Old Forester is one of bourbon's historic brands. It was one of the first to ever be sold by the bottle in order to ensure quality control to capitalise on the medicinal whiskey trade in the 19th century. It was even named after local Louisville physician, Dr. William Forrester (they dropped the second 'R' fro the name when he retired).  Produced by Brown-Forman at their distillery in Shively, Kentucky.

The 1870 Original Batch is the first release in the Old Forester Whisky Row series, paying tribute to the brand's origins. As a nod to the original batching process used by Old Forester's founder, George Garvin Brown, this Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey combines liquid from three different warehouses.