Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style

This is in my wheel house. Hefty proof with a beautifully dark color. Nose is rich and full with brown sugar, dark cherries, oak, and roasty nuts. Taste is again rich, vanilla, cherry, banana bread & more sweet oak. Finish is long and smooth, mouth coating with just a touch of Kentucky hug. I get some tongue coating over cooked banana bread in the aftertaste. Top shelf.

Christmas in a bottle.

Smooth, typical vanilla, maple notes, great taste with a long burn

Rested 15 minutes. Served neat in a Glencairn. Nose - a little spicy. baking spices, black pepper, vanilla, cinnamon. Palette - a little heat. Black pepper, cherry. Something else I can’t quite recognize but I really like it. Finish - toasted oak, black licorice, the aftertaste of caramel and gingerbread. Love this bourbon. Very smooth with a particular taste. Love the higher proof. Would rate it a little higher, but I think the $60 price brings it back down.