Old Forester 100 Proof Bourbon

Great sleeper bourbon. Tasting neat. Rich, caramel sweet, cherries to the point of medicinal, balanced by some heat, spice and wood. Medium sweet finish. Similar to Woodford Reserve (same distillery), but a bit more towards the dessert side.. Sweeter, less wood/char/smoke, and more kick. Adding a cube of ice cut the heat and brought the medicinal cherry down to a heavy fruit level and allowed some more delicate spices and sugars to show up. Still dessert like, but much more balanced. I would definitely recommend some water/ice. Sippable, but probably not in my top 10 on it's own, but I can't think of many that would make a better mixer, especially for the price. This would make a mean old fashioned or manhattan.

2.75