Old Bourbons I found in my dad's bar

[MyOldKyDram]

Indeed.

Invite the folks from Cleveland Bourbon over and make them take copious notes.

[tylermke]

You honestly have to put in retrospect the fact that you may be drinking something that may be as old as you or even older and that in itself is a great experience.

+1 on this. Many of those bottles are great and the old WT is stellar.

If you are curious to know if it's older than you, look at the two digit date stamp on the bottom of that Turkey.

[qman22]

Dusty Wild Turkey is a wonderful thing. Crack that bad boy open and enjoy it!

[fishnbowljoe]

Those are some pretty good bottles. Open, drink, and enjoy. If possible, do so with a couple of friends that enjoy a good pour too. Yes, it's that simple.

[MrAtomic]

I would rather drink that 8 year old Turkey than any of the current releases you listed. Not even a contest.

A thousand times this. And I love WLW, but BT will make more. The same can't be said of that WT 8. Enjoy it, raise a toast to your Dad, and maybe compare it with the currently-available WT 101.

[HighInTheMtns]

Indeed.

Invite the folks from Cleveland Bourbon over and make them take copious notes.

You're a genius.

A thousand times this. And I love WLW, but BT will make more. The same can't be said of that WT 8. Enjoy it, raise a toast to your Dad, and maybe compare it with the currently-available WT 101.

WT will make more, but it might be a while. Might take a new owner, but they'll come around.

[cowdery]

Curious, why are ceramic's dicey? My sister-in-law has a couple of old Beam ceramics that I want open in my presence.

Decanters of all kinds have closures that weren't designed to keep the container airtight for 30 years, and ceramic is more porous than glass, leading to oxidation damage. Not guaranteed they'll be bad, just higher old versus a bottle with a good, tight screw cap.

We dusty drinkers like a good, tight screw ... cap.

[fishnbowljoe]

We dusty drinkers like a good, tight screw ... cap.

Now that's a cork……..er Chuck.

Cheers!

[greatgoo]

I noticed that the open bottle of OGD has flakes in it. One flake is the size of a pinky nail. Is the bourbon still good?

[smknjoe]

White flakes? They are fine, and normal. Take a little sip and see how it is. It should taste like butterscotch...yummy!

[greatgoo]

White flakes? They are fine, and normal. Take a little sip and see how it is. It should taste like butterscotch...yummy!

[PaulO]

Thanks for everyone's feedback! I had no idea those old bottles good hold so much value in the bourbon community. In Cleveland it is damn near impossible to find those new bottles I listed. I have been dying to try those.

If you think you'll be traveling out of state anytime soon, do a little research to locate stores. It works for me.

[TunnelTiger]

Since I've started this hobby every time I leave town I find myself using Google to find stores on my destination route.

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[ebo]

Thanks for everyone's feedback! I had no idea those old bottles good hold so much value in the bourbon community. In Cleveland it is damn near impossible to find those new bottles I listed. I have been dying to try those.

It aint just Cleveland.... Ohio is a desert for bourbon.

[smknjoe]

No they are brown flakes. Thanks for the help!

I've seen brown flakes like that in Old Charter 10 and 12 before. Actually, it's in every OC bottle I have. Even the sealed bottles. You should be able to tell if it's okay by tasting it. If it has somehow gone bad it will taste funky.

[Flyfish]

It aint just Cleveland.... Ohio is a desert for bourbon.

Fortunately, the Kentucky Oasis is only 200 miles--if we don't die of thirst along the way. Pity the fools in Washington state.

[greatgoo]

Thanks Everyone. After a couple of drinks I got up the courage to try the flaky OGD. Very tasty!

[MyOldKyDram]

Fortunately, the Kentucky Oasis is only 200 miles--if we don't die of thirst along the way. Pity the fools in Washington state.

It's bourbon. Those were just...

Corn Flakes.

[Flyfish]

It's bourbon. Those were just...

Corn Flakes.

I knew guys in college who thought that Wheaties with Budweiser was the Breakfast of Champions. If only they had considered the benefits of bourbon.

[squire]

The late Dizzy Dean is credited with putting Bourbon in his Wheaties.

[Gillman]

Greatgoo, since Old Gran-dad is available nationally and not expensive, why not buy a bottle of it and compare it to this oldie. Which is better and more important, why? Or are they the same in your view?

Gary

[sailor22]

What Gary said. Maybe post some tasting notes on the two of them. It would be interesting to hear the differences, if any.

[Dannabis]

How does that HH tastes? Looks like a delicious group.