About Old Forester Bourbon: Old Forester is Brown-Forman’s founding brand, founded in 1870 by George Garvin Brown. He set up shop on Louisville’s Main Street - dubbed Whiskey Row - the hub of the Bourbon business in Kentucky. About Old Forester Bourbon: Old Forester is Brown-Forman’s founding brand, founded in 1870 by George Garvin Brown. Brown believed Old Forester was so pure and consistent that he sealed it, signed it, and pledged, “There is nothing better in the market.” ### Please sip responsibly.
Old Forester Distilling Co. will add production capacity of approximately 100,000 proof gallons Visitors will follow the Bourbon making process in an immersive experience that leads them from fermentation and distillation, to the on-site cooperage where handcrafted barrels will be raised and fired, then aged in an on-site maturation warehouse before bottling and shipment across the globe. Brown believed Old Forester was so pure and consistent that he sealed it, signed it, and pledged, "There is nothing better in the market." Old Forester Distilling Co. will add production capacity of approximately 100,000 proofgallons annually. The distillery will be open weekly Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Source: PRNewswire Old Forester Distilling Co. will join ten other distilleries as an official member of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail® tour. PLEASE SIP RESPONSIBLY.
Brown believed Old Forester was so pure and consistent that he sealed it, signed it, and pledged, “There is nothing better in the market.” declaring “there is nothing better in the market.” It was an innovative approach at a time when whisky was commonly sold by the barrel. Brown believed Old Forester was so pure and consistent that he sealed it, signed it, and pledged, "There is nothing better in the market." Old Forester Returns to Whiskey Row Nearly 100 years later, the First Bottled Bourbon returns to the building it once called home in state-of-the-art distillery and visitor experience LOUISVILLE, Ky., (June 15, 2018) – Returning to the same building it once called home, Old Forester Distilling Co. opened to the public on June 14 at 119 W. Main Street in Louisville, Kentucky. About Old Forester Bourbon: Old Forester is Brown-Forman's founding brand, founded in 1870 by George Garvin Brown.