7,000+ Whiskey Database
Liquor
Old Forester Birthday
Type
ABV
48%
Distiller
Nose
Begins with caramelized orange peel and cherry fruit softened with vanilla bean, graham cracker atop rich layers of toasted and charred oak brightened with a touch of cedar.
Taste
Subtle fruit flavor transitions into sweet roasted coffee with hints of dark chocolate and a dash of cocoa with toasted and charred seasoned oak character.
Finish
Smooth and light with velvety coffee and mocha notes with lingering dark chocolate character.
Liquor
Old Forester Signature
Type
ABV
50%
Distiller
Nose
nice touch of chocolate and caramel on the nose. This comes really close to smelling like a Woodford Reserve
Taste
The finish carries over with a tannin-rich theme of oak and sweet, flavored tobacco. Kind of like a Swisher’s Sweet Cigar
Finish
he chocolate and caramel notes continue from the nose while a nice cherry rollup flavor comes through. The heat is more noticeable on the tongue than it was on the nose but maybe that’s because the baking spices feel hotter
Liquor
Old Forester Signature (100 Proof)
Type
ABV
50%
Distiller
Nose
nice touch of chocolate , caramel on the nose. This comes really close to smelling like a Woodford Reserve
Taste
The finish carries over with a tannin-rich theme of oak , sweet, flavored tobacco. Kind of like a Swisher’s Sweet Cigar
Finish
chocolate , caramel notes, cherry rollup flavor. The heat is more noticeable on the tongue than it was on the nose
Liquor
Old Forester Signature 100 Proof
Type
ABV
50%
Distiller
Nose
nice touch of chocolate , caramel on the nose. This comes really close to smelling like a Woodford Reserve
Taste
The finish carries over with a tannin-rich theme of oak , sweet, flavored tobacco. Kind of like a Swisher’s Sweet Cigar
Finish
chocolate , caramel notes, cherry rollup flavor. The heat is more noticeable on the tongue than it was on the nose
Liquor
Old Forester Statesman
Type
ABV
47.5%
Distiller
Nose
Devil’s food, clove and oak spice with an undercurrent of raw vanilla.
Taste
Buttery leather is quickly dominated by a bold flash of pepper, cinnamon bark and sharp citrus.
Finish
Intense spice and eucalyptus which fade into orange cream and caramel.
Liquor
Old Forester Bottled in Bond (1980s)
Type
ABV
%
Distiller
Nose
darker honey, ripe peach and apricot, dried cherry, dry musty old oak, a hint of gouda cheese
Taste
vanilla, cherry, sweet oak, dried licorice, fennel, dried apricot, cherry, orange peel, cinnamon, clove, coffee ground,little ginseng
Finish
sweet, herbal, and oaky that’s honey, toasted vanilla, cherry, roasted oak, tobacco, cinnamon, licorice, clove, and coffee grounds
Nose
Rich black cherry, light vanilla and a trace of raw sugar.
Taste
Warm, nice heat; cinnamon, wood and pepper. Light varnish
Finish
Light white pepper, slightly dry. A little chewy, wood tannins and light red wine.
Nose
Caramel, wood vanilla, spice, raspberry
Taste
Caramel, Oak, vanilla, baking spice, wood, mint
Finish
Long. Butterscotch, spice, wood, mint
Nose
Dark sweets like carame, butterscotch, vanilla, caramelized fruit, spice, oak and raw grain
Taste
Caramel, oak, spice, vanilla, light notes of white pepper, leather
Finish
Long finish of caramel, oak, spice, vanilla and a light bit of grain.
Nose
heavy caramel, sweet and inviting
Taste
medium-sweetness, sweet corn and vanilla-caramel stuff.
Finish
theme in a slow, medium-long fade.
Nose
Citrus and vanilla with a hint of baking spices.
Taste
Very spicy with caramel and a hint of tobacco and fruit citrus and apricot. Tasted with a dried cranberry makes it less spicy but brings out the fruit notes and caramel.
Finish
Spicy and dry with oak and pepper spice.