Old Forester 1924 10 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey
Old Forester 1924 10 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey is the oldest age-stated release in the Whiskey Row Series: a 10-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon bottled at 100 proof (50% ABV), built on a brand-new 79% corn / 11% rye / 10% malted barley mash bill created for this release — and it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
The 1924 honors a remarkable Prohibition-era chapter: as one of six distilleries granted a medicinal-whiskey permit, Old Forester acquired barrels with different mash bills from shuttered distilleries in 1924 and bottled them under its own name. This fifth Whiskey Row Series installment (released January 2024, re-released nationwide for a second year) channels that spirit with a higher-rye recipe than the brand's traditional 72/18/10 bill. Distilled at the Brown-Forman Distillery in Shively/Louisville, Kentucky, and matured in Old Forester's heat-cycled warehouses.
Official tasting notes — color: dark graham cracker; aroma: soft fudge, cocoa, marzipan, cured tobacco, layered over rich oak and warm cinnamon; flavor: chocolate-covered graham cracker dusted with cinnamon; finish: warming and lingering, with hints of spice and graham cracker crumbles.
Why buy the 1924? Because it's a genuine one-off in the Old Forester canon — a decade of age, a new mash bill, and a true Prohibition story, at a proof that drinks like the history it honors. Explore the bourbon whiskey collection, the Old Forester brand collection, and all whisky.
Serving note: neat or with a single cube — the 100 proof opens into cocoa and cinnamon with a few drops of water.
What is the ABV? 50% ABV (100 proof), 750mL, 10 years old.
What is the mash bill? 79% corn, 11% rye, 10% malted barley — a new recipe for the brand, per the Brown-Forman press release.
Why is it called 1924? It honors 1924, when Old Forester — a medicinal-whiskey permit holder during Prohibition — bought barrels from closed distilleries and bottled them as Old Forester.
Has it won awards? No verified awards found — its reputation rests on the age statement, mash bill, and series pedigree.
