5 Best Whiskeys for Your Home Bar

3. Old Forester 100

Insider Monkey Score: 12

Handpicked from select barrels, Old Forester 100 proof is a rich, complex Bourbon that honors the legacy of founder George Garvin Brown, who put his signature on every bottle. This whiskey is quite popular with bartenders and appears frequently as an ingredient in most bars’ cocktail lists.

A truly rare and distinctive occasion took place in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1870. When George Garvin Brown sealed Bourbon in a bottle for the very first time, he did so knowing it would guarantee quality and consistency for Bourbon lovers everywhere. And nearly 150 Years later, the Brown-Forman Corporation still watches over the production of every drop of Old Forester with that same care.