{"product_id":"old-forester-1870","title":"Old Forester 1870 Original Batch Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOld Forester 1870 Original Batch is a tribute to the pioneering batching process George Garvin Brown used when he founded Old Forester in 1870 and created America's first bottled bourbon — selecting barrels from three different warehouses, each with a different production day, entry proof, and age profile, then batching them together for the complexity and consistency that no single barrel could reliably produce.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen George Garvin Brown began selling bourbon in sealed glass bottles in 1870 — a revolutionary practice at a time when most whiskey was sold from open barrels susceptible to adulteration — he needed a consistent product. His solution was batching: by combining barrels from different warehouse positions, production dates, and age profiles, the natural variation of individual barrels averaged out into a reliable, repeatable flavor. The 1870 expression recreates this specific three-source batching approach, minimally filtered to preserve the character from all three barrel types. The result is a 90-proof bourbon with the layered complexity that only multi-source batching produces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caramel, vanilla, and subtle spice — the layered complexity of three-source batching\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Balanced and rich with the different barrel contributions producing more depth than a single-warehouse expression\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smooth and sustained at 90 proof\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brown-Forman, Louisville's Whiskey Row, Kentucky\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whiskey Row Series\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBatching:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three warehouses, three production days, three age profiles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 45% (90 Proof)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/whiskey\"\u003ebourbon at Wooden Cork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Why did George Garvin Brown batch from three warehouses?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"To create consistency in America's first bottled bourbon. By combining barrels from different warehouses, production days, and age profiles, natural barrel-to-barrel variation averages out into a reliable, repeatable flavor — the solution that made bottled bourbon trustworthy when open-barrel sales were susceptible to adulteration.\"}}]}\u003c\/script\u003e","brand":"Old Forester","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49132291457276,"sku":"081128000707","price":42.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/6605\/2348\/files\/Old-Forester-1870.jpg?v=1779708094","url":"https:\/\/thebourbonvaulthq.com\/products\/old-forester-1870","provider":"THE BOURBONVAULT HQ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}