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Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
May 24, 2020 (edited June 20, 2022)
OldFo 1920
*NOSE: Fruit Cocktail in Syrup, the kind with extra Cherries. Burnt Brown Sugar. Freshly opened pouch of Chewing Tobacco. Raw Almonds. Varnished Oak. A Light Floral note comes and goes. Tread lightly or get admonished with a big hit of Heat.
*NEAT: Cherry. Deep Vanilla. Oak. Black Pepper heat. Pretty Basic. Just a tick on the Astringent Side, but not so much it's an issue. Thick Clingy finish with a BIG Kentucky Hug blooming in the chest. Cinnamon, Cherry and Oak layer on the palate with each sip.
*SPLASH: Nose gets Gooey, Sticky Caramel. The Palate gains some much needed complexity with Chocolate, Coffee, Sweet Cream and Hazelnut notes. A little added Barrel Char. The finish becomes Super Sweet. Fittingly the empty glass smells just like a Milky Way wrapper.
*VERDICT: I finally decided to review something from the Whiskey Row Series. I have a bottle of 1910 that I just can't make up my mind about ,so I haven't put pen to paper on it yet. I really enjoyed this. Pretty basic when consumed Neat, but man do a few drops of water open this one up. I see lots of people who are making "1915" by mixing this with the 1910, and I can definitely see how that would be a worthwhile experiment. I wish that I liked the Old Forester profile better, but I applaud everyone involved in this series for experimenting with batching, barrel placement, entry proofs, etc. to create unique bottlings. This just edges out the Rye as my favorite OldFo so far.
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