Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2005 Release

The Birthday Bourbon is released on 2nd September annually to mark the birthday of the distillery’s founder, George Garvin Brown. This is the 2005 release. For this bourbon, we used a different malted barley supplier. The new barley produced a slightly lighter-bodied spirit than usual. Barrels were stored on the 7th floor of Warehouse H, where they were exposed to extremely warm temperatures and dry conditions. The lighter-bodied spirit and warehouse condition resulted in a higher than average Angel’s Share loss that concentrated the rich toasted and charred oak notes.