SUP Magazine: I've Tried Hundreds of Whiskeys. This Cheap Bourbon Is Better Than Competitors Three Times Its Cost

Old Grand-Dad Bonded is one of my favorite bargain bourbons for a variety of reasons besides its $25-per-liter price point at stores around me. My appreciation revolves around the name’s reference, how the brand was almost lost, and its flavorful high rye mash bill.  The brand was created in 1882 by Raymond Hayden, named in tribute to his grandfather and distiller Basil Hayden Sr. Basil’s portrait still appears on every bottle of Old Grand-Dad (though it's a more serious sket...