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Quick Profile
- Proof
- 93 Proof (46.5% ABV)
- ABV
- 46.5%
- Age
- Double Barreled (Heavily toasted/charred 2nd barrel)
- Region
- Kentucky
- Mash Bill
- Standard Bourbon Recipe
Flavor Profile
What to Expect: This bottle leans toward Smoky & Earthy and Sweet & Dessert-Like notes. Specific descriptors include char / smoke and maple.
Emulates the 1910 vatting fire solution; rich milk chocolate, marshmallow, maple syrup, dark stone fruit, and charred oak.
What Defines This Bottle
Mash Bill (Grain Bill) The recipe of raw grains milled and cooked for fermentation, defined by its dominant grain -- corn for bourbon, rye for rye whiskey. Learn more
Standard Bourbon Recipe: 72% Corn, 18% Rye, 10% Malted Barley
Production Details
Disclosed production notes from Old Forester Distilling Co. -- structured, sourced facts, not a tasting review.
- Cooperage
- All barrels are manufactured and toasted/charred at the dedicated Brown-Forman Cooperage in Louisville.
- Warehouse Notes
- Barrels age in Brown-Forman’s specialized, climate-controlled, steam-heated brick and masonry rickhouses that cycle temperatures year-round to mimic multiple summers.
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