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Old Forester The 117 Series
Due to heat cycled warehousing and our unique maturation environment, occasionally the angels choose particular barrels from which they take more than their fair share. This whisky is a small batch of these flavorful few which developed uniqueness, concentrated profiles due to higher than average evaporative loss.
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Old Forester The 117 Series 1910 Extra Old Bourbon
Our original beloved Whiskey Row 1910 expression is composed of mature Old Forester Bourbon, batched and proofed to 100, and finished in a custom-made, heavily charred barrel for 7-9 months. This “extra-old” batch represents a blend of 15 barrels, for which the finishing period was extended to 18 months.
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Old Forester The 117 Series Bottled in Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon
The 1897 Bottled in Bond Act required that each bottling be composed of barrels filled during a single distillation season. This release is from the wet and warm late spring of 2014.
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Old Forester The 117 Series Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskey
The 1897 Bottled in Bond Act required that each bottling be composed of barrels filled during a single distillation season. This small batch of rye whiskey reflects the unique flavor of the unusually cool and wet Fall of 2014.
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Old Forester The 117 Series Rum Finish 2024 Release
Historically, commercial trade on the Ohio River brought a variety of cask-aged spirits to the wharf behind Old Forester on Whiskey Row. This expression features the finishing of Old Forester is rum barrels, which accentuates the sweet aromatics of bourbon and odds hints of brown sugar and molasses to embolden its rich character.
Batch No. 001
Release Date: July 2024
D.S.P. KY-354
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Old Forester The 117 Series Warehouse H Barrels Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Warehouse H is symbolic of Old Forester’s growth after WWII. Construction on the brick warehouse began in 1946, housing 50,000 barrels. The four-story, eight chamber warehouse was designed to be heat cycled in the winter months when temperatures dropped below 60 degrees and the maturation process ceased. Warehouse H is unusual in its heat cycling profile with the 1st floor sometimes hitting the highest temperatures.
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Old Forester The 117 Series Warehouse I Barrels Bourbon
Each of our warehouses in Shively, KY provides its own characteristic maturation environment, allowing for unique flavor expressions from specific warehouse batches. This small batch of barrels from Warehouse I have been heat-cycled since 2013 and chosen exclusively from the hottest floors.
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Old Forester The 117 Series Whiskey Row Fire
In July 2015, a four-alarm fire ravaged through the buildings on historic Whiskey Row. Teams of brave Louisville first responders were able to contain and extinguish the catastrophe, preserving the site for the Old Forester Distillery at 117/119 West Main. This bottling is a blend of barrels which were filled on July 7, 2015, the day the fire was put out.