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Old Forester · Bourbon

Old Forester 100 Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky

4.8 · 24 Spirit Hives stories

Bourbon · United States · 50% ABV · 750 ml

$49.99 USD

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About this bottle

A bourbon from Kentucky, United States from Old Forester, Old Forester 100 Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky is part of the Spirit Hives whiskey selection. It is bottled at 50% ABV, in a 750 ml bottle. Producer tasting notes — on the nose: The nose has plenty of caramel, cherry, and oaky spice, along with some coffee and chocolate; on the palate: The rich palate adds to that some fruity notes, nuts, maple syrup, and caramel; finish: Finishes spicy and complex with pepper, cloves, nutmeg, and oak.

Tasting notes

Nose
The nose has plenty of caramel, cherry, and oaky spice, along with some coffee and chocolate.
Palate
The rich palate adds to that some fruity notes, nuts, maple syrup, and caramel.
Finish
Finishes spicy and complex with pepper, cloves, nutmeg, and oak.

Product facts

Producer / brandOld Forester
StyleBourbon
CategoryWhiskey › Bourbon
CountryUnited States
RegionKentucky
Alcohol50% ABV (100 proof)
Bottle size750 ml
Age statementNo age statement
PackSingle bottle
CollectionsUnder $50
Product IDsh-ca-6930197708938
GTIN / MPNNot supplied by the producer record

Serving & pairing

Try it neat or with a single large ice cube. Bourbon’s caramel and vanilla sit well beside pecan pie, barbecue and aged cheddar.

What makes a whiskey a bourbon?

US law requires bourbon to be made in the United States from a mash of at least 51% corn, distilled to no more than 80% ABV, aged in new charred oak containers, entered into the barrel at no more than 62.5% ABV and bottled at 40% ABV or more. “Straight” bourbon has been aged at least two years with no added colouring or flavouring.

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Cask strength, labelled as such.

“ABV and proof on the card, so I knew I was buying 58 percent and could plan the water. Big, oily, brilliant. Exactly what Spirit Hives said it was.”
Neil D.Cask-strength bourbon
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Japanese whisky I could actually pay for.

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