old grand - dad
nd old grand dad was made at the old grand dad distillery which used dsp - ky - 14 .
both old taylor and old grand dad used nd upc codes starting with 86259 .
beam duplicated the national distillers old grand - dad recipe as closely as it could, so the closest thing to old grand - dad in the 50s would be old grand - dad bonded today .
some bottles were distilled at old taylor but brought to old grand dad for bottling, like the old taylor below .
beam bourbons part 1: old grand - dad versus basil h ...
old crow, old grand dad, sloe gin: drinks that were popular and easy targets for references .
the good and not - so - good of the old grand - dad rebo ...
fats waller ,
old grand dad
the greatest novelty - song singer of all time reflects on the hazards of sharing a house with a grumpy old man .
who' s the one that i adore / though he beats me to the floor? / old grand dad / my old grand dad .
impressive quality. i' ll buy it again. the best old grand dad ever produced. bb
old grand - dad® kentucky straight bourbon whiskey and old overholt® straight rye whiskey, 40% - 50% alc. / vol. ©2013 w. a. gaines, the old grand - dad® distillery company, and a. overholt & co. , frankfort, ky. old overholt®, and old grand - dad®, are registered trademarks of jim beam brands co. all trademarks are the property of their respective owners .
beam suntory has given old grand - dad bonded a bright new look and a fancy new price, $ 24. 99 msrp. (it has been selling at closer to $ 20 .) but the upgrade is a nice job and old grand - dad bourbon deserves more attention. it' s also good that beam is emphasizing the bond, rather than the other old grand - dad expressions. historically, old grand - dad bonded was the # 1 bonded bourbon when bottled - in - bond meant something to bourbon drinkers .
idea for “drinking straws” happened whilst drinking a mint julep. stone’s new waxed paper technology prevents glue from dissolving into his old grand - dad® .
old grand dad bonded is part of an old grand dad brand that was launched by raymond haden in the 1840’s and named for his grandfather basil hayden. the haden’s distilling days reach back to the 1790’s after the family moved from maryland to kentucky. today, the brand resides with beam - suntory .
the 1. 75 l size has been discontinued, but the old grand - dad brand itself is alive and well. it is thriving, in fact .
old grand dad is unique in the beam line with a high rye recipe. the current recipe for the line of old grand dad bourbons is thought to be similar to the original recipe back in the day. while the recipe is unique among beam’s bourbons, it seems to me it shares the standard beam yeast .
after hayden' s death, old grand - dad was acquired by members of the wathen family, who also had been part of that catholic migration. they continued to sell old grand - dad bourbon as medicinal whiskey during prohibition and their company, american medicinal spirits, became a major component of national distillers after repeal .
old grand - dad was positioned as a premium brand and also as an old, traditional one, so it retained its old, traditional recipe. that' s important, even if the recipe isn' t 200 + years old. beam suntory does a disservice to the brand' s authentic heritage by exaggerating it .
the two forms of mario derivative
7 grand dad
, both of which reference fred flintstone due to the character' s origins in a flintstones bootleg game .
grand dad
is one of the most frequently - recurring elements on the siivagunner music channel .
the dsp number (dsp - ky - 230) does appear on the new old grand - dad label. i have queried beam about its absence on the new jim beam bonded .
old grand dad bonded is my favorite bourbon. i live near bardstown, ky and the selection of bourbons here is really outstanding. jim beam is distilling it again after a short hiatus .
during prohibition, old grand - dad was produced by a pharmaceutical company, the american medicinal spirits co. , and was one of the few distilled spirits permitted to be prescribed as medicine .
this old grand dad 114 is a great value bourbon. very full on that rye spice with a nice combination of sweet citrus notes. it has all the elements for a great bourbon .
there is a good story about the old crow distillery that once distilled old grand - dad for national distillers prior to beam global' s ownership at urltoken. according to the the whisky exchange, the grain mash is unusually high in rye for a bourbon, giving it a much more robust taste ,
not for the faint - hearted .
old grand - dad 100 proof bourbon is the mid - strength expression from the distillery .
old grand - dad bonded has a deep gold - amber appearance, with standard alcohol legs. aroma is of charred oak, some vanilla, and almond. taste is of noticeable, bold, and peppery spice, with charred wood, dried flowers, and grain. mouthfeel is high medium, and old grand - dad bonded finishes fairly quick, with a somewhat quick drop. rjt
old grand - dad’s 114 might not be for everyone. it’s a full - flavored affair and its 114 proof can taste stronger than other bourbons at a higher proof. at under $ 25, there are few bourbons in that price range, at that proof and have its flavor profile. old grand - dad’s 114 is not the smoothest going down but the rich flavor does make up for it .
it is important to challenge this new exaggeration about the origins of the old grand - dad recipe because there is real history here, important history that deserves to be told without brand - hyping distortion .
although hayden' s distillery made both rye whiskey and bourbon, this was common at the time and doesn' t prove the bourbon recipe was uniquely high - rye. it was old grand - dad
a great product for an after dinner drink to cleanse the palate. would go well with a fine cigar - something with a dark wrapper and smooth to counter the old grand dad' s spices .
old grand - dad was a distiller named basil hayden who made his name by distilling a bourbon whiskey made with a higher percentage of rye. basil hayden passed along the art of distilling to his son and then, in turn, to his grandson. it was the third generation distiller, colonel r. b. hayden, who honored his grandfather by naming his justly famed whiskey “old grand - dad. ”
i' ve been drinking this old grand dad faithfully for thirty years or more, several times i split a bottle with top jimmy, it was his brand as well. i guess now us old - timers will switch to the bottled - in - bond .
some of the most sought - after vintage bourbons came from the national distillers company, distilled from the 1960s - 1990s. while generally not recognized by enthusiasts today as premium pours, old taylor and old grand dad bourbons from the nd era can be incredible whiskeys .
the pricing on old grand dad bonded is pretty great, although it seems a big price hike is on the way. perhaps the word got out or it’s simply an overdue price correction on a generally overlooked bottle. also, old grand dad bonded recently got a makeover label. the one pictured here is the retired branding, so likely beam is polishing this one up and pricing it accordingly for the current market .
i just saw an old advertisement stating that old grand dad was made in frankfort, ky. does that mean that it was originally made where buffalo trace is today? to that point, is there any good reference material regarding distillery history and specifically where brands have been made over the years ?
he gives nothing away promised by his aroma. if this grand dad has reached his dotage, no one told him, cause he still thinks he is the cock of the walk. and, by golly, i must give him his due, he can still shoot straight! he is gentle in his sweetness, robust in his spiciness, and assertive in his alcohol endgame. this old grand dad packs a punch .
old grand - dad was a distiller named basil hayden who made his name by distilling a bourbon whiskey made with a higher percentage of rye. basil hayden passed along the art of distilling to his son and then, in turn, to his grandson. it was the third generation distiller, colonel r. b. hayden, who honored his grandfather by naming his justly famed whiskey
old grand - dad .
it is specifically formulated with more rye for a lighter, spicier flavor .
here is a list of references that you might run across when watching old movies or cartoons, or listening to old time radio programs .
following joel' s comedic reaction to the bootleg, interest in grand dad would slowly increase again, and would become a recurring joke particularly within the vinesauce community. grand dad would also become a recurring joke on the youtube channel siivagunner (previously known as
giivasunner
) by sneaking and mixing the flintstones theme into particular video game tracks, as well with other users mixing clips of joel saying the words
grand dad
and
flintstones
( often written as
fleentstones
in reference to his accent). [ 6 ]
hey chuck, your old bourbon pal jim here. just popped open a bottle of ogd 114. like visiting an old friend. cheers !
of the many bourbon brands beam acquired when it merged with national distillers in 1987, the old grand - dad recipe was the only one beam continued to make the same way. all of the other national brands, such as old crow, were simply switched to jim beam distillate when the liquid made by national ran out .
this bottle was most certainly the predecessor to the old grand dad 114, though i had never seen it before. although the bottle is stamped 77, i suspect this was from about 1980 due to the lack of upc and both metric and ounces present .
7 grand dad (better known simply as
grand dad
) is a (in) famous bootleg game made in 1992. it is a pirated version of the nintendo entertainment system game the flintstones: the rescue of dino and hoppy. due to the rather absurd nature of the game, it primarily became a recurring joke on vinesauce joel streams, and later siivagunner videos .
old rip van winkle 20yr, 133. 4pf, sam’s single barrel – 2003
old grand dad bonded is a spicy and lively bourbon. it dances in the mouth a bit and has a bite. it seems to have some properties of a younger bourbon with roasted corn, but still picking up a bunch of barrel with sweetness, caramel, and charred wood .
one cool fact that i like to point out is that one of my favorite bands lynyrd skynyrd references old grand dad in their song “whiskey rock a roller”. so that right there is enough to make it a favorite of mine! let’s dive into the review though and see what it’s all about .
old grand - dad is named for basil hayden. he created his distillery in 1840 and it’s changed hands many times, but today it’s owned by beam suntory. back in its day it was the number one bottled - in - bond bourbon, though it is unsure if this is the same recipe as that one. “of the many bourbon brands beam acquired when it merged with national distillers in 1987, the old grand - dad recipe was the only one beam continued to make the same way. all of the other national brands, such as old crow, were simply switched to jim beam distillate when the liquid made by national ran out. ” quoted from chuck cowdery’s blog .
due to the nature of the subject, information regarding the origin of grand dad is sparse and relatively unknown. it is known that the spritework for grand dad himself originated in dian shi ma li (television mari / fortran); an unlicensed famicom gambling game released in taiwan around 1989. [ 1 ] three years later, various unrelated chinese famicom cartridge was distributed, containing an edited version of the flintstones: the rescue of dino and hoppy game called
grand dad 3m 原始瑪莉vii
( the latter translated to
original mary 7
). [ 2 ] additionally, the bootleg arrived in the russian federation sometime in the mid 1990' s as an
official
dendy game called
super mario 7 .
[ 3 ] lastly, 7 grand dad is known to have been published by a taiwanese company under the name of jy company. [ 4 ]
usa - named in honor of colonel r. b. hayden' s grandfather, basil hayden. old grand dad is specifically formulated with more rye for a lighter, spicier flavor. enjoy the potent, heady flavors of oak, pears, apricots and dark caramel in a glass neat or on the rocks !
i am going to present something monumental to contemplate: the chance to open and experience a piece of history. picture a whiskey that was distilled in 1917, just as the world was gathering into an arena for wwi, old grand dad was laid into a barrel, where it stayed until 1933. i n that time, wwi and prohibition had both come and gone. 1933 was the same year hitler began to rise to power again and the noble experiment had finally ended; this was the year this particular bottle of old grand dad was bottled. i’m sure some heavy discussions occurred over that whiskey, and maybe some hard decisions were made too .
some other high rye bourbons around the same price. i’d suggest looking into four roses yellow label, redemption and bulleit. you can also check out old grand dad 114, which is high proof big brother and a also a pretty great value. wild turkey 101 i think has some similar feistiness and i think matches up well .
thanks for the background, chuck. i had a question for you about the bottled in bond requirements. don' t they require the distillery be identified by dsp on the label? i couldn' t find a dsp on the new jim beam bonded labels. do you know if the new old grand dad labels contain the dsp ?
updated review. today i got old grand - dad bonded 100 proof in new suntory beam upgraded bottle with cork stopper. the nose is rich pipe tobacco, oak, and caramel. the entry is smooth with palate of vanilla, oak, and spice ending with warm finish of spice and oak. . i applaud suntory beam upgrade of the bottle and drier taste. the sweetness is there but now in balance with right amount of sweetness. the only problem is the reduced age. i am sure now it is the minimum of 4 years. the old grand - dad 114 proof is same price in my area and is much better 5 star whisky being aged longer .
i have a sweet tooth so this sounds good to me. i need to find a bottle and make an old fashioned, because you guys know how much i love old fashioneds! 🙂
in the footage, yondu’s old ravager boss stakar (sylvester stallone) brings together a group of old teammates, including michelle yeoh’s aleta ogord, ving rhames’ charlie - 27 and michael rosenbaum’s glass - bodied martinex, with the group deciding to reform in the absence of their old teammate yondu .
this bourbon has some hair on its chest. immediately you’re hit with cinnamon, brown sugar and rye heat. old grand - dad line is known for their above - average amount of rye in their mashbill compared to other bourbons. this is very evident on its nose. fainter hints of orange peel and spice also tag along for the ride .
i assume we have the standard beam yeast here, which to me, is a unique profile and i’m not always in the mood. that might keep this from being a regular bottle, or at least instead choose one of the more upscale beam labels. still, old grand dad bonded is a feisty bourbon that works for a change of pace .
although beam doesn' t officially disclose mashbills, booker noe told me many years ago that the old grand - dad recipe is about 30 percent rye, as compared to jim beam at about 15 percent. four roses also uses more rye than average in both of its mashbills. at the other extreme, some major bourbons contains as little as 8 percent rye .
i' ve always been told that old grand - dad has its own yeast. it is not the same as the jim beam yeast. as for the lack of a dsp on the jim beam bonded label, they assure me that was a mistake and is being corrected. the product was distilled, aged, and bottled entirely at dsp - ky - 230 .
throughout 2016, it was believed based on many credible sources that beam was planning on discontinuing old grand - dad 114. whiskey writer chuck cowdery seemingly validated the rumors when he reported in october 2016 that beams was
probably
going to shutter the brand in 2017. in february 2017, he reported that beam is rethinking this move and shipments will improve in the second quarter of 2017 .
i had the great fortune of growing up in bullitt county, ky just outside a small town called ridgetop, so there were distillers all around. my first pick of kentucky straight bourbons is actually woodford reserve, but my favorite haunt here in new mexico doesn' t carry that brand. their well bourbon is old grand dad. about half the price of wr but an excellent choice nevertheless .
one of the
main characters
as depicted by the channel is a variation of mario known as
7 grand dad
, who is depicted in two different forms: a recolored, off - model mario sprite, and fred flintstone with mario' s head. the character originates from a bootleg mario game known as “grand dad 3m 原始瑪莉vii” (the chinese translates to
primitive mario
) that was in fact a minimally - edited version of the flintstones: the rescue of dino & hoppy, with the odd mario graphic originating from another mario bootleg, dian shi ma li .
old grand dad 114 is one of those bourbons that will really surprise you. looking at it on the shelf you probably have passed over it to get something that seems more mainstream and up to your level of sophistication. not this guy though! i took a leap of faith and picked up a bottle of this bourbon to give it whirl. i was actually incredibly surprised at what i found inside .
not sure if it' s the label enforcing the color but, maybe a hint of tangerine citrus. mature drupes such as cherries or persimmon, whiskey may not be old but my nose remembers something old such as tannin .
nd old taylor was distilled at the “castle” distillery (see pic above) which used dsp - ky - 19 .
hazel dickens ,
old and in the way
help the aged .
just remember when you' re young / that to you, the time will come / when you' re old and only in the way .
the magnetic fields ,
when you' re old and lonely
perpetual sad sack stephin merritt finds solace in time the avenger :
when you' re old and lonely / you will wish you' d married me .
gene autry ,
that silver haired daddy of mine
be good to dear old dad while he' s still got his faculties. soon he' ll be stuck away
in a vine - covered shack in the mountains / bravely fighting the battle of time .
after the civil war (1861 - 1865), whiskey - making left the farm and became industrialized. in about 1882, raymond hayden teamed up with a former treasury agent to establish a commercial - scale distillery at hobbs, kentucky, a stop on the then - new branch of the louisville and nashville railroad. they named the distillery old grand - dad and put a portrait of raymond' s grandfather, basil, on the label. with the industry growing rapidly, many producers cultivated the image of' old time' distillers like raymond' s grandfather .
a high proof bourbon in the sub $ 25 range is harder to come by and will probably stay that way for sometime. as supply become more strained as bourbon become more and more popular, cheap high - proof bourbon will be a thing of the past. we' ve already seen it in old grand - dad’s 86 proof bourbon being lowered to 80 proof to maintain supply levels for their 100 proof bottle - in - bond variety .
because i didn' t trust myself on this one, i am sipping it alongside a much more expensive and superb bourbon. ogd is goooood, very damn good! . being still an amatuer, i don' t even know if it is the product of some buyout or consolidated distillery, or what... .... says old grand dad distillery on the bottle... . but in terms of taste, it don' t ride in the back seat. this grand ole daddy wants to drive, and says he has been around long enough to do it! !! !
often lambasted for his old - fashioned music and singing styles. by contrast his brother, guy, was still very popular .
i was actually really impressed with this old grand dad 114. for around $ 25 here it’s well worth the buy. it’s not going to replace my four roses single barrel anytime soon, but it’s still a darn good whiskey at a very reasonable price. so if you’re looking to find something new, you might have to look towards the bottle shelf for this bourbon, but i would highly recommend it. easily a 9 / 10 for me .
as with dian shi ma li, grand dad was eventually spread online as a. nes file (as with many other unofficial and official nes titles) around 1996. throughout the late 90' s to the early 2000s, it proved initially infamous within the bootleg community for its rather simple alterations to the source material. this would lead to an eventual lack of interest, putting the bootleg once more into obscurity. grand dad would not be popularized again until september 4, 2014, when twitch streamer vargskelethor (better known as
joel
from vinesauce) stumbled across the game in a bootleg mario 7 - in - 1 multicart while streaming pirated nes games. [ 5 ]
old grand dad 86 proof 375 ml, circa 1989. note the upc code, government warning, alcohol by volume reference and dot matrix code which establishes the bottle to at least november 1989. ‘f89′ text in the bottom left corner of the front label and a ’89’ embossed on the bottom of the glass likely dates the bottle to 1989 or shortly thereafter. this coupled with the red shield and 86259 in the upc indicate the bottle likely holds the coveted whiskey from national distillers .
i have tried literally dozens of bourbons over the years. my go to cocktail is a bourbon manhattan. grand dad is absolutely the best bourbon in a manhattan. better than woodford or knob creek or maker' s mark, all of which i enjoy unmixed on the rocks. if you want the best manhattan, this bourbon is for you .
taking a swirl around i picked up on that spicy rye up front. it has a strong sweetness to wash it down though. similar to an orange fanta. that strong sweet citrusy note on the backend mellows out the rye. this old grand dad 114 is very similar from the nose to the palate that’s for sure. i love the distinct crispness on the palate too. it’s very refreshing. that citrus hits quick and then dissipates and leaves you with the rye you began with .
hope i die before i get old ,
sang 21 - year - old roger daltrey in 1965—and 43 years later, he' s still singing it. rock' n' roll has always been invested in a byronic cult of blazing youth and beautiful corpses. but as tyros have turned into reunion - tour warhorses, rockers have had to come to terms with the ironies—and the indignities and the glories—of old age .
i found this to be a very interesting discussion since i have been wondering what the difference was between old grandad and basil hayden. bill hayden
very musty, recalls the smell of boards being sawn in an old basement. (this is exactly the image i got in my head. )
a particularly flavoursome bourbon, dead smooth too. delightful to sit at a bar sucking down bottles of dixie beer with old grandad chasers. happy days .
having flirted with outlandish spirits for a while there, i am firmly back in the us with a 2 - part series on the bourbons made at jim beam' s cleremont distillery. beam currently utilizes 2 bourbon mashbills, one with a traditional 15% rye and another, 27% high - rye version. the latter serves as the base of the venerable old grand - dad series of bourbons as well as the more up - market ,
small - batch series
basil hayden (which was ogd' s name, by the way) .
( select timeline) barton belmont bernheim brown and forman flieschmann' s general bourbon glenmore golden wedding h mckenna distillery heaven hill j w dant james e. pepper makers mark mccormick medley national distillers / beam old charter old mr. boston park and tilford schenley stitzel - weller virginia gentleman waterfill and frasier wild turkey yellowstone
tom lehrer ,
when you are old and gray
your teeth will start to go, dear / your waist will start to spread / in 20 years or so, dear / i' ll wish that you were dead .
the evilest old - age song ever written. maybe the best .
these are all improvements, but they made one screw - up. there is no evidence to support the new claim that basil hayden
was known for distilling bourbon with a high rye content .
in fact, no one really knows when the current old grand - dad recipe was adopted, as the brand had many different owners before beam acquired it in 1987. what is known is that beam continued to use the same recipe the previous owner was using, the same recipe beam still uses, but that' s about as far as it goes .
mario kart: the movie - official trailer hd - a trailer for a (made - up) movie based on mario kart 64. in the trailer, luigi dies after racing at the mario grand prix in a hospital, and mario discovers that wario is the one responsible for luigi' s death. mario promises revenge against wario racing against him in the grand prix, but falls in love with princess peach .
the bottle of this old grand dad 114 is fairly unique. it’s even different from the other proof bottles. both the 80 & 100 proof are tall and slender bottles. this one is short and fatter. it also has a big ole 114 on the front. i’m sure that acts as a cautionary tale to some. it’s probably smart to let them know up front that the bottle contains 114 proof bourbon! i love the bottle, especially the big knob at the top. it reminds me of the elijah craig bottle with the big spout and handle to uncork the bourbon .
phineas and ferb are seen at walt disney world and also appear in a brief animated segment providing ty pennington a shrink ray to shrink the family' s old house .
this bourbon is named after an infamous distiller mr. basil hayden. he is in fact the old grand dad. he was lovingly given this name, and the namesake to this particular bourbon by his grandson. a third generation distiller colonel r. b. hayden. i guess back in the day you must have been forced into distilling as soon as you became colonel or something. we’ve got colonel blanton, e. h. taylor, and now hayden. pretty awesome coincidence if you ask me. maybe after drinking all that bourbon throughout the wars they became such experts that they started distilling it ?
richnimrod said; chuck thanx for this post! always entertaining, and as usual, informative as well. while i' m not a fan of corks over screw caps, or for that matter, any changes to the bottle or the bourbon inside; i am (and will remain) a fan of the unique character of old grand dad bonded. it isn' t quite what it was in' national' days; but still darned good. it' s too bad the price rose so steeply; but it' s still going to be a brand i' ll always have open on my bar .
never get tired of ogd bib. get you some before they mess with it. i was raised in the canebreak by an old mama lion... ...... . she drank old grand dad and as long as i be a bourbon drinker, so will i! ! now, do you want a stronger reckymendashun or will that do? i liked ogd the first time i sipped some. i still like it... ...... a lot. it is a fine bourbon in my opinion and one that should never be overlooked or underestimated. if you like bourbon in its diversity, i cannot imagine that you would not have some ogd on hand for a sip once in a while! ! i hope it is available' til the very last day! ! !
marvel superhero movies are pretty much always stuffed with easter eggs and callbacks to old comics and characters, and new space opera sequel guardians of the galaxy vol. 2 is no exception .
yesterday i picked this up along with four roses single barrel for $ 35. 99 / 750ml, noah' s mill 15y 114 for $ 48. 99 / 750ml and balcones true blue 122 at $ 64. 99 / 750ml. i haven' t opened the balcones yet, but the old grand dad 114 seems to me to be as good as or better than the four roses, the noah' s mill and my woodford reserve. this was the only bottle left on the shelf yesterday. seems like maybe other folks are finding this to be a superb bargain. i believe i may replace my wr standard with this if i can find enough of it .
the old grand dad family consists of a standard 86 - proof, a 100 - proof bottled in bond (reviewed here) and a 114 - proof barrel strength. bottled - in - bond is a certification requiring the bourbon to be distilled during the same year and from the same distillery. it must also be aged in a bonded warehouse for at least four years. lastly, the bourbon is to be bottled at 100 - proof. bottled - in - bond seems to be a bit of a relic these days, however, a lot of older labels retain the certification. these less trendy bottles with their amble 100 - proof can make for a great value .
noted that basil hayden is the fastest growing in beam' s portfolio, having grown 35% in 2012. i rarely hear people talking about it so it is hard to know what to make of this. however, i also find it notable that as part of its growth, they have dropped the 8 year - old age statement. beam high - rye mashbill and nas? sounds like old grand - dad to me. not that there is anything wrong with ogd, i find the 114 one of the best values in bourbon: near - barrel proof, high rye and $ 20 on sale. however if all you are going to do is water this stuff down and put a fancy label on it for $ 40, i begin to wonder. no one is confirming that nas basil is exactly that, but i' ve my own suspicions .
a cult bourbon with a very high rye content in the mash, which provides a spicy kick on the palate. a very traditional old - style bourbon, not for the faint - hearted .
dmcg, same recipe, different distillery, different distiller. also, the national ogd you' ve probably tasted was glut era and likely twice as old as the whiskey would normally have been .
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an effusive nose, at 100 proof, one would expect a bit more alcohol... .... . it didn' t jump out as i expected. it must be hiding behind something. lemme see, pecan pie is my favorite pie, maybe that' s it? i like vanilla, maybe that' s it? and, i remember my own granddad bringing me corn candy, could it be that? nothing like the smell that comes with splitting oak, maybe that is what hides the alcohol. maybe it is a new pair of long desired boots, with that leathery smell that says solid quailty? on the other hand, maybe this old grand - dad just plain smells wonderful! ! yeah, that' s it! !
old grand dad 114 is not delicate and not refined, but give him a splash of water and he will tell a wonderful story. he has been there, seen it all, lived through it, come out on the other side and is still standing. it is my opinion that anyone who says they know and love bourbon who doesn' t give ogd (s) his due is sadly mistaken... ...... .. ladies and gentlemen, we are talking bourbon 101 here, this fellow belongs in every bourbon lovers cabinet. it is elemental and a suitable replacement for the defunct russel' s reserve 101, just add a touch of water to tame ogd' s temper a bit. say amen, bourbon brothers and sisters! !
there is a need for caution, warns scott spaid from urltoken, a rich site that is dedicated to the history and collecting of full, sealed american pre - prohibition whiskey bottles, prohibition - era medicinal whiskey bottles, and miniature whiskey bottles. “the biggest thing i have learned from collecting prohibition medicinal whiskeys is that the brand doesn’t matter the vast majority of the time. for example, i have a 1 / 2 pint old fitz and a 1 / 2 pint waterfill and frazier. both were distilled by mary m. dowling, one of a few fascinating female distillers. the juice in both is the same but the brands are completely different. the w & f is correct in that the distiller matches the brand, which is so rare. the old fitz, not so much! notice how the old fitz is 15 - year - old and the w & f is 16 “summers” old. marketing at its best. in a nutshell, with prohibition - era medicinal whiskeys, the most important thing to pay attention to is the tax stamp and not the main label. ”
a bonded spirit is a product of one distillation season and one distiller at one distillery, and the process was codified in the bottled - in - bond act of 1897 as a way of ensuring quality. for bourbon to be bonded, it needs to boast the higher - than - average proof of 100 (50% abv). in the case of old grand - dad bottled in bond (and the “bottled in bond” is the important thing to note here, as regular ogd is a different animal), this high rye bourbon delivers the flavors of sweet corn, brown sugar, heavy maple syrup, and a charred but surprisingly smooth finish accompanied by very little burn. at this price and with this proof, you will not beat this bourbon. [ $ 24. 99 ]
i admire distillers who go the extra step to being bonded, not so much on the age aspects but because i am assured of whose whiskey i am drinking and where it came from. i really like the old grand - dad
114
expression and although this 100 bonded product should be the same mash bill i find this bourbon to have a higher spiciness than the 114. the classic flavors of corn - vanilla - carmel - etc. seem to have a stronger presence in the 114. to me good bourbon needs the flavor of rye to make it complete but i don' t need quite this much. still very good bourbon and the price ($ 20) can' t be beat. i' m scoring an additional star because of the bonding and the value .
old grand - dad is one of those bourbons known as
high - rye bourbons ,
because the mash of grains out of which it is distilled contains less corn and more rye than is normal for bourbon, but not enough rye to qualify as
rye whiskey
under american law. i have had a good number of high - rye bourbons, but this one is unusual. if i had tasted this
blind
i would have sworn it isn' t
high - rye bourbon whiskey
at all but an outright
rye whiskey .
is that a good thing, or a bad thing? i guess it depends on what you think of rye, and fortunately i like it a lot. if you are looking for a more typical bourbon experience, buy something else .
discerning “ancient liquors” when i asked warren bobrow, author of ‘whiskey cocktails’, about the subject he said this: “it’s a rarefied world of ancient liquors. i myself have tasted the effect of time on old spirits and can offer the following: airtight. air is a killer for old spirits. if the bottle gets opened drink up! if the fill is too low, unfortunately, low fill means air got in. you might do better to pass .
here, then, are 25 great songs about old people: honky - tonk ballads and tin pan alley standards and french chanson and rumba and, yes, jay - z, who kicks off his ode to aging with grace with the aarp' s favorite euphemism, boasting about
the maturation of jay - zeezy .
there are paeans to beloved patriarchs, metaphysical musings on time' s passage, and lots of anxious songs about diminished potency. perhaps not surprisingly, some of the finest, most touching music here was recorded by actual senior citizens. turns out, dying after you get old has some advantages. you know what the man said about vintage wine from fine old kegs …
then again, james gunn revealed to urltoken that the idea of this team - up (rather than just stallone’s earlier cameo in the main film) only came to him after he’d finished shooting and was added later, so it seems likely that there aren’t too many grand plans for the original guardians .
i just do not care for this. the old version was great. wonderful balance, the new version lacks character. i do not think that this is watered down to make basil hayden - basil tastes too good to come from this swill
actor gregg henry (who played peter’s grandfather in flashback in the first guardians film) can be seen escaping in his car while in old - age makeup, suggesting that peter still has family on earth should he care to look them up .
i think i just bought the last 1. 75lt bottles of old grandad in the us. i have checked around and it is no where to be found. will laural total wine be getting any in? it' s the only bourbon we drink .
character called the old timer would often respond to one of fibber' s jokes with :
that' s pretty good, johnny, but that ain' t the way i heard it .
( that ain' t the way i heered it. )
other musical genres got there long before. aging, mortality, saintly old women, dirty old men—these are perennial themes in pop and blues and soul. and, of course, country. nashville' s song factories have been churning out hits about the sunset years for decades. the no. 2 song on billboard' s country chart this week is brad paisley' s
waitin' on a woman ,
a ballad about an overall - wearing coot who dispenses worldly wisdom from a bench in a shopping - mall food court .
the whiskey was first made in 1840 founded by raymond hayden, grandson of basil hayden - - one of the founders of jim beam. his picture remains on the front of each bottle. it was made by the old crow distillery until 1987 when the label was sold to beam global .
the truth is that pre - prohibition spirits are becoming more difficult to find by the day, and the fact is that there are very few of them remaining. there are places that specialize in these kinds of things, like aforementioned old spirits company in the uk or soutirage in the us .
old grandad has a personality all its own and cannot be mistaken among other bourbon. this is a very enjoyable pour for reasonable money. i do prefer the 114 version, i feel it has a lot more going on in the nose and taste, but there is nothing wrong with the 100 .
pre - war: when the united states entered world war ii supplies and raw materials were directed to war uses. this, added to war rationing forced people to use lower - quality goods. they harkened back to the good - old days when things were of better
pre war quality
.
at less than $ 20 a fifth, old grandad 100 is a great value, especially if you like a high rye bourbon. complex nose, lots of flavor (caramel, black pepper, leather) and surprisingly smooth for a 100 proof product. its replaced wild turkey 101 as my favorite every day whiskey .
hoagy carmichael ,
rockin' chair
carmichael' s great 1932 ballad—sung here by the songwriter himself some 24 years later—makes curmudgeonly codgerdom sound like an idyll .
old rockin' chair' s got me / cane by my side / fetch me that gin, son /' fore i tan your hide .
excellent old - fashioned bourbon. slightly sweet with dryish, peppery finish. storng virginia tobacco and maple flavors with good cedar and oak wood flavor. best to air for 20 minutes in the glass before taking without water. good with ice but no water. a lot of character. nice, no pretense american spirit .
teen girl squad issue 10 - the character tompkins is apparently playing a mario game on an old game boy during the cartoon. tompkins says he
has bowser on the ropes
and a red shell
pøwn
s so and so. later on, the ugly one says
let' s get it on like diddy kong
.
nas ,
can' t forget about you
or ,
rockin' chair ,
the rap version :
there comes a day in your life when you wanna kick back / straw hat on the porch when you old perhaps / wanna gather your thoughts, have a cold one / brag to your grandkids about how life is golden .
i love old grandad. i have kept it in everybar i have worked at. . sad it will be discontinued. very sad. and im only 56. damn u waited till i died for that one. very. very. very sad. only bouron i ever liked and drank. ask land i o lake stores. lutz. florida. wah
i am impressed with old grandad' s bonded bottle. it is well - crafted for smoothness and balance and there is no way you would ever guess that this is a 100 - proof drink. for the price, it is hard to beat. it is one of my everyday bourbons but i would celebrate with it, no question. thumbs up !
very good whiskey. i wish it was more estery (fruit - like flavors) but otherwise it is very good, a classic. when i read of disappointment with an 11 year old whiskey being sold for 3 times the price, i know which i' d buy. i just hope this doesn' t get dumbed down as the small batch phenom gathers pace .
old sage
looks similar to spikes found in the moon level of super mario land 2: 6 golden coins .
the liekand
, a boss, is very similar in appearance to fryguy from super mario bros. 2 (the fact that liekand is a mouse that wears sunglasses is another inside reference, as mouser is also a mouse that wears sunglasses) .
here are some very nice recommendations from wyatt peabody from soutirage, “i am particularly fond of turn - of - the - century ryes (pennsylvania and maryland), yellow label and stewart’s are among my favorites, both of which have evolved with stunning grace and poise; the j. b. beam 1911 was then a regional brand made in limited quantities; while difficult, if i have a favorite, it’s probably the old jordan sour mash whiskey 1891—nostalgia aside, given its age, everything about this whiskey is extraordinary: it was bottled - in - bond at a remarkable 112 - proof in 1908 and, to this day, it shows the concentration and thickness of an old cognac, but it’s all bourbon: mouth coating and unctuous with a touch of salinity .
not as good as the old nd product. some days, it hits me just right and i must pour more. other days, it is just good. i always enjoy it, but the nd ogd 114 was transcendent stuff. what' s missing? fruit, mostly, and a stronger candy corn note. still one of the best values in the market, though .
elvis costello ,
veronica
when i' m 64
is not paul mccartney' s best song about old age. mccartney co - wrote the music for elvis costello' s brilliant, touching 1989 quasi - hit about an elderly woman slipping into senility. money lines :
all the time she laughs at those / who shout her name and steal her clothes .
jay - z ,
30 something
thirty is the new 20 ,
crows jay - z, but he knows better: in hip - hop years, 30 is more like 75. but old age has its benefits: a handsome stock portfolio ;
black cards, good credit and such
; and the wisdom not to trick out your car with spinner rims .
i still use great granddad scott’s fob watch when teaching first years about new media. how better to indicate the supposed wonders of convergence than with a piece of definitively ‘old’, analogue kit, designed for the sole purpose of telling the owner what time of day it was? no camera. no apps. just lovely precision clockwork (it still keeps excellent time if i remember to wind it).
old grand-dad is a brand of bourbon whiskey distilled at the jim beam plant in clermont , kentucky . the brand was created by raymond b. hayden and named after his grandfather basil hayden , sr. , who was a well known distiller during his lifetime . a fanciful portrait of hayden sr. is depicted on the front of each bottle . today , it is owned and produced by beam suntory . as of december 2015 , old grand-dad and old overholt – both of which are beam suntory brands – are marketed together as " the olds " . 
old grand-dad is a brand of bourbon whiskey distilled at the jim beam plant in clermont, kentucky. the brand was created by raymond b. hayden and named after his grandfather basil hayden, sr., who was a well known distiller during his lifetime. a fanciful portrait of hayden sr. is depicted on the front of each bottle. today, it is owned and produced by beam suntory. as of december 2015, old grand-dad and old overholt – both of which are beam suntory brands – are marketed together as " the olds ".
old grand-dad is a brand of bourbon whiskey distilled at the jim beam plant in clermont, kentucky. the brand was created by raymond b. hayden and named after his grandfather basil hayden, sr., who was a well known distiller during his lifetime. a fanciful portrait of hayden sr. is depicted on the front of each bottle. today, it is owned and produced by beam suntory. as of december 2015, old grand-dad and old overholt – both of which are beam suntory brands – are marketed together as " the olds ".