News: Available in September, the  2014 Old Forester Birthday Bourbon will have a suggested retail of $59.99 and will available at numerous stores nationwide. It will be bottled at 97 proof. This year you can expect a vanilla flavor with some notes of cinnamon, syrup, and citrus flavors. Old Forester is the only bourbon still in existence today that was produced before, during and after Prohibition by its original distiller.