Old Forester Single Barrel 100 Proof is only available to customers who purchase an entire barrel from the distillery. My local cigar shop and bar has one for their location but the only way to drink that is by the glass. Thankfully my go to liquor store in Massachusetts bought a barrel for their locations so I was able to grab one.
The Old Forester Signature 100 Proof honors the legacy of founder George Garvin Brown, who put his signature on every bottle. And this bourbon is definitely one he would be proud to have his name on today. Today, Old Forester has been on the market continuously for longer than any other bourbon and was the first bourbon sold exclusively in sealed bottles. It was first bottled and marketed in 1870 by the former pharmaceutical salesman […]
After wandering around the liquor store for 20 minutes and disgusted with the offerings I decided to look to a co-worker for inspiration. Earlier today he sent me a picture of Penelope Rio which is finished in Amburana barrels. If you know anything about this website I despise weird finished whiskey. I do however have a soft spot for toasted barrels so we grabbed a bottle of Penelope Toasted Barrel Finish. According to the website, […]
From the bottle, “This Kentucky Bourbon pays tribute to the earliest days of the distillery’s history when in 1939 it released Heave Hill Bottled-in-Bond. The namesake brand quickly became the number one selling bourbon whiskey in the state of Kentucky. Today, the craftsmanship poured into this bottle by the same family meets the exact standard first set forth in the Bottled-in-Bond act of 1897. This history offering reflects on the company founders’ firm belief it takes patience and perseverance to make something of great quality.” […]
From the bottle, “The end of the 19th century saw the passage of the Bottled-In-Bond Act of 1897. Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. was instrumental in passing this law, which safeguarded legitimate whiskey labels from bogus producers, who in his words, “polluted and diluted” their whiskey. “Bottled-In-Bond” mandates that such whiskey must be from the same distillery, made in the same season, aged no less than four years and bottled at 100 proof. This spicy […]
Old Forester 1897 Bottled in Bond is crafted to honor a watershed moment in bourbon history – the U.S. Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897. According to the bottle, “Originally produced on Louisville’s Whiskey Row, this whiskey embraces the definition of the act introduced in 1897 which inspired higher quality standards.” What is Bottled in Bond? Bottled in bond is a label for American-made distilled beverages that have been aged and bottled in accordance with regulation laid […]
The Four Roses distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, was built in 1910 with Spanish Mission-style architecture, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was originally called the Old Prentice distillery and was owned by J.T.S. Brown. The Four Roses brand began when Paul Jones, Jr., the founder of Four Roses Bourbon, became smitten by the beauty of a Southern belle. It is said that he sent a proposal to her, and she […]