Jdimler
Old Forester Single Barrel Bourbon 100 Proof
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
March 25, 2024 (edited April 20, 2024)
Nose has great oak, brown sugar and sugary coffee creamer and a touch of banana laffy taffy.
Palate brings cherry coke, granulated white sugar, banana runts and brown sugar.
Finish is oak dominated and brings some clove and sweet caramel that stays with you for a nice mellow chest warm filled with some nice pecan and cinnamon flavors.
Before Jackie Zychan bolted from Old Forester she mentioned that the 100 proof barrels were short barrels.
This was a total wine pick from warehouse G which I believe is one of 2 warehouses that does not have heat cycling. It's best attribute is how balanced it is across the sip bringing great oak, sweetness and spice.
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Henry, I believe she meant that the barrels were placed higher in the warehouse and likely had higher evaporation and therefore don’t produce the same amount of bottles as barrels that had much lower evaporation/Angels share.
What did she mean by “short barrels”? I have a barrel proof OFSP and it’s never really done it for me. I picked up another BPSP from total wine and they had this 100 proof Sib as well, warehouse K I believe. I absolutely love this 100 although I haven’t cracked the new BP
I an understand that. It's a good product but it has very typical flavors which you may already have in your cabinet.
Nice review. I was offered a bottle of this recently but passed--too much inventory!