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Old Forester 117: Bottled in Bond
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Distiller:
Old Forester
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Bottler:
Old Forester
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ABV:
50%%
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Age:
NAS
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 86
- Publication: Drinkhacker
- Excerpt: There’s nothing not to like here, but the experience didn’t really leave me jonesing for more.
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- Raided Score: 91
- Publication: Uproxx
- Excerpt: There might be a few better 10-year-old bottled-in-bond bourbons (the closest analogs to this, really) but there aren’t many.
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- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: Breaking Bourbon
- Excerpt: This release proved to be my favorite of the series yet, and it makes me wish that Brown-Forman would elevate their standard 1897 Bottled in Bond product to this level so that consumers could enjoy it on a consistent basis.
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- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: This is super pleasant and almost entirely too easy to drink. The age is a key cog in bringing just enough oak to be interesting but not so much that its becomes a hot, bitter miss.
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Intro:
The eighth release in Old Forester's 117 Series, this whiskey is Bottled in Bond. This bourbon was distilled in spring 2014, making it around nine years old.
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Nose:
Rich and bready on the nose, full of banana nut bread, honey, caramels, a light oakiness and pleasant cocoa note.
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Taste:
Pleasant and rich on the palate, pleasant and full of caramel, honey, toffee, a light banana character and plenty of dialed-in oak — not too dry, bitter or astringent.
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Finish:
The finish is pleasant, albeit a touch short. All caramel and honey, sweet oak, rich toffee and a hint of caramelized sugar and honey roasted peanuts.
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Overall:
This is super pleasant and almost entirely too easy to drink. The age is a key cog in bringing just enough oak to be interesting but not so much that its becomes a hot, bitter miss.
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Score:
7
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Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.
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