Old Forester Rye

A fantastic rye with an outstanding price tag. This is a perfectly SPICY and sweet rye that hits on all cylinders. Terrific nose of brown sugar, vanilla, lots of cinnamon and even some minty notes. Wonderful, long legs that go on forever. On the palate, POW!!! It lets you know that the mashbill is high rye but done right. Pepper, Cinnamon, Clove, definitely Dill and rounded out nicely with sweet, malty flavors. Long, dry finish... Sipped neat, as it should but I can see this doing nicely with a large ice cube or in a cocktail. Well done Brown Forman team!

Got this for a friend as he is a big rye guy. Found it to be good not too complex but rather alcohol forward and some spice it is rather inexpensive and completes with some of the bigger brands like crown rye but with more of that single barreled smaller distillery authenticity. Overall probably wouldn’t buy it again but it’s good for the price point. My buddy enjoyed it.

Really solid and somewhat different rye, especially for the price! The malted barley influence is felt on the palate, with less spice than a traditional high rye whiskey and more muted earthy flavors accompanying the rye profile. Enjoyable!

Just ok. Sweet and easy first taste. Has a flavor I can’t pinpoint mid palate that I didn’t care for. Slight burn on the finish. Has a bit of a fruity aftertaste. Will let it open up a bit then give it another go.

Nice smooth really opened up w ice. Brought out the smooth somewhat sweet