Review #: 179
Description: Old Forester Rye
Spirit: Rye
Background: A standard offering from Old Forester’s portfolio, the rye whiskey boasts a 65% rye, 20% malted barley, and 15% corn mashbill and a price tag around $20, making it a cheap, but higher rye content bottle than many of the competitors in this range. Let’s see how it tastes!
Distillery – Old Forester
Bottler – Old Forester
Brand – Old Forester
Selection – N/A
ABV – 50%
Age – NAS
Nose – Sweet and smoky bbq sauce, bubble gum, banana runts candy
Taste – Caramel, maraschino cherries, a little brown sugar, slightly thin
Finish – Fresh baked bread, the sweetness increases from the taste as the bubblegum and banana runts from the nose come back
Score: 6
Would I buy a bottle? Yes
Thoughts: Cheap ryes can often be polarizing. I really enjoyed this and at $20, there isn’t a whole lot in that realm that delivers like this. However, the bubblegum and fake banana note are there like most Old Forester whiskies, so if you aren’t a fan of those, probably stay away.