{"product_id":"o","title":"Brown Foreman Kentucky Boy Chris Morris Commemoration Exclusive for Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2026 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2026) 75cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBrown Foreman Kentucky Boy Chris Morris Commemoration Exclusive for Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2026 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2026) 75cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased on the 9th of September 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKentucky Boy is a rare, curated whisky crafted by Woodford Reserve Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall and Old Forester Assistant Master Distiller Caleb Trigo in honor of their mentor. It is a one-time release, with a limited number of bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcCall and Trigo created this exceptional expression that was inspired by whiskies that Morris developed during his legendary career including Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, King of Kentucky, and Woodford Reserve Double Oaked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMorris began his journey with Brown-Forman in 1976, eventually rising to become just the fifth Master Distiller in Old Forester history and the guiding force behind Woodford Reserve, now a global brand. Known affectionately across the industry as a true Kentucky legend, his dedication to flavor innovation helped usher in the global renaissance of premium bourbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking back on his 50-year contribution to Kentucky bourbon, Morris shared: “It has been an honor and a privilege to have played a role in the renaissance of Kentucky bourbon. Seeing consumers appreciate bourbon on a level historically afforded that of Single Malt Scotch and Cognac is most gratifying. I am confident that future generations of Kentucky bourbon distillers will continue to build upon the momentum we started nearly 50 years ago.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo honor Morris’ half-century legacy, Brown-Forman turned to the Brown-Forman Archives to resurrect a historic brand name from its 150-year history. The Kentucky Boy label was originally acquired in 1923 when the company purchased Louisville’s Lynndale Distillery during Prohibition. Marketed through the 1940s under a thoroughbred racing theme, the dormant brand now returns from the archive vault to celebrate one of the bourbon industry’s true champions with an unprecedented blend that offers collectors a liquid timeline of Morris’ impact on the modern bourbon landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA portion of the net proceeds from Kentucky Boy bottle sales will benefit nonprofit\u0026amp;nbsp;Second Stride,\u0026amp;nbsp;a leading national equine adoption program dedicated to professional rehabilitation, retraining, and placement of retired Thoroughbred racehorses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrown-Forman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrown-Forman Corporation is a global leader in the spirits industry, responsibly building exceptional beverage alcohol brands for more than 155 years. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, we are guided by our founding promise, “Nothing Better in the Market.” Our premium portfolio includes the Jack Daniel’s Family of Brands, Woodford Reserve, Old Forester, New Mix, el Jimador, Herradura, The Glendronach, Glenglassaugh, Benriach, Diplomático Rum, Gin Mare, Fords Gin, Chambord, and Slane\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarlos: Reminds me of King of Kentucky without so much depth of charcoal. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShall update tomorrow when i get to have a proper bunch of it but to be honest, due to the scarcity of this product by the time you read any tasting notes, everyone else around you will have bought it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Old Forester\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld Forester is a brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whisky produced by the Brown–Forman Corporation. It has been on the market continuously for longer than any other bourbon (approximately 150 years as of 2020), and was the first bourbon sold exclusively in sealed bottles. It was first bottled and marketed in 1870 by the former pharmaceutical salesman turned bourbon-merchant George Garvin Brown – the founder of the Brown–Forman Corporation (whose descendants still manage the company). During the Prohibition period from 1920 to 1933, Brown–Forman received one of only six licenses authorizing lawful production (for medicinal purposes).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld Forester is produced under the supervision of Master Distiller Chris Morris (as of 2006)at the Brown–Forman distillery in Shively, Kentucky, (which is located directly adjacent to the pre-merger southwest boundary of Louisville) and at Old Forester Distilling Co. (located in Downtown Louisville on historic Whisky Row in the original building used from 1882 to 1919) using a mash bill of 72% corn (maize), 18% rye, and 10% malted barley[2] (the same mash bill used for Woodford Reserve). Its mash bill has been described as \"pretty standard\"[2] and \"richer in rye than most bourbons\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the product was introduced in 1870, bottles of Old Forester were sealed as a way to guard against adulteration and substitution of the contents, and were initially sold in pharmacies as a medicinal product. The innovation introduced with Old Forester was not that it was available in such bottles, but that it was the first bourbon to be exclusively available in this fashion – providing a greater level of assurance of quality for that brand relative to other products in the market. This innovation was enabled and further fuelled by emerging advances in the mass production of glass bottles, such as those soon to be developed by Michael Owens. The sealed bottle approach was popular with doctors and with the pharmacists that sold the product, and their approval was touted in advertisements of the product to the general public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally, the product name was spelled \"Old Forrester\", with a double \"r\". The product is reported to have been named after a physician Dr. William Forrester who endorsed its consumption, and the renaming is conjectured to have been a way to avoid direct reference to the physician's name. Originally formed by George Garvin Brown and his half-brother John Thompson Street Brown (J.T.S. Brown, who would also later figure into the history of the Four Roses Distillery and inspire the naming of a brand of bourbon produced by Heaven Hill Distilleries), the company that produces the product was originally registered as J. T. S. Brown \u0026amp; Bro., and became Brown–Forman in 1902 after several partnerships and name changes involving partners James Thompson (who was also involved in the Glenmore Distillery Company and created the Old Thompson brand), Henry Chambers, and George Forman. George Garvin Brown became sole owner by 1902, and although Brown–Forman is now a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange, the Brown family still controls more than 70% of the voting shares (as of 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo produce his Old Forester product, Brown would initially purchase whiskies from distillers such as John McDougal Atherton and Ben Mattingly, and blend them together. In 1902, he then purchased Mattingly's distillery in the town of Saint Mary in Marion County, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil Prohibition in the United States began in 1920, Old Forester was the leading brand produced by Brown's company. The company was granted one of the few government licenses to produce medical whiskey, at which time the product became a straight bourbon at 100 proof (previously it had been a blended product). Since then, other brands were acquired by the company, such as Early Times (purchased in 1923, which became America's best-selling bourbon and maintained high sales for 30 years), and Jack Daniel's (purchased in 1956 and as of 2007 the best-selling whiskey of any kind in the world), have become its leading products. Every year since 2002, Old Forester releases a Birthday Bourbon expression, made available exclusively through a national sweepstakes. The winners are chosen on September 2, to commemorate the day of Brown's birth. In August 2016, Old Forester announced the release of its 115-proof \"1920 Prohibition Style Bourbon\". In 2021, the company announced its latest expression, known as the 117 Series, or the \"High Angels' Share\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e50% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e75cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Forester","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54662702596434,"sku":"OLDFKENTUCKYBOY","price":195.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/BrownForemanKentuckyBoyChrisMorrisCommemorationExclusiveforKentuckyBourbonFestival2026KentuckyStraightBourbonWhiskey_2026_75cl.jpg?v=1789098264","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/o","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}