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Bourbons: avg 7.5/10 · median 7.9/10 · range 1–10 · 514 rated
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Old Forester Straight Bourbon 1924
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Sources split on this one. The Bourbon Culture puts it in the top 5.5% of bourbon, Breaking Bourbon in the bottom 52.7%. Breaking Bourbon gives it 3.5/5, vs. 3/5 for the typical bourbon (357 rated). The Bourbon Culture gives it 9/10, vs. 7.8/10 for the typical bourbon (473 rated).
Old Forester 1924 is the fifth release in the Whiskey Row Series, a 10-year-old straight bourbon bottled at 100 proof (50% ABV) with a new mash bill of 79% corn, 11% rye, and 10% malted barley. It offers notes of fudge, cocoa, marzipan, cured tobacco, oak, and cinnamon, with a chocolate-covered graham cracker flavor and a long, spiced finish.
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Control states post one official price per bottle (750 ml). These come from the published state price lists, so each number is the real shelf price statewide. As of October 12, 2026.
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