Robert_McKay
Old Forester 1910 Old Fine Whisky
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
March 30, 2025 (edited March 31, 2025)
This is, of course, a straight bourbon whisky. It has no age statement, which means that, as a straight whisky, it's at least four years old. The mash bill is 72% corn, 18% rye, and 10% barley. It's 93 proof, a fifth cost me $58.99 at Kelly Liquors. It's a bronze color in the glass.
π‘π’π¦π: The first, and dominant, note is a dense caramel - I could sit and sniff it forever. Next in strength is a vanilla cream note - or perhaps marshmallow cream; I dithered somewhat, and settled on vanilla, but I won't swear to it. Underneath all that there's a light floral note, and a tinge of smoke and honey.
π π’π¨π§πππππ: Creamy but a little thin.
π§ππ¦π§π: Smoky honey, with a hint of cinnamon and brown sugar.
πππ‘ππ¦π: Cinnamon, which turns into a growing chocolate that lingers - medium long.
π¦π¨π π ππ₯π¬: This whisky is all right, but it's certainly not worth $59. It's not as good as the 100 proof, it's only 93 proof - seven points lower than the 100, and it costs almost twice as much. I won't buy this bottle again.
π₯ππ§ππ‘π: As y'all know by now, I have devised a rating scale that draws on my hick vocabulary and thinking. On that scale, in which the numbers are higher the better a whisky is, this comes in at 4 - Okay. That's the same as 2.5 stars, 50/100, or 5/10.
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