GeeTen Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) Anybody know anything about this OGD 114 gift set in a wood box. Found in a friend's grandfather's house - they think it's from the 80s. Fill level looks good and the tax stamp is intact! Anything special or should I use in my next batch of Grandpa Weller's 4 Grain??? Edited August 21, 2017 by GeeTen Spelling corrections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako254 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Dunno but I'd sure like a pour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nm0369 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Safe to say it's ND product with the tax stamp. Coincidentally, somebody posted on Reddit within the last month about finding one of these sets at an estate sale. Same rocks glasses and everything, but in a tin instead of a box. Enjoy that dusty treasure! https://www.reddit.com/r/Whiskyporn/comments/6no2x9/estate_sale_findings/?st=J6LHJERQ&sh=48b9ff09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 This is from before Beam owned the brand. It could be very different in a good way. Open on a special occasion and ration it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardsandBourbon Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 13 hours ago, GeeTen said: Anybody know anything about this OGD 114 gift set in a wood box. Found in a friend's grandfather's house - they think it's from the 80s. Fill level looks good and the tax stamp is intact! Anything special or should I use in my next batch of Grandpa Weller's 4 Grain??? would love to have a taste of that. Interesting that the 114 is listed as barrel proof. A SBS with my current OGD 114 would sure be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Tot Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Yup that's super special. No blending allowed! Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpiz Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) Definitely agree with TBT that it is special and best enjoyed on its own. I found a few 200ml bottles and one 375ml bottle of this a few years ago. I drank the 375ml bottle and it was fantastic - easy to drink for the proof and had tons of caramel and butterscotch flavors. Regarding age, the one you have was probably bottled between 1980 and 1985. The seemingly legit tax stamp indicates an upper limit of 1985 because tax stamps were not used after that, and I don't think OGD 114 debuted until the early 1980s (I think my bottles are from 1981). It's nice that the fill level is good. The big corks they used didn't always provide a great seal (similar to the older EC12 bottle). Edited August 21, 2017 by Kpiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 6 hours ago, CardsandBourbon said: ...........Interesting that the 114 is listed as barrel proof. ...... That basically was barrel proof back back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul_cooperstein Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 This is one of the best bourbons I have ever had. Amazing nose and rich palate. I suspect this was a result of OGD actively choosing their best bottles for the early lots of 114 - see the advertising as they proudly marketed it as the most expensive bourbon in the world. With that type of marketing 35+ years ago better have been good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAGentleman Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 I've got one of the exact same sets as GeeTen. It is indeed very good bourbon inside that bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 I need to hang out with you guys, I haven't had any ND bourbon since before I could appreciate it. In the early 2000's a friends grandfather passed and I was given all of the whiskey he had left behind and he had not had a drink in 20 years. There was a handle of age stated WT 101 an OGD bonded and some Dewars. At the time I drank WT so I most of that was enjoyed straight or with some ice, the OGD was most certainly consumed with Coke and the Dewars probably with club by others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limegoldconvertible68 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 On 8/22/2017 at 8:57 PM, Saul_cooperstein said: This is one of the best bourbons I have ever had. Amazing nose and rich palate. I suspect this was a result of OGD actively choosing their best bottles for the early lots of 114 - see the advertising as they proudly marketed it as the most expensive bourbon in the world. With that type of marketing 35+ years ago better have been good. I know times have changed in the world of bourbon but Wow! How did OG114 go for the most expensive bourbon in the world to bottom shelf nearly discontinued bourbon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I would just hope it hasn't been lying flat on the cork like that for 30 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTen Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 2 hours ago, tanstaafl2 said: I would just hope it hasn't been lying flat on the cork like that for 30 years! Nah - it was on a bookshelf, upright behind some other bottles - luckily! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 4 hours ago, tanstaafl2 said: I would just hope it hasn't been lying flat on the cork like that for 30 years! 1 hour ago, GeeTen said: Nah - it was on a bookshelf, upright behind some other bottles - luckily! You sure about that Gee? You wouldn't be covering your tracks would you? Cheers! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTen Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) That's what I was told by the kid who was cleaning out his grandfather's house. Besides, if it were lying down for so long with a bad cork, wouldn't the fill be lower??????? That's my story and I'm stickin' to it! Besides, I'm only a "Novice" - what would I know . . . . . . Edited August 31, 2017 by GeeTen Spelling, of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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