In 1870 george garvin brown created old forester on louisville ky’s famous whiskey row. In honor of that milestone year in bourbon history we have crafted a tribute – old forester 1870 original batch – the first craft expression in the old forester whiskey row series. 45% abv old forester 1870 original batch echoes george garvin brown’s original 1870 batching process. Back then brown batched barrels obtained from three distilleries to create a consistent flavor profile. To emulate that process today we also select barrels from three warehouses each barrel originating from a different day of production with a different entry proof and a different age profile. The three expressions of old forester are then batched together to craft old forester 1870 original batch. This 90-proof bourbon will be minimally filtered to honor the processes available to george garvin brown at that time. Tasting notes nose clove notes spice up a medley of citrus fruits