Quite nice, especially for $21/750mL @ Meijer. I'm not a fancy-schmancy "taster" who comes up with a bunch of bullhockey to sell liquor. It's got an extremely smooth, sweet aroma that makes you yearn for a nice warm fireplace on a cold winter evening. Just a hint of alcohol burn on the nose; nothing like Wild Turkey 101, which you can definitely smell the alcohol in it, even though only a single 0.5% alcohol separate the two. The flavor is buttery smooth when in your mouth, and after swallowed gets nice and peppery near the tip of your tongue. Dropping a single ice cube or using an artisanal cube allows the flavor to change slightly as you enjoy the glass, and slightly dampens the spice and tingle on your tongue. For $20 it's probably one of the best bets you can make. I've also sinned in the eyes of my uncle (a bourbon "snob", even though he's from Tennessee
), and previously mixed it with Coke and also made Manhattans with it. Although these days I'm more inclined to enjoy a bourbon neat or with a single cube, Old Forester consistently delivers, no matter what kind of drink I've invited it to improve. Definitely something you should try if you like bourbon and only want to drop a $20 for a weekend worth of enjoyment!
Working with most of the biggest distillery brands in Kentucky Bourbon has allowed me the privilege to taste a good many whiskeys and bourbons I may never be able to purchase on my own, Old Forester 100 proof along with the 1870 are quite good, especially for the money ($21 for 100 proof, $36 for 1870 blend). I'd probably put them in the top 5-6 bourbons I've tasted, behind:
William Larue Weller, 118.7 proof
Elijah Craig 23 year
Maker's Mark Barrel Proof
Russell's Reserve Single Barrel (tie)
Col. E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof (tie)
It's amazing the array of flavors and aromas one can achieve with corn, rye, sugar, oak, and Mother Nature. God Bless America!
Working with most of the biggest distillery brands in Kentucky Bourbon has allowed me the privilege to taste a good many whiskeys and bourbons I may never be able to purchase on my own, Old Forester 100 proof along with the 1870 are quite good, especially for the money ($21 for 100 proof, $36 for 1870 blend). I'd probably put them in the top 5-6 bourbons I've tasted, behind:
William Larue Weller, 118.7 proof
Elijah Craig 23 year
Maker's Mark Barrel Proof
Russell's Reserve Single Barrel (tie)
Col. E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof (tie)
It's amazing the array of flavors and aromas one can achieve with corn, rye, sugar, oak, and Mother Nature. God Bless America!