Old Forester | Whiskey Row | 1920 1910 1897 1870

1870
Old Forester is created by George Garvin Brown and named after Dr. William Forrester.
To guarantee consistency George batches bourbon from three nearby distilleries: Mattingly, Mellwood, and Atherton. He seals his whiskey exclusively in glass bottles and signs each bottle as his personal guarantee of its quality.
Old Forester was presented at 90 proof.
FIRST BOTTLED BOURBON

1897
In order to comply with the legal regulations specified by the U.S. Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, Old Forester increases from 90 proof to 100 proof.
The U.S. Bottled in Bond Act of 1897 requires that bourbon come from one distillery and one distilling season, George Garvin Brown purchases the Mattingly Distillery in 1901.

1910
A fire on the bottling line shuts down production. Old Forester, which has been dumped and is ready to bottle instead goes into a second barrel while the line is repaired. Leading Old Forester to create and sell “Very Old Fine Whisky” the first double-barreled bourbon.

FIRST DOUBLE BARRELED BOURBON

1920
Prohibition begins. Old Forester was one of only a hand-full of companies given a permit to sell and manufacture whiskey during Prohibition and the only one still in the whiskey business today.

TODAY, OLD FORESTER REMAINS THE ONLY BOURBON CONTINUALLY SOLD BY THE SAME COMPANY BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER PROHIBITION

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