Old Grand-Dad 114 Bourbon

Had to try it after reading reviews. This one has been around a long time for a reason. Has the spicy, oaky tasting I enjoy for a great value based sipper that I will not be afraid to pull out for the happy hour gang!

Agree with professional review here. Spot on.

Sweet, leather, not harsh  vanilla 

Cracked open to try with @Looneyhead not beacuse i was saving it for a special occasion but because, i forgot about it. Tried neat. Im trying to let it open up to my nares because it was initially just ETOH. After about 10 mnutes, i re-sniff, swirl, swirl, swirl and smell again. Lets try again. N the nares it did indeed open up with still strong ETOH but if you smell behinf the strong ETOH you get notes of slight vanilla, lots of burning nasal hairs, slight caramel wood, cherry, apricot, pear, clove, spearmint, soy sauce. Palate is initially hot but again, it opens up and is warm with notes of vanilla, caramel, minimal cocoa, clove, slight fruit, and high spearmint