Wicked_Swill
Old Forester Single Barrel Bourbon Barrel Strength
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
January 1, 2023 (edited April 13, 2023)
Old Forester Single Barrel. 64.35%, Non-Chill Filtered, Natural Color
Old Forester is one of my favorite bourbons. They provide excellent value with their 1910 and 1920. Today I am reviewing an Old Forester Single Barrel. These single barrel bottles are going to run you close to $100 but they are also cask strength (barrel proof) so you do get a little more bang for your buck.
The smell is brown sugar, caramel, burned corn, cherries, and oak. All of those are prominent. This is really nice so far
The taste (neat) - is a little bit of cherry before the alcohol numbs your entire tongue. Some really nice brown sugar is detected in areas of my tongue that aren't numb yet. After adding some water I get the bright cherries but the brown sugar, caramel, toffee, and honey now show up. None of these are “hints” of flavors, all of these flavors are full force. Really impressive.
The finish is medium to long depending on how much water you’ve added. I think the cherry hangs around a little longer than the other flavors but for the most part, the entire experience of flavor fades out equally.
This is an absolute stunner. Excellent bourbon.
Overall Grade: A (Excellent)
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