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}\n  .mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-table-box{ padding:20px; }\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-master-container\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- HERO SECTION (DARK) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-hero\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-topbar\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-a\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey · The Vault\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-m\"\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon · Single Barrel Strength\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-masthead\"\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-kicker\"\u003eOld Forester\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-title\"\u003ePresident's Choice Bourbon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-city-title\"\u003e2026 Release\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-subline\"\u003eHand-Selected Single Barrel · Uncut Cask Strength · 1964 Legacy\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-rule\" style=\"margin-top:56px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stats\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e110–125\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eProof Range\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e7–9\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eYears Aged\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eRelease Year\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003eHandwritten\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eLabel Fields\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003eJun 13\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eNational Launch\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003eSingle\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eCask Strength\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-lede\"\u003eOld Forester President’s Choice is the rarest label in the brand’s portfolio, and the 2026 release returned nationally on 13 June, timed to National Bourbon Day. It is a \u003cstrong\u003esingle barrel\u003c\/strong\u003e Kentucky straight bourbon whisky: every bottle comes from one cask, hand selected for maturity and character, and bottled at that barrel’s own strength. The label leaves its age, barrel number and bottling strength as \u003cstrong\u003eblank fields to be filled in by hand\u003c\/strong\u003e — so those figures belong to your bottle, not to the release, and this page directs you to the label rather than printing numbers that may not be yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 01: THE ELEMENTAL DISTINCTION (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 01\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe Elemental Distinction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-points\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e01\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA single barrel, not a batch.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each bottle is drawn from one hand-selected cask and bottled at that barrel’s strength — no two are identical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e02\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe label carries \u003cstrong\u003eblank fields completed by hand\u003c\/strong\u003e: the age in months, the barrel number, and the strength at which that barrel was bottled. Read your own bottle for those.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e03\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rarest expression in the Old Forester portfolio, tracing to \u003cstrong\u003e1964\u003c\/strong\u003e, when then-president \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Garvin Brown II\u003c\/strong\u003e offered the first private single barrels to customers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e04\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2026 release went national on \u003cstrong\u003e13 June\u003c\/strong\u003e, ahead of National Bourbon Day and on the eighth anniversary of the Old Forester Distillery opening on Louisville’s Whiskey Row.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e05\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the second consecutive year the label covered both a bourbon and a rye; this is the \u003cstrong\u003ebourbon\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e06\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelection is done in-house by Master Taster \u003cstrong\u003eMelissa Rift\u003c\/strong\u003e and Assistant Master Distiller \u003cstrong\u003eCaleb Trigo\u003c\/strong\u003e, who describe tasting every barrel rather than sampling a sub-set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 02: ARCHIVE \u0026 SELECTION (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 02\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eSelection \u0026amp; Heritage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003e1964 Founder's Legacy\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-casks\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\" style=\"border-top-color: var(--mw-slate);\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003e1964 Historical Origin\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003ePresident's Private Reserve\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eTraces to 1964 when Old Forester president George Garvin Brown II allowed patrons to select full single barrels from the company vault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\" style=\"border-top-color: var(--mw-accent);\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003e2018 Relaunch\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eDistillery Vault Rarity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eRelaunched in 2018 as an ultra-exclusive Louisville distillery release before expanding to limited national allocations in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eSelection Process\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003e100% Barrel Tasting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eMelissa Rift and Caleb Trigo sample every potential barrel individually, picking only casks that express exceptional maturity and balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eHandwritten Guarantee\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eSelf-Documenting Bottle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eInverts George Garvin Brown's 1870 signed bottle guarantee: every bottle is uniquely filled out by hand to verify its singular cask identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 03: SENSORY \u0026 STRATEGIC POSITION (DARK) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-dark-band\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 03\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eSensory Profile \u0026amp; Strategy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eSingle Barrel Character\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-acts speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act\" style=\"border-top-color: var(--mw-slate);\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act-n\" style=\"color: var(--mw-slate);\"\u003eI\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eSensory Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo official tasting notes were published for this release\u003c\/strong\u003e — a point the trade press noted at announcement — and single-barrel bottlings resist a house profile in any case, since the barrel that filled your bottle is the one doing the talking. Rather than borrow a description written for a different cask, this page leaves the profile to the glass. Expect the President’s Choice register broadly: mature oak, depth and concentration, at a strength meant to be met on its own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act\" style=\"border-top-color: var(--mw-glow);\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act-n\"\u003eII\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eStrategic Position\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eSingle-barrel releases are the honest end of a portfolio, because nothing can be blended into consistency. It sits beside \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/russells-reserve-13-eddie-45th-spring-2026\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe Spring 2026 Russell’s Reserve 13\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/george-t-stagg-2025\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe uncut George T. Stagg of 2025\u003c\/a\u003e, within \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/bourbon\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe Kentucky bourbon held at Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 04: PRESENTATION \u0026 PROVENANCE (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 04\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eCollector Note \u0026amp; Index\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eVault Provenance\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-prov\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-feat-ico\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHand-Filled Label Traceability\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eThe blank fields are the collectable feature, not a formality. A President’s Choice bottle is identified by its own barrel number and its own handwritten strength, which makes each one individually traceable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-feat-ico\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAllocated June Release\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eSuggested retail was $225 at release, and distribution was deliberately narrow: distillery counter, the brand’s own shop shipping to a short list of states, and limited national allocation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-bodycopy\"\u003eThe label traces to 1964; bottle photographs rather than generic release notes serve as the primary document of value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-index\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-index-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-il\"\u003eCollector Index\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-ir\"\u003e2026 BOURBON\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdl class=\"mw-index-grid\"\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eRelease\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003ePresident's Choice Bourbon 2026\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eClass\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eProof Range\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003e110–125 Proof (Handwritten Per Bottle)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eAge Range\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003e7–9 Years (Handwritten Per Bottle)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eSelected By\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eMelissa Rift \u0026amp; Caleb Trigo\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eDistillery\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eOld Forester Distilling Co.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n          \u003c\/dl\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-hublink\"\u003eExplore \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/bourbon\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe complete Kentucky bourbon collection in Midnight Whiskey's vault\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 05: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (DARK) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-dark-band\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 05\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-table-box\"\u003e\n        \u003ctable class=\"mw-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eCLASS\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky — Old Forester spells it without the e\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eRELEASE\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eThe 2026 release — announced 8 June 2026, national allocation from 13 June\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eSELECTION\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eSingle barrel — each bottle from one hand-selected cask, bottled at that barrel’s own strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eAGE\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eHandwritten per bottle label (documented 2026 release range: 7 to 9 years)\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003ePROOF \/ ABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eHandwritten per bottle label (documented 2026 release range: 110 to 125 proof \/ 55–62.5% ABV)\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eBARREL NUMBER\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eHandwritten per bottle label; unique to the bottle\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eSELECTED BY\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eMaster Taster Melissa Rift and Assistant Master Distiller Caleb Trigo\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eORIGIN OF LABEL\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003e1964, when Old Forester president George Garvin Brown II offered private single barrels\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eNone published for this release\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eDISTILLERY\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eOld Forester Distilling Company, Louisville, Kentucky\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003ePRODUCER\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eBrown-Forman\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eFORMAT\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003e750 mL†\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"font-size:0.78rem; color:var(--mw-dmuted); margin-top:10px;\"\u003e† Format confirmed against each individual SKU stocked at fulfilment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 06: RECORDS \u0026 ASSURANCE (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 06\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecords \u0026amp; Assurance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eProduction Methodology\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003ePresident’s Choice dates to 1964, when Old Forester president George Garvin Brown II offered private single barrels to customers — at the time, buying one meant buying the whole barrel. The modern label relaunched in 2018 as a distillery-scale rarity and went national in 2025, when a rye expression joined the bourbon; 2026 marked the second consecutive year of both. Barrels are chosen in-house for maturity, complexity and distinct character by Master Taster Melissa Rift and Assistant Master Distiller Caleb Trigo, and each is bottled at its own strength rather than blended toward a target. Old Forester is Brown-Forman’s founding brand, established in Louisville in 1870 by George Garvin Brown, who sealed and signed his bottles as a guarantee of consistency — an irony this label inverts, since its whole premise is that no two bottles match. The 2026 release was announced from Louisville on 8 June and reached national allocation on 13 June.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Vault Preservation\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eEvery bottle sold through \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour editorial and authentication standards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat proof is Old Forester President's Choice?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eThere is no single answer, and that is the nature of the label. President's Choice is a single-barrel release bottled at each individual barrel's own strength, which is written by hand on the front label along with the barrel number and the age. Read the figures on your own bottle — any number quoted generally would belong to a different barrel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhy does the label have blank spaces on it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eThey are completed by hand for each bottle. The President's Choice label leaves the age, the barrel number and the bottling strength open precisely because those values differ from cask to cask, and filling them in individually is how the label has worked since the program's origins. It makes every bottle self-documenting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat is the history behind President's Choice?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eIt began in 1964, when Old Forester president George Garvin Brown II offered customers private single barrels — at the time, a purchase meant taking the entire barrel. The modern label relaunched in 2018, went national in 2025 alongside a new rye expression, and returned in 2026 as the brand's rarest annual release, with barrels chosen in-house by Master Taster Melissa Rift and Assistant Master Distiller Caleb Trigo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-signoff\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-rule\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-signoff-row\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-a\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey · The Vault\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-m\"\u003eOld Forester · President's Choice Bourbon 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- COMPONENT 4 — AI-COMPATIBILITY LAYER (JSON-LD) --\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@graph\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Product\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/old-forester-presidents-choice-bourbon-2026#product\",\n      \"name\": \"Old Forester President's Choice Bourbon, 2026 Release\",\n      \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/old-forester-presidents-choice-bourbon-2026\",\n      \"mainEntityOfPage\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/old-forester-presidents-choice-bourbon-2026\",\n      \"image\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/old-forester-presidents-choice-bourbon-2026.jpg\",\n      \"description\": \"Old Forester President's Choice is the rarest label in the brand's portfolio, and the 2026 release returned nationally on 13 June, timed to National Bourbon Day. 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