Botm 1/13: Old Forester Signature

[black mamba]

My OF Signature is 100 proof with screw cap, but does'nt say BIB anywhere. Is this an odd bottling, or are your Signatures 100 proof, too? I'm just now comparing it to EW Black, which is a third less money, and not a third less flavor. This OF Signature is salty, almost overpoweringly so. The nose has just a wiff of detergent, like a laundromat smell, weird. The bottle is half empty, been open since before Christmas, but I don't remember this smell, or the saltiness. Maybe it's just me tonight, but don't get either one from the EW Black. I don't think I'd buy it again, even for $17, much less $22.

[squire]

Old Forester has dropped the BIB designation and renamed it Signature, but it's still 100 proof.

[Eggman]

Howdy,

Recently discovered this delightful, middle shelf Bourbon and I'm digging it as a daily pour. I like it better than JB Black label or WT101, although the former is a solid Bourbon as well. If there's a better bang-for- the buck Bourbon, please post it!

[Flyfish]

Old Forester has dropped the BIB designation and renamed it Signature, but it's still 100 proof.

As usual, The Squire nails it. But more than 100 proof is required by the BIB Act. The whiskey must also be the product of a single distillery made during a single distillation season and spend at least four years in a federally bonded rickhouse. Signature is still 100 proof but, evidently, it does not meet one or more of the other criteria.

[weller_tex]

As usual, The Squire nails it. But more than 100 proof is required by the BIB Act. The whiskey must also be the product of a single distillery made during a single distillation season and spend at least four years in a federally bonded rickhouse. Signature is still 100 proof but, evidently, it does not meet one or more of the other criteria.

I can't get this here in Texas. I hope to try it someday.

[smknjoe]

I can't get this here in Texas. I hope to try it someday.

It's certainly not at most stores around here, but I'm pretty sure that I saw a bottle of it somewhere within the last few months. If I remember correctly I passed on it because it was a 1.75 and I didn't want to buy that much.