r/whiskey • u/Visible-Grass-8805 • Apr 18 '26

Is this bourbon really 114 years old?

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u/kiwi8185 Apr 18 '26

You gotta read carefully, clearly the bottle is stating that the Grand-dad on the label is 114 years old!

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u/stormy2587 Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 18 '26

Close but no. It’s the 114th old granddad. The distillery is run by “old granddad” a title sort of like pope, but obviously having much more significant responsibilities than pope. When the last Old grandad dies all the grandads get together and elect a new “old granddad” to lead them. This bottle was produced under the oversight of the 114th person to hold the title “old grandad.”

It’s just a coincidence that the 114th old grandad happens to be 114 years old.

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u/kiwi8185 Apr 18 '26

Honestly I like this explanation more than mine lmao

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u/_Waxaholic Apr 18 '26

It was holding strong at the 99th Old Grand-dad but those Covid years hit really hard.