Old Grand Dad 114 (or ODG114 as many call it) is one of the core range of Jim Beam products that has steadily gotten more popular over the years as the bourbon boom has taken off. But as Jim Beam has toyed with discontinuing the line over the years, fans have clamored for it to remain in production because its relative accessibility, high proof, and Jim Beam nutty flavor profile.

Old Grand Dad 114 is the highest proof expression in the Old Grand Dad line that also features an 80 proof version, a 100 proof, bottled-in-bond and this 114 proof version. And while some may think that Old Grand Dad 114 may be a much cheaper version of Jim Beam’s revered Booker’s line, how does this shape up as a sipper? I pulled this open bottle of OGD114 from the back of my cabinet to try and find out.