Soba45
Old Grand-Dad 114 Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
December 17, 2019 (edited December 23, 2019)
Wow I see someone commented this is a $20 bourbon. That is impressive. Maybe after a u shaped tasting experience -great mezcal courtesy of @cascode, followed by a very odd grappa followed by some really not my type of young craft bourbons I'm back in the sweet spot. You have to hand it to the big players, they have great stock and can turn out solid stuff at very good prices. This is what bourbon is about in my mind. Nothing fancy but good solid flavorsome well balanced dram which is very easy to drink at 57% straight. I would easily make this my go to bourbon. Thanks @PBMichiganWolverine!
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@Ctrexman Aromatherapy is where its at. 3 out of 3 shipments so far! @PBMichiganWolverine Cascode got the other half of the remainder of your samples..the gifts that keep on giving! I then repurposed your sample bottles. I refilled them with my whiskey and dropped them off at a friend's who looked after our kids all day today and my daughter got one to make a perfume/moisturizer mixture. Endles recycling!
so much for used sex toys.........OGD is awesome for the $$. Similar profile to that one dimensional Bookers
@PBMichiganWolverine Sweet. Looking fwd to it! 'Aromatherapy' works well. Both Cascode and I tried it as no customs issues
@Soba45 give me about 6-8 months—will have enough open to send parcel #2. About 10-12 samples make it worthwhile
@PBMichiganWolverine Yeah I'll have to see if its in NZ a great drop. @Scott_E @BDanner Yes i think its the best VFM I've ever had in a bourbon!
...If the only one who'll hang out with you is your "Dear Old Grand Dad" then you're still doing alright. One of my favorites. It's $30 here so not quite as good a value as it is for most folks, but even at $30 it's a solid pour. My go-to for Old Fashioneds.
I always think of the George Thorogood song “I Drink Alone” when I see or hear this bourbon. Haven’t tried this (yet) but will definitely try sooner than later.
We bought a bottle of this a few weeks ago when we had several friends over, namely for them to use as a mixer. I was pleasantly surprised that it didn’t act like a $20 bourbon