On the palate, it is positively a rye whiskey. Light spice and natural characters separate it instantly from the sweetness of Previous Forester Bourbon. Expectedly, there’s caramel and white chocolate within the combine, however these notes are offset pleasantly with just a little mint, some eucalyptus and white pepper.
BOTTLE DETAILS
- DISTILLER: Previous Forester Distillery
- MASH BILL: 65% Rye | 20% Malted Barley |15% Corn
- AGE: 10 years and Bottled-In-Bond
- YEAR: 2025
- PROOF: 100 (50% ABV)
- MSRP: $64.99
- BUY ONLINE: Already offered out on-line, however it’s been launched to pick out Kentucky retailers.
STEVE’S NOTES
SHARE WITH: All rye followers and every other whiskey followers who suppose they do not like rye.
WORTH THE PRICE: $65 is loads for a 375ml bottle, however it’s 10 years previous and BIB – regardless that the model would not explicitly emphasize that in its press launch. Unusual, proper?
BOTTLE, BAR OR BUST: Bar. If you happen to’re thrilled by it, get it if you could find it. My guess is it is all gone from the distillery retailer correct, so you will must get fortunate and see the place it pops up in retail. Nonetheless, strive before you purchase.
OVERALL: Although a majority of the grain invoice is rye, the nostril speaks on to the Kentucky-style rye, i.e. rye coddled in corn and barley. Nonetheless, it is floral and spicy, and it consists of again notes of maple and caramel. It is a easy whiskey, however its simplicity is a part of its magnificence. Much less is extra right here.
On the palate, it is positively a rye whiskey. Light spice and natural characters separate it instantly from the sweetness of Previous Forester Bourbon. Expectedly, there’s caramel and white chocolate within the combine, however these notes are offset pleasantly with just a little mint, some eucalyptus and white pepper. The end is clear, crisp and brief and, not surprisingly, this older whiskey leaves just a little tannin behind for good measure. Cling with it to get some flamed orange peel and campfire; worthy rewards for the affected person drinker.
So, why did not Previous Forester headline its press launch saying it is a 10-year-old rye ? (The discharge really learn, “Bottled throughout the moist Spring of 2015 … .” Yeah, “bottled” and “2015,” which I knew was off for the reason that model wasn’t created till 2019. Certainly a typo, so I requested about it, and the publicist confirmed it was 10 years previous.) Age statements imply loads in whiskey, and arguably extra so coming from a famend distillery which ages its whiskies so nicely. Because the baseline Previous Forester Rye is 4-6 years previous (and actually good), bottling one thing double that age is unquestionably particular.
I do want I had a bottle of the flagship useful to check to the 10-year launch, however I do realize it nicely. At a current occasion, the place I had two 100 proof Previous Forester Rye Manhattans (each had been scrumptious), I used to be reminded of the unimaginable discount that whiskey is for about $25 per 750ml. That leaves me reluctant to pay $65 for a half bottle–even one which’s double the age–given the identical proof.
BRAND NOTES
COLOR: Ripe tangerine
AROMA: Candy honeysuckle and candied lemon with hints of ginger root and thick molasses
FLAVOR: Intense spice instantly hits adopted by charred oak, freshly cracked pepper and cooked pear
FINISH: Fast and dry end with notes of vibrant citrus, lemongrass and coriander
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