Old Forester 1897 'Bottled In Bond' Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

In 1870, Old Forester became America’s First Bottled Bourbon when founder George Garvin Brown revolutionized the industry by being the first to put Bourbon in a glass bottle. Five generations and nearly 150 years later, Old Forester delivers a geniune Bourbon experience with 86 and 100 Proof at the core of the family.The second member of the Old Forester Whiskey Row Series, which invites bourbon lovers to taste their way through Old Forester history through each unique expression. In 1897, The Bottled-in-Bond act was established and implemented nationwide. To be labeled Bottled-in-Bond, whisky must be from one distillation season, in the same year and aged in a federally bonded warehouse. Old Forester 1897 Bottled-in-Bond, presented at 100 Proof, follows these same regulations with utilizing a small batch of barrels aged for a minimum of four years resulting in a dark and spicy Bourbon.