Size: 750ML

Proof: 100

Product Description: 

Old Forester 1897 Bottled in Bond  Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Bottled in Bond • 100 Proof (50 % ABV) • Aged ≥ 4 Years • Mash Bill: 72% Corn / 18% Rye / 10% Malted Barley 

 Honoring the passage of the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, this expression stands as a declaration of integrity, transparency, and craft. The same year that law codified standards for American whiskey, Old Forester began bottling straight bourbon by law not by marketing. The 1897 is distilled by a single distiller in one season, aged in a government-supervised bonded warehouse for at least four years, and bottled at exactly 100 proof. It’s not just whiskey it’s principle in a glass. 

Tasting Notes

•  Nose
• Robust, intense caramel leads the way, supported by rich vanilla, roasted coffee, and mature oak.  
• Palate
  A balanced interplay of rich vanilla, spiced dark fruit, roasted oak, and a touch of coffee. Sweet and full, with spice and oak accents.  
• Finish
  Deep fruit, lingering spice, and oak weave into dark caramel and vanilla echoes. Big, bold, and resonant.  

Serving Suggestions

• Neat  The purest path to experience its bold character and layered complexity.
• With a Large Ice Cube To soften intensity and highlight depth in fruit and oak.
• Signature Cocktail “Bonded Boulevardier”
  
• 1.5 oz Old Forester 1897
• 1 oz sweet vermouth
• ½ oz Campari
  Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass, garnish with an orange twist. A bold, structured cocktail worthy of its namesake style.

 Why It Matters

Old Forester 1897 is more than a nod to history it is a living legacy. Among Old Forester’s Whiskey Row series, this expression memorializes both the date that granted distillers the “bonded” standard and the brand’s pioneering practice of bottling at the distillery. With full compliance to Bottled in Bond law (one season, one distiller, one distillery, aged in a bonded warehouse) and a bold, unmistakable flavor profile, it’s a whiskey that wears its values as firmly as its oak.