Old Forester Distilling Co.
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Old Forester Distilling Co. is a historic Louisville-based bourbon distillery known for producing one of the first continuously sold bottled bourbons in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Forester Distilling Co. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4597009 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Forester Distilling Co. Context triple: [Kentucky Bourbon Trail, hasPart, Old Forester Distilling Co.]
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A.
Bulleit Distilling Co.
Bulleit Distilling Co. is a modern American whiskey distillery in Kentucky known for producing Bulleit Bourbon and Rye, popular for their high-rye mash bills and bold flavor profile.
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B.
Willett Distillery
Willett Distillery is a historic, family-owned bourbon and rye whiskey producer in Kentucky known for its small-batch and single-barrel expressions.
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C.
Aberfeldy Distillery
Aberfeldy Distillery is a historic Scotch whisky distillery in the Scottish Highlands, best known as the home of Dewar’s single malt production and visitor center.
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D.
Heaven Hill Distillery
Heaven Hill Distillery is a major American whiskey producer in Kentucky, best known for its bourbon brands such as Evan Williams and Elijah Craig.
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E.
Woodford Reserve Distillery
Woodford Reserve Distillery is a historic bourbon whiskey distillery and National Historic Landmark in Kentucky, known for producing premium small-batch bourbon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Forester Distilling Co. Target entity description: Old Forester Distilling Co. is a historic Louisville-based bourbon distillery known for producing one of the first continuously sold bottled bourbons in the United States.
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A.
Bulleit Distilling Co.
Bulleit Distilling Co. is a modern American whiskey distillery in Kentucky known for producing Bulleit Bourbon and Rye, popular for their high-rye mash bills and bold flavor profile.
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B.
Willett Distillery
Willett Distillery is a historic, family-owned bourbon and rye whiskey producer in Kentucky known for its small-batch and single-barrel expressions.
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C.
Aberfeldy Distillery
Aberfeldy Distillery is a historic Scotch whisky distillery in the Scottish Highlands, best known as the home of Dewar’s single malt production and visitor center.
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D.
Heaven Hill Distillery
Heaven Hill Distillery is a major American whiskey producer in Kentucky, best known for its bourbon brands such as Evan Williams and Elijah Craig.
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E.
Woodford Reserve Distillery
Woodford Reserve Distillery is a historic bourbon whiskey distillery and National Historic Landmark in Kentucky, known for producing premium small-batch bourbon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
ⓘ
bourbon distillery ⓘ whiskey producer ⓘ |
| agingRequirement | new charred oak barrels ⓘ |
| barrelEntry | charred oak barrels ⓘ |
| brandOf | Old Forester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | straight bourbon whiskey producer ⓘ |
| compliesWith | U.S. bourbon regulations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distilleryType | urban distillery ⓘ |
| foundedBy | George Garvin Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBrandHistory | 19th‑century origin ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
bottling line
ⓘ
distillation equipment ⓘ fermentation room ⓘ maturation warehouses ⓘ |
| hasTastingNotes |
caramel and vanilla profile in core expressions
ⓘ
oak and spice notes in higher proof expressions ⓘ |
| heritageBrandOf | Brown‑Forman Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalClaim | among the first bourbon brands sold exclusively in sealed bottles ⓘ |
| industry |
bourbon whiskey
ⓘ
spirits ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kentucky
ⓘ
Louisville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Whiskey Row NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketingTheme |
Prohibition‑era heritage
ⓘ
Whiskey Row history ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being marketed as a sealed, quality‑guaranteed bourbon
ⓘ
producing one of the first continuously sold bottled bourbons in the United States ⓘ |
| offers |
public tours
ⓘ
tastings ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Brown‑Forman Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kentucky bourbon trail experience ⓘ |
| product |
Old Forester 100 Proof Signature Bourbon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Forester 1870 Original Batch NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Forester 1897 Bottled in Bond NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Forester 1910 Old Fine Whisky NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Forester 86 Proof Bourbon NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Forester Birthday Bourbon NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Forester Bourbon NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Forester Statesman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | Louisville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMashBill | corn‑based bourbon mash bill ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Forester Distilling Co. Description of subject: Old Forester Distilling Co. is a historic Louisville-based bourbon distillery known for producing one of the first continuously sold bottled bourbons in the United States.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.