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Old Forester The 117 Series: High Angels' Share Barrels
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
September 7, 2021 (edited September 29, 2021)
Neat. Sample.
Oh I enjoy this nose. It is what I expect from Old Forester 1920 with another layer of goodness to break apart. This is a full banana split Sunday with the strawberry on one side and the butterscotch on the other. The strawberry is even more prevalent than the banana surprisingly. There is this nice layer of smokiness and char. Wow, even got a whiff of peaches and pound cake. This nose is so fun.
Okay, initial impression was not what I expected. Mouthfeel a bit average. Initial flavor on the tongue was a sweet mint. I’m going to reset a bit and come back, that was odd…. Coming back to it, still the same impression upfront. Transitions into that pound cake with banana runts. Finish brings the strawberry and vanilla. The char and smokiness is popping up mid palate through the finish now too. That strawberry dominates the finish though.
Amazing nose, disappointing taste. Taste felt disjointed and lacked the deliciousness hinted at on the nose. The finish is nice with that said. The strawberry gives it a unique feel to other OF. The sample makes me less excited to own a bottle of this though.
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Would love to have seen one of these in the wild, never managed to surface but with 1920 around and plentiful it’s hard to be mad