Old Forester · Release Guide
Old Forester 117 Series.
A year-by-year cheat sheet for the 117 series
Every Old Forester 117 Series release is the distillery thinking out loud. The 117 is an address, not a proof: 117 West Main Street, the Louisville building where Old Forester came home to Whiskey Row and started bottling small, deliberate experiments under its own roof. The brand's traditional 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% malted barley grain bill is the starting point — but it's a starting point, not a rule. Some releases hold to it; others raise the rye, swap a grain, or rework the recipe entirely. What changes beyond the mash bill is everything you can change. The warehouse. The floor it aged on. The proof in the glass. The years left on the wood. Bottled a batch at a time, most of it sold at the distillery door, and a good amount of it gone before it ever reaches a shelf.
For collectors and enthusiasts, that's where the chase is. High Angels' Share doesn't pour like Warehouse K; a full barrel-proof batch lands differently than the 1910 Original. Below is the working reference we keep at Cana, every 117 Series expression in order, with proof, batch details, and the production notes that explain why each one tastes the way it does.
Explore The Releases
Every 117 Series, by the numbers.
| Release Year | Release Name | Type | Batch # | Release Date | Proof | Barrel / Warehouse Info | |
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| View releaseRELEASE2021 | RELEASE NAMEWarehouse K | TYPEBourbon | BATCH #1 | RELEASE DATEAugust 2021 | PROOF110 | BARREL / WAREHOUSE INFOSmall batch blend of barrels from multiple floors of historic Warehouse K (constructed 1953, heat-cycled) | |
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Barrel / Warehouse Info Small batch blend of barrels from multiple floors of historic Warehouse K (constructed 1953, heat-cycled) |
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| View releaseRELEASE2021 | RELEASE NAMEHigh Angels' Share | TYPEBourbon | BATCH #1 | RELEASE DATEMarch 2021 | PROOF110 | BARREL / WAREHOUSE INFOSmall batch of barrels selected for exceptionally high evaporative loss (high angels' share) | |
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Barrel / Warehouse Info Small batch of barrels selected for exceptionally high evaporative loss (high angels' share) |
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| View releaseRELEASE2021 | RELEASE NAMEHigh Angels' Share | TYPEBourbon | BATCH #2 | RELEASE DATENovember 2021 | PROOF110 | BARREL / WAREHOUSE INFOSmall batch of barrels selected for exceptionally high evaporative loss (high angels' share) | |
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Barrel / Warehouse Info Small batch of barrels selected for exceptionally high evaporative loss (high angels' share) |
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| View releaseRELEASE2022 | RELEASE NAME1910 Extra Extra Old | TYPEBourbon | BATCH #1 | RELEASE DATEDecember 2022 | PROOF93 | BARREL / WAREHOUSE INFODouble barreled: standard 1910 Old Fine Whiskey aged extra 24 months in secondary heavily charred barrel (6 months longer than Extra Old) | |
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Barrel / Warehouse Info Double barreled: standard 1910 Old Fine Whiskey aged extra 24 months in secondary heavily charred barrel (6 months longer than Extra Old) |
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| View releaseRELEASE2022 | RELEASE NAME1910 Extra Old | TYPEBourbon | BATCH #1 | RELEASE DATEFebruary 2022 | PROOF93 | BARREL / WAREHOUSE INFODouble barreled: standard 1910 Old Fine Whiskey aged extra 18 months in secondary heavily charred barrel | |
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Barrel / Warehouse Info Double barreled: standard 1910 Old Fine Whiskey aged extra 18 months in secondary heavily charred barrel |
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| View releaseRELEASE2022 | RELEASE NAMEWhiskey Row Fire | TYPEBourbon | BATCH #1 | RELEASE DATEJuly 2022 | PROOF100 | BARREL / WAREHOUSE INFOSmall batch ('Fireman Barrels') - blend of barrels filled the same day Louisville Fire Department extinguished the July 7, 2015 Whiskey Row fire; remainder of barrels after 8 single barrels were sold to firefighter fund in 2020 | |
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Barrel / Warehouse Info Small batch ('Fireman Barrels') - blend of barrels filled the same day Louisville Fire Department extinguished the July 7, 2015 Whiskey Row fire; remainder of barrels after 8 single barrels were sold to firefighter fund in 2020 |
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| View releaseRELEASE2023 | RELEASE NAMEScotch Cask Finish | TYPEBourbon | BATCH #1 | RELEASE DATEDecember 2023 | PROOF93 | BARREL / WAREHOUSE INFOSmall batch finished - 4-6 year old Old Forester proofed to 100, then aged just under 2 years in Speyside scotch whisky casks (sherry and wine barrels sourced from around River Spey) | |
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Barrel / Warehouse Info Small batch finished - 4-6 year old Old Forester proofed to 100, then aged just under 2 years in Speyside scotch whisky casks (sherry and wine barrels sourced from around River Spey) |
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| View releaseRELEASE2023 | RELEASE NAMEWarehouse H | TYPEBourbon | BATCH #1 | RELEASE DATEFebruary 2023 | PROOF98 | BARREL / WAREHOUSE INFOSmall batch from Warehouse H - built 1946 post-WWII, 4-story 8-chamber brick warehouse holding 50,000 barrels with unusual heat-cycling profile where 1st floor sometimes hits highest temperatures | |
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Barrel / Warehouse Info Small batch from Warehouse H - built 1946 post-WWII, 4-story 8-chamber brick warehouse holding 50,000 barrels with unusual heat-cycling profile where 1st floor sometimes hits highest temperatures |
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| View releaseRELEASE2023 | RELEASE NAMEBottled in Bond (Bourbon) | TYPEBourbon | BATCH #1 | RELEASE DATEJuly 2023 | PROOF100 | BARREL / WAREHOUSE INFOSmall batch bottled in bond per 1897 Bottled in Bond Act - all barrels from a single distillation season (wet/warm late Spring 2014) | |
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Barrel / Warehouse Info Small batch bottled in bond per 1897 Bottled in Bond Act - all barrels from a single distillation season (wet/warm late Spring 2014) |
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| View releaseRELEASE2024 | RELEASE NAMEWarehouse I | TYPEBourbon | BATCH #1 | RELEASE DATEDecember 2024 | PROOF95 | BARREL / WAREHOUSE INFOSmall batch from Warehouse I - barrels heat-cycled since 2013, selected exclusively from the hottest floors of the warehouse | |
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Barrel / Warehouse Info Small batch from Warehouse I - barrels heat-cycled since 2013, selected exclusively from the hottest floors of the warehouse |
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| View releaseRELEASE2024 | RELEASE NAMERum Finish | TYPEBourbon | BATCH #1 | RELEASE DATEJuly 2024 | PROOF95 | BARREL / WAREHOUSE INFOSmall batch finished - bourbon finished approximately 6 months in barrels that had previously matured rum for a minimum of 4 years | |
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Barrel / Warehouse Info Small batch finished - bourbon finished approximately 6 months in barrels that had previously matured rum for a minimum of 4 years |
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| View releaseRELEASE2024 | RELEASE NAMEHigh Angels' Share | TYPEBourbon | BATCH #3 | RELEASE DATEFebruary 2024 | PROOF110 | BARREL / WAREHOUSE INFOSmall batch of low-yielding barrels with elevated evaporative loss | |
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Barrel / Warehouse Info Small batch of low-yielding barrels with elevated evaporative loss |
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| View releaseRELEASE2025 | RELEASE NAMEProhibition Era Still Proof | TYPEBourbon | BATCH #1 | RELEASE DATEDecember 2025 | PROOF130 | BARREL / WAREHOUSE INFOSmall batch bottled at the same 130 proof at which Old Forester was distilled during the 100-day distiller's holiday prior to repeal of Prohibition (note: 130 proof bottling, not distillation proof per Breaking Bourbon) | |
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Barrel / Warehouse Info Small batch bottled at the same 130 proof at which Old Forester was distilled during the 100-day distiller's holiday prior to repeal of Prohibition (note: 130 proof bottling, not distillation proof per Breaking Bourbon) |
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| View releaseRELEASE2025 | RELEASE NAME1910 Extra Old | TYPEBourbon | BATCH #2 | RELEASE DATEJanuary 2025 | PROOF93 | BARREL / WAREHOUSE INFODouble barreled: standard 1910 Old Fine Whiskey aged extra 18 months in secondary heavily charred barrel - same recipe as Batch 001 | |
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Barrel / Warehouse Info Double barreled: standard 1910 Old Fine Whiskey aged extra 18 months in secondary heavily charred barrel - same recipe as Batch 001 |
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| View releaseRELEASE2025 | RELEASE NAME1910 Extra Extra Old | TYPEBourbon | BATCH #2 | RELEASE DATEJuly 2025 | PROOF93 | BARREL / WAREHOUSE INFODouble barreled: standard 1910 Old Fine Whiskey aged extra 24 months in secondary heavily charred barrel - same recipe as Batch 001 | |
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Barrel / Warehouse Info Double barreled: standard 1910 Old Fine Whiskey aged extra 24 months in secondary heavily charred barrel - same recipe as Batch 001 |
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| View releaseRELEASE2025 | RELEASE NAMEBottled in Bond Rye | TYPERye | BATCH #1 | RELEASE DATEMarch 2025 | PROOF100 | BARREL / WAREHOUSE INFOSmall batch bottled in bond rye - all barrels from a single distillation season (unusually cool and wet Spring 2015) | |
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Barrel / Warehouse Info Small batch bottled in bond rye - all barrels from a single distillation season (unusually cool and wet Spring 2015) |
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| View releaseRELEASE2026 | RELEASE NAMEHigh Angels' Share Rye | TYPERye | BATCH #1 | RELEASE DATEMarch 2026 | PROOF110 | BARREL / WAREHOUSE INFOSmall batch of rye casks with elevated evaporative loss from heat-cycled warehousing - the 'chosen few' barrels with high angels' share | |
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Barrel / Warehouse Info Small batch of rye casks with elevated evaporative loss from heat-cycled warehousing - the 'chosen few' barrels with high angels' share |
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How to read this table
Proof is bottle proof, uncut and unfiltered. Age is years and months from the day it entered the barrel to the day it was bottled. Warehouse is the rickhouse letter where the barrels matured — multiple letters mean a release was a blend of barrels from more than one rickhouse. Floor is the floor (or floors) those barrels rested on. Higher floors run hotter and yield more aggressive evaporation; lower floors are cooler and slower.
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