Updated April 2026.
Brown-Forman makes Old Forester. It is the company’s founding bourbon brand (1870) and is distilled in Kentucky — Shively and Louisville’s Whiskey Row. Core proofs on the Brown-Forman US sheet: 86 (43%), 100 (50%), 1910 (46.5%), 1920 (57.5%). A 1.5-ounce 86-proof pour is 1.08 drinks. 100 proof is not BiB unless No mash % or ranking.
Related: Old Forester line, Buffalo Trace line, bottled in bond.
Who and what
| Fact |
|---|
| Producer |
| 86 / 100 |
| 1910 / 1920 |
| 100 proof |
A 750 mL 43% bottle is about 18 drinks. Four 86-proof pours are about 4.3 drinks. Pour math: whiskey drinks.
Sources
- oldforester.com / Brown-Forman founding-brand copy. legal.brown-forman.com OF US product-info (prior this project): 86=43%, 100=50%, 1910=46.5%, 1920=57.5%, 1897=50%, 1870=45%.
- TTB 27 CFR 5.143; 5.88. Mash % unused. NIAAA December 2025.
- Not BiB unless 27 CFR 5.88