Old Grand-Dad Bonded 100 Proof

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The 100-proof (50% ABV) bottled-in-bond edition of Old Grand-Dad, known for its high-rye recipe. Caramel and vanilla sweetness with bold rye spice.

Details

Brand	Old Grand-Dad
Distillery	Jim Beam
Origin	USA / Kentucky
Style	Bourbon
Age	NAS
ABV	50%
Cask	New oak casks

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Caramel, vanilla and charred oak.
Palate: Caramel sweetness with dry, spicy rye and charred oak.
Finish: Long, with lingering caramel and spice.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

On the rocks
Cocktails
Highball

At 50% and full of spice, it is best on the rocks, letting the ice open it up gradually. The rye-forward profile also makes a great base for a Manhattan or Old Fashioned, and it holds its own in a highball.

Food pairing

Spice-rubbed grilled meat, jerky and peppered cheeses.

Background & production

Old Grand-Dad was first bottled in 1882 and has long been a bartenders' favourite for its spicy, rye-forward profile. Beam acquired the brand in 1987 and has kept the high-rye mash bill intact; Basil Hayden's uses the same recipe.

The mash bill is 63% corn, 27% rye and 10% malted barley.

'Bottled in Bond' is a US standard requiring whiskey from one distillery and one distilling season, aged at least four years in a government-supervised bonded warehouse and bottled at exactly 100 proof (50% ABV). This bottling meets that standard.