Beam
Beam
50%
7 Years
Old Grand-Dad 7-Year-Old Bonded Bourbon is a Kentucky straight bourbon produced by the James B. Beam Distilling Co. and released annually. The 2025 release was barreled in spring 2018 and produced from a single distillation season in accordance with the Bottled-in-Bond Act. Bottled at 50% ABV, it uses a high-rye mashbill. The Old Grand-Dad brand was first bottled in 1882 and acquired by James B. Beam Distilling Co. in 1987.
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The nose is lovely, fruity, sweet and fun: vanilla bean, Smarties candies, cinnamon roll, granny smith apple.
The palate is warm and moderate in viscosity. Tart cherry and chopped peanuts mingle with fudge, custard, waffle cone and cinnamon. Leather and a bit of minerality linger in the background. This is really nice bourbon. It's fruity, nutty, warming and has a perfect amount of oak.
The finish is dry, tannic, long and satisfying — the highlight of the pour. It concludes with dry walnut, leather and ash, plus sweeter notes — crème brûlée, black cherry, plum. From there, it segues into sweet tobacco and an interesting meaty note, plus some more minerality, apple peel and a puff of cotton candy.
This is outstanding bourbon for $40. It's balanced and lovely, sips great neat and will be a cocktail rockstar. It delivers a level of oaky backbone that its non-age-stated counterpart doesn't — albeit at a higher price tag.
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