About
Old Grand-Dad®
LOOKING BACK TO LOOK AHEAD
Known as Old Grand-Dad® to the generations that followed, Basil Hayden Sr. made whiskey the way he wanted. As a farmer-distiller, he went about distilling his whiskey with leftover grain from his crops and perhaps may have preferred rye as a flavoring grain.
Honed over time, his way of crafting whiskey was likely something he handed down to his son; and in turn, to his grandson Colonel R.B. Hayden who would justly name his distillery and bourbon brand after his "Old Grand-Dad".
First bottled in 1882, very little has changed about it and that’s the only way we’d have it.
Staying True to the Original
Old Grand-Dad Bourbon, first bottled in 1882, remains a tribute to the storied and complex history of bourbon. With its nuanced flavors and unmistakable spiciness, very little has changed over the years - and that's exactly how we like it.
Going against the grain Runs in the family
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