Get your party poppers ready. Old Forester Birthday Bourbon will soon be hitting the shelves, the release . There’s a sweeps to get your hands on it, here we go…

Quick Facts

• 12 Years Old
• 96 Proof
• SPR $169.99
• 103 barrels, filled May 5, 2011
• Warehouse I, 5th floor

The first release of Birthday Bourbon goes back to 2002, in celebration of founder George Garvin Brown’s birthday on Sept 2nd (his 156th birthday). The inaugural bottle was aged 13 years, distilled 1989 and bottled 2002.

Sweeps Details

**OPENS AUG 24th**

Old Forester’s Birthday Bourbon bottles will be available for purchase nationwide at select retailers. In addition, bottles will be available at Old Forester Distillery in Louisville via a national sweepstakes running August 24 – August 31, 2023. The sweepstakes allow consumers nationwide a more equal opportunity to purchase the limited-edition expression. Birthday Bourbon bottles will NOT be sold at the Old Forester Distillery on September 2.

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Sweepstakes winners will be chosen on September 2, 2023 and bottles will be available for pickup between September 8, 2023 through December 23, 2023.

“Every year, Birthday Bourbon is a unique opportunity for lovers of Old Forester to taste a snapshot of the bourbon that was being laid down over a decade ago. This year’s 12-year-old offering is serving up a classic Old Forester profile that has spent that time developing rich caramelized and oaky characteristics. This year, I am honored to raise a glass to yet another year of George Garvin Brown’s ongoing legacy and celebrate all there is to love about this special offering with friends, family and fans of the brand,” said Old Forester Master Taster Melissa Rift.

Tasting Notes (Brand Provided)

• COLOR: Rich aged leather.
• AROMA: Bright candied citrus and floral overtones give way to rich turbinado sugar and roasted coffee beans as slight cedar and charred oak round out the nose.
• TASTE: Subtle citrus with heavy notes of dark honey, molasses and charred oak.
• FINISH: a dry toasty oaked caramel with lingering bittersweet tannins.

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