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Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style

in Shelf bourbons by Lena Carver

Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style on “Shelf bourbons”, a list by Lena Carver on TheLysts.

Details

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Style
High-proof Kentucky straight bourbon
Proof
115 proof (57.5% ABV)
Age statement
No age stated
Distillery
Old Forester Distilling Co., Louisville KY
Typical NYC price
$65–$80
Best for
End-of-week recalibration sips
Flavor notes
Dark chocolate, brown sugar, roasted nuts, dark fruit, hefty oak
Nerd stat
Part of the Whiskey Row series, meant to echo Prohibition-era barrel proofs—basically historical fiction in glass form.
My take
My favorite “stay in, turn the game on mute, overthink life choices” bottle: big, chewy, and somehow still precise.