Old Forester 1897 Bottled in Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

This is Kentucky straight bourbon made to the letter of the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897: distilled in one season, by one distiller, at one distillery, aged at least four years in a federally bonded warehouse, and bottled at 100 proof. Old Forester, produced by Brown-Forman, presents it as the second release in its Whiskey Row Series, and it drinks like a history lesson with real muscle. Expect a deep amber pour with rich caramel, brown sugar and charred oak on the nose. A mouth-filling palate follows, with velvety vanilla, roasted coffee and dark spiced fruit like cherry or plum. The finish is long and warming, trailing into peppery spice and smoky wood. It suits the drinker who wants to understand what bonded bourbon tastes like, and it has the body to stand up in an Old Fashioned or Manhattan without getting lost. We carry it because it is an honest, full-flavored take on the bonded style, one that rewards both a slow neat pour and a well-built cocktail.