(Credit score: Beam-Suntory)
First launched in 1882, the Outdated Grand-Dad Bourbon model predates the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, however that doesn’t imply the one can not provide the opposite one thing by the use of enchancment.
Jim Beam acquired the model in 1987, and for a decade and a half it was the usual bearer for the distillery’s spicy “excessive rye” bourbon formulation. Outdated Grand-Dad was later eclipsed on this position by the introduction of Basil Hayden within the Nineteen Nineties, however lately the corporate has been giving the model a push. In its newest effort, they’ve launched a 7 12 months previous bonded model of the excessive rye bourbon.
The Bottled in Bond Act required the whiskey within the bottle to come back from a single distillery and distilling season; aged for no less than 4 years; and be bottled at 100 proof. At seven years, this expression significantly exceeds the minimal normal. Anticipate to pay $39.99 for a 750ml bottle.
