tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post8506652280107493665..comments2024-02-28T07:23:12.706-04:00Comments on Jason's Scotch Whisky Reviews: Review: Old Grand-Dad Bonded 100 Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyJason Deblyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-29872893972940773722014-11-09T20:40:02.057-04:002014-11-09T20:40:02.057-04:00I think if anyone ever rolled their eyes at me for...I think if anyone ever rolled their eyes at me for drinking all the great whiskies you identified (ie. Jim Beamm Heaven Hill etc.) I would resist the strong urge to slug them and just pick my drink up and join better company.<br /><br />Quality and price are not directly proportional in the whisky marketplace. Old Grandad and Jim Beam Black are a testament to good value, in fact great value for what you pay.<br /><br />I like your recipe of syrup and crushed mint leaves. I will have to try that.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting and welcome to the blog!Jason Deblyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-85794998061021312752014-11-09T13:05:44.742-04:002014-11-09T13:05:44.742-04:00enjoyable stuff and funny, because in the late 70&...enjoyable stuff and funny, because in the late 70's during college i worked summers in a New Jersey liquor store. I knew a lot about spirits because my dad drank manhattans and jack daniels and educated me about them, but i wasn't much for anything but beer (once I became legal, of course...). Our bourbon shelf was all low end stuff in those days - or low end for now - jack, jim beam, old fitzgerald, heaven hill, old grand dad....eye rolling stuff....and Makers Mark and Seagram's Benchmark hadn't even shown up...so it is entertaining to me when I see stuff like Old GrandDad being seriously reviewed (as it deserves to be). I can't drink straight bourbon neat; it's just too much heat and assault, so i put in 4 ice cubes and a splash of simple syrup and it turns it in to an entirely different drink...in season i'll even crush up a mint leaf or two and create a simpleton's mint julep. So i'd suggest if the innate harshness of whiskey's is too much drip a smidgeon of simple syrup into it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-11696228116074207302014-05-26T00:17:14.781-03:002014-05-26T00:17:14.781-03:00i used this one as a mixer. I have found the tre...i used this one as a mixer. I have found the trend in smooth whiskeys a bit disappointing. I bought a bottle of pendelton a few months back, and was so very disappointed. Sure.. smooth as silk and without a doubt the most boring whiskey I have poured into a glass. but you also have the flip side, with the whiskey revival, of unaged get it to the market types that are simply.... well... high end moonshine?? Ralph M. Rollonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-40404266366572031452014-05-02T11:50:51.827-03:002014-05-02T11:50:51.827-03:00114 is like ice cream then pours out with loads ca...114 is like ice cream then pours out with loads caramal sauce. That's probably why it has a brown lid. Oxidation really changes nothing in any OGD from my experieince. You might as well try oxidate beam white and except results. I just got another OGD bonded. Same ky-230 and a z405 code on back but the numbers underneath the bottle were different. I'm lost what this even means. New one with 27 under is fine but had a huge hibiscus note and something rawish. Sorta smacking my head in a bit but I do detect the rest of the character there. Maybe I need thr right cocktail. Previous one with 15 was more elegant with a rock candy orange and kilm dried or hay aroma with that solid spice backbone. Your BIB sounded like it had a slight hotter alcohol mouth feel then my old one. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-58656540260108830862014-04-25T05:19:25.062-03:002014-04-25T05:19:25.062-03:00Jason,
I agree with your assesment of the nose an...Jason, <br />I agree with your assesment of the nose and palate. I had to throw a few ice cubes in the glass to enjoy this. It would probably be great with some cola and an orange slice, but not for drinking neat. -Mark Follette Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-5825790523973400182014-04-21T17:44:15.839-03:002014-04-21T17:44:15.839-03:00Jason,
Been meaning to try this. As the weather g...Jason,<br /><br />Been meaning to try this. As the weather gets warmer, I begin to get a taste for bourbon (must be the smidgen of ulster scots in me- not that bourbon is technically from north ireland, mind you.) There's just something about cheap-but-good bourbon that I dig greatly.<br /><br />Incidentally, looking at the pic of your grandfather, I can see you take after him some!<br /><br />-YochananAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-55405040349767727062014-04-17T10:54:47.100-03:002014-04-17T10:54:47.100-03:00I had a bad experience with "Old Grandad"...I had a bad experience with "Old Grandad" at university. A friend had a bottle in her room and at the end of the semester, we decided to drink it. I had a sip or two and my mouth was on fire--that was it for me. Another friend chugged a quarter of the bottle or so. We drove home for Christmas the next morning. The guy who chugged, got a window seat in the car.<br /><br />I headed out last night to give it another try. I found a 1.75 of the 100 proof at the local emporium for $33 USD. Took it home and poured a generous two fingers. Wow! Things have changed! i agree with the explosion of flavors. This one will definitely find a permanent place in the liquor cabinet. Thanks, once again, for the perceptive reviews. Frank Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18194988595146785092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-65146150980781795342014-04-15T15:57:47.624-03:002014-04-15T15:57:47.624-03:00Jason, The SoCal Winter weather here was even mild...Jason, The SoCal Winter weather here was even milder than usual, barely 4" rain over the last twelve months and hardly any nighttime temperatures below 36'F. Our stone fruit trees probably won't set any fruit this Spring; that sucks wind. One needs a good warm weather sipper (OGD BiB, Four Roses Small Batch and Single Barrel) around here. Hopefully, the too-hearty Winter you've endured is loosening its hold by now. Cheers. JKJKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355557111713061160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-73656865262042116372014-04-14T10:51:45.799-03:002014-04-14T10:51:45.799-03:00I believe the Old Grand-Dad recipe is identical to...I believe the Old Grand-Dad recipe is identical to Basil Hayden's. Basil Hayden's is just older, obviously, which smooths out some of the harshness.Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-29186123422602803102014-04-04T20:25:30.236-03:002014-04-04T20:25:30.236-03:00Must be the power of suggestion that I do now agre...Must be the power of suggestion that I do now agree with your observation of their being a woody/varnish element on the nose. However, with my bottle open about 4 months, I was not picking that up anymore. Good point!<br /><br />I do really like it too with ice! And at $20 a bottle, one does not have to concern themselves with "wasting" it and that sort of thing. <br /><br />Always good to hear from you and I trust the weather is better in Cali than here on the eastern seaboard!Jason Deblyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-57928518279428369382014-04-04T12:29:07.725-03:002014-04-04T12:29:07.725-03:00Jason, Enjoyed your article. We had wondered for q...Jason, Enjoyed your article. We had wondered for quite a while what your reaction to this spirit would be. I like it quite a bit, especially for its old school style. One big element not mentioned was the intense resin in the nose, a varnish-y wood-y room divider among most tasters today. One either likes that sort of slightly rude resin slap-in-the-face (a la a "Hai Karate" whack, remember that after shave ?) or not. OGD BiB is a great backbone for an Old Fashioned, a Mint Julep, a Tom and Jerry, or Whiskey Sour. On ice, it's my first choice on a warm day. I sip it neat too on occasion in cool weather, but prefer others. At $20/bottle here, it's been a family house standard since my own Grand Dad made the Christmas punch - literally, a punch. Cheers. JKDJKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355557111713061160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-41718278737639021482014-04-02T10:41:14.740-03:002014-04-02T10:41:14.740-03:00At $20 a bottle, Old Grand-Dad 100 proof would als...At $20 a bottle, Old Grand-Dad 100 proof would also make a very affordable and robust spirit base to many cocktails. Good point! Thank you for raising it.Jason Deblyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-48896661841120741172014-04-02T09:22:13.678-03:002014-04-02T09:22:13.678-03:00Never had this one but now I'm interested. I h...Never had this one but now I'm interested. I have had the more powerful Old Grand Dad 114 and it's great for cocktails. Makes a very powerful old fashioned, and it cuts right through the lemon juice in a whiskey sour. Whisky Filehttp://whisky-file.comnoreply@blogger.com