Bourbon Barrels

ID: 1889
This file appears in: Bottled Bourbon

Before Old Forester, bar keeps bottled their own whiskies from barrels. Often the liquor was watered down and of inconsistent quality. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Bottled Bourbon

By Tim Talbott and Christopher Beebout
Historical Marker #2103 in Louisville notes the significance of the “Old Forester” brand, which was the first commercially bottled bourbon. It will likely never be known who produced the first…