Old Grand Dad Bonded Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

“Potent and heady...with flavors of oak, pears, apricots, and dark caramel” - F. Paul Pacult’s Spirit Journal

Bottled-in-bond whiskeys have to consist of whiskey distilled entirely by one distiller at one American distillery in the same calendar year; they have to be aged at least four years under government supervision in secured federal buildings; and they have to be bottled at 100 proof (50% alcohol by volume).

So what is bottled-in-bond, anyway? Throughout most of the 19th century, whiskey was generally purchased out of barrels at taverns, grocery stores, and pharmacies. It wasn't until 1870 that Old Forester (a brand that's still around today) became the first brand to put its bourbon in sealed glass bottles. And even then, there was no guarantee that what you were getting was real whiskey, rather than some sort of grain spirit with colorings and flavorings like iodine, tobacco, and turpentine added. Imbibers risked their health and even their lives with every drink.