled-in-Bond Act was enacted. Produced at Old Forester Distilling Co. in Louisville, Kentucky, it adheres to the standards established by that legislation: the product of a single distillery and single distilling season, aged a minimum of four years in a federally bonded warehouse, and bottled at 100 proof. The connection is particularly fitting given that Old Forester introduced the concept of sealing bourbon bottles for quality assurance in 1870, predating the act by nearly three decades.
-
-
ageNAS
-
Cost
-
abv50.0
-
-
BourbonProduced anywhere in USA; Mash bill of at least 51% corn; aged in new, charred oak containers.
-
Cask Typenew, charred American oak
Tasting Notes
"This bourbon has concentrated flavors, but they go well together. There's vanilla, red apple, citrus peel, sweet and hot spices, vitamin bottle tartness, espresso and a lot of leather. A gold old-fashioned bourbon mustiness creeps into the finish, truly giving the drinker the sensation of being transported to an old storage facility, which is probably the point. It ends with a kick of heat, but it would be disappointing if it didn't."
Added by
Amanda Schuster
Score
88