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Old Grand-Dad 1964 Bottled in Bond Bourbon 100 Proof

Featuring the image of Basil Hayden, Old Grand-dad is a classic of the bourbon world. This was Bottled in Bond in 1969.

Old Grand-dad is a high-rye recipe bourbon, distilled and bottled at this point in time by National Distillers. This was bottled for the export market where the rules set out by the 1897 Bottled in Bond Act were not enforceable. The Act dictates that the whiskey bottled must all have been produced within the same distilling season, but with no dates given it is unclear if that is the case here. Companies like National Distillers had a lot of well-aged bourbon in their warehouses at this point due to declining whiskey sales. This meant that these bottlings often contain much older bourbon than expected. The period is known as the "Glut Era" and the bottles are well worth trying.

Jim Beam purchased National Distillers and the Old Grand-dad brand in 1987, and although they have moved production to their Clermont distillery, the Old Grand-dad site still exists as a warehouse and bottling plant.

This is a Bottled in Bond bourbon, filled at the domestic requirement of 100 proof set out by the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897.

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