Description

Buy Old Forester 1870 750ml — Original Batch Bourbon

TASTING PROFILE

Buy Old Forester 1870 750ml and you’re getting the most approachable entry in the four-bottle Whiskey Row Series, built around a small proportion of double-barreled whiskey blended into the standard mash bill to add extra caramel and oak depth without pushing proof or price into premium territory.

The Profile

• Producer: Old Forester Distillery (Brown-Forman)
• Region: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
• Spirit Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Original Batch)
• Proof/ABV: 90 Proof (45% ABV)
• Age Statement: No stated age
• Mash Bill: 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% malted barley, with a small percentage of double-barreled whiskey blended in prior to bottling

Sensory Tasting Notes

The Nose

Caramel and vanilla lead, softer and rounder than the 1897 expression, with light rye spice and a faint toffee sweetness from the double-barreled component.

The Palate

Medium body with brown sugar, baking spice, and toasted oak; the blended double-barreled whiskey adds noticeable roundness and a touch more sweetness than a standard single-barreling would produce.

The Finish

Medium length, closing on caramel and light oak char with a gentler spice fade than the higher-proof entries in the series.

The Heritage

1870 marks the year Old Forester founder George Garvin Brown began selling his bourbon exclusively in sealed, signed glass bottles rather than barrels, a direct response to the widespread practice of doctoring or diluting whiskey sold loose at the time — making Old Forester the first bourbon brand built on a bottled-authenticity guarantee. The Whiskey Row Series uses this expression to demonstrate the brand’s blending technique, and it’s typically viewed by collectors as the most drinkable, least scarce entry in the four-bottle set compared to the 1897, 1910, and 1920 releases.