mosugoji64 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 For the OF aficionados out there, I'd like to know if there's a significant difference between OF BIB and Signature. I ran across a couple of BIB bottles recently and wondered if they were worth picking up. The current Signature is a decent, basic pour to me but nothing I would go out of my way to acquire. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburlowski Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Between the two... Signature by a mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Comp Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Between the two... Signature by a mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosugoji64 Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 Between the two... Signature by a mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I think the BiB is better by a hair, especially if it's glut era/dsp 414. There was an intermediate one too, Old Forester 100. I had a bottle of that. It was great with a candy cane dissolved in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Dog Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 I think the BiB is better by a hair, especially if it's glut era/dsp 414. There was an intermediate one too, Old Forester 100. I had a bottle of that. It was great with a candy cane dissolved in it. That's the trick, it must be DSP-414. My mid-eighties BIB(Dimple side) is outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyrocklover Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 IMHO. Overall DSP 414 is much better than DSP 354 which is much better than the signature. As with all, YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I prefer the older BIB myself. Both the 414 and 354/414 versions are better than the Signature to me. I would buy one if I were you. Try it, and if you don't like it, no prob. If you do like it, go back and get the other one. Simple. :grin: Either way, let us know what you do. Cheers! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nivto Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I might be in the minority here, but I actually prefer the 414 86 proof over all of the past and current 100 proof expressions. the flavor profile of that older 86 proof is just right for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosugoji64 Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Picked up a bottle of the BIB and gave it a couple of tries. It has a LOT of that old bourbon, spiced rum flavor. Normally I like that, but it's completely overpowering in this bottle. It's not bad, but about half way through a pour I find myself saying, "Enough." I think I'll try vatting this with some other things to see what I can come up with. It has potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Comp Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Picked up a bottle of the BIB and gave it a couple of tries. It has a LOT of that old bourbon, spiced rum flavor. Normally I like that, but it's completely overpowering in this bottle. It's not bad, but about half way through a pour I find myself saying, "Enough." I think I'll try vatting this with some other things to see what I can come up with. It has potential.So is your BIB distilled at DSP-414 or DSP-354? Some of us here think that makes a differerence. My taste experience is that the DSP-414's are some of the rummiest of the dusty rum tasting bourbons. I also regard Signature as a very good bourbon and its difference from the DSP-414 dusties highlight what is different about the older versus modern bourbon profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosugoji64 Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 It was distilled at DSP-354. The bottle is stamped 95, though I know that may not accurately indicate the bottling date. So, the 414s had more rum flavor than this? OF must have been the rum drinker's go-to bourbon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMOWK Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 I remember a famous philosopher once said that 414>354, and I will agree. The OFBIB from the 70s is DAMN hard to beat even when put against the best of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzhead Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Interesting thread. I, too, am clearly tasting the "rummy" qualities of an eighties-era Bonded dimple that I opened yesterday. It's a very pleasant dry Barbados-style rumminess, too. My bottle is dsp # 354, for what its worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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