Hunting for the Rare Old Grand-Dad 16 Year Bourbon
Finding a bottle of old grand-dad 16 year bourbon is a lot like trying to find a vintage leather jacket that actually fits perfectly—it takes a ton of patience, a bit of luck, and a willingness to dig through some dusty corners. Most of us know Old Grand-Dad as that reliable, spicy, high-rye staple that sits on the bottom or middle shelf of just about every liquor store in America. It's the orange-labeled bottle with the grumpy-looking guy on the front that your grandfather probably kept in a cabinet for "medicinal purposes." But the 16-year-old expression? That's a completely different animal. It's a ghost bottle that represents a specific era of American whiskey history, and for many collectors, it's the holy grail of the OGD line. ...