2022 24 Days of Whisk(e)y - Day 3

Day 3 of 24 Days of Whisk(e)y... tonight, we are having Old Forester 1897, Bottle In Bond, 50% ABV, 'new' version, 4 Year Minimum, distilled and bottled in Kentucky. I have not had this one before, so I have been looking forward to trying this. It's around $55 a bottle, so not cheap, but not overly expensive, let's see how it is:

On the nose, I got sweet cherry, some caramel, and some floral notes. The taste was mostly cherry and a woody note. The finish started out with cherry, then finished with a wood bite that lingered. I didn't particularly like the finish.

With water, it was very similar, a bit sweeter on the nose, and more burn on the finish. Probably better neat. This one was interesting overall, probably not as good as the Belle Meade last night, but certainly better than the 1792 the first night. I'll give it a 'weak' 3.25/5.0, cheers!