Old Forester Statesman

Super fun right down the middle old Forrester with a little bit more honey and graham crackers

Better than 1920

The nose is rich finished wood, with plenty of barrel spice. Dry sawdust. Caramel and toffee. Spicy black pepper, bitter carraway seeds. Bubble gum. Tastes primarily like candied apples at first, and then stewed cinnamon apples. More sugary toffee and caramel. Cinnamon/rye, mingled with oak spice. A spicy, peppery burn on the back end: the heat is pleasant but that 95 proof don't treat you gentle. The finish is tobacco ash burn, like a cigar left a little too long in the mouth. Oak and barrel tannins. The caramel and brown sugar wash over the very end, as well as vanilla, which smooths it all out. It's a velvety, rich, full Bourbon with a lot or depth.