"The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” — William Faulkner, "Requiem for a Nun"

"I grow old…I grow old…I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.” — T.S. Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

The bourbon aisle is a palimpsest where tradition and innovation vie for attention.

Old Grand-Dad 16 Year Bourbon emerges like a well-worn volume suddenly found in a modern library. Its bright yellow label and age statement hint at stories untold.

I uncovered this limited release at Juanito’s Liquor Store, 7810 N. Loop, tucked away in the shadowy corner of their allocated bourbon cabinet. Priced at just under $160, well below MSRP.

After a friendly conversation with the great people who work the register, it felt like shaking hands with history itself.

For a connoisseur who alw

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