Description

Buy Old Forester 86 Proof 750ml — Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

TASTING PROFILE

Buy Old Forester 86 Proof 750ml and you’re getting the same high-rye mash bill that defines the brand’s premium Whiskey Row and Birthday Bourbon releases, just at a lower, more approachable proof point built for daily rotation rather than occasion drinking.

The Profile

• Producer: Old Forester Distillery (Brown-Forman)
• Region: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
• Spirit Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Proof/ABV: 86 Proof (43% ABV)
• Age Statement: No stated age (typically 4-6 years per industry reporting)
• Mash Bill: 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% malted barley — the same high-rye recipe used across the Old Forester lineup

Sensory Tasting Notes

The Nose

Caramel and vanilla up front, with a light rye spice note and a faint hint of orange peel.

The Palate

Light-to-medium body with brown sugar, toasted oak, and mild baking spice; softer and less intense than the brand’s higher-proof expressions, making it easy-drinking without much burn.

The Finish

Short, closing on light spice and caramel with minimal lingering oak given the lower proof and standard age.

The Heritage

Old Forester has been in continuous production since 1870, surviving Prohibition through a medicinal whiskey permit and never once ceasing distillation — a claim no other bourbon brand can make. The 86 Proof expression serves as the brand’s volume anchor and the base recipe from which every other Old Forester release, including the Whiskey Row Series and Birthday Bourbon, is derived at higher proof or with extended aging.