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Light the candles, blow up the balloons, and grab a nice whiskey glass: It's almost time for Old Forester's 2025 Birthday Bourbon. Known as Old Forester's most anticipated annual release, this year's ...

Old Forester's 2025 Birthday Bourbon uses a sweet mash for the first time. The 12-year-old, 92-proof bourbon sells for $199.99 via online sweepstakes. Winners must pick up bottles in Louisville ...

Old Forester is celebrating in style with its 2025 Birthday Bourbon, and we were lucky enough to get a firsthand taste of this rare new bottle.

It’s a rare 12-year-old, 92-proof whisky crafted without setback for silky oak, vanilla, and sweet citrus notes. Old Forester is celebrating its 25th annual release of Birthday Bourbon with a ...

Old Forester’s 2025 Birthday Bourbon marks its 25th release with a first-ever sweet mash production, resulting in a more complex flavor profile. The 12-year-old bourbon was bottled at 92 proof from ...

Birthday Bourbon is Old Forester‘s most collectible whiskey expression. It was first released more than 20 years ago in 2002 to commemorate founder George Garvin Brown’s birthday (September 2, 1846), ...

Where it’s from: Old Forester has been around for more than 150 years and is considered the first bourbon to be sealed in a glass bottle. It’s also the only bourbon to exist before, during and after ...