Whiskey: Old Forester Birthday Bourbon (2011 Release)
Old Forester released the 21st iteration of its limited-edition, vintage-dated Birthday Bourbon in celebration of founder George Garvin Brown’s birthday. This year marks the 151st year of the company he began in 1870!
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Size: 750ML
Proof: 98 (49% ABV)
Origin: United States
Distillery: Brown-Forman Shively Distillery
The 2021 Birthday Bourbon is made up of 119 barrels, aged 12 years, and barreled on April 16, 2009. After showing exceptionally unique character during a tasting panel, the 12-year-old barrels were chosen specifically for this year’s Birthday Bourbon.
Old Forester Birthday Bourbon (2011 Release) Whisky Tasting Notes
Nose: Rich in dark caramel and chocolate notes with layers of toasted hazelnut, leather, blackberry fruit and spiced with hints of clove and cedar
Palate: A complex array of red plum, blackberry and hints of citrus fruit covered with a layer of dark chocolate caramel and sharp honey underpinned with clove spice, anise, cedar and a faint hint of mint
Finish: Big and warming with a subtly sweet oak and fruit character
Distillery Information
In 1870, George Garvin Brown — a young pharmaceuticals salesman from Kentucky — saw the need for a consistently high-quality whiskey that would remain unadulterated after distillation. After saving $5,500, Brown and his brother opened the doors to J.T.S. Brown & Bro. Distillery and began distilling bourbon. Unlike other distilleries at the time, Brown aged his bourbon, which was named Old Forester, in oak casks and bottled it in a sealed glass bottle to ensure authenticity and quality. Since its introduction in 1870, Old Forester has been on the market continuously, even during Prohibition, when it continued to be sold for medicinal purposes. It is the only bourbon continuously distilled and marketed by the founding family before, during and after Prohibition.
