Old Forester 2023 Birthday Bourbon
Every year, Old Forester celebrates the birthday of its original creator, George Garvin Brown, with a limited-edition aged release. 2023's Birthday Bourbon is a 12-year-old bottling taken from 103 barrels that were filled on May 5, 2011, and aged on the fifth floor of Warehouse I. The 96-proof liquid is the color of aged leather, with citrus, floral, cedar, and roasted coffee notes on the nose, and a bold flavor of dark honey, molasses, and charred oak with a lingering bittersweet finish. Available in limited quantities at select retailers nationwide, Old Forester will also be running a nationwide sweepstakes through August 31 that gives the winners a chance to come purchase a bottle at the company's distillery in downtown Louisville, KY.