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Old Overholt

Old Overholt
114 Proof Straight Rye Whiskey

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 57%
90 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$27

Old Overholt
114 Proof Straight Rye Whiskey

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 57%
Golden amber color. Interesting aromas of toast, caramel in milk chocolate, and wheat grass with a satiny, bright, dry medium body and a smooth, complex, medium-long cinnamon toast, raisin swirl bread, custard, clove, and tarragon finish. An herbaceous Rye Whiskey at a potent proof.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Herbal
Aroma Aroma: toast, caramel in milk chocolate, and wheat grass
Taste Flavor: cinnamon toast, raisin swirl bread, custard, clove, and tarragon
Smoothness Smoothness: Smooth
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails, neat, on the rocks, with cigars and with drops of water
Cocktail Cocktails: Sazerac, Old Fashioned, Manhattan
Bottom Line Bottom Line: An herbaceous Rye Whiskey at a potent proof.

The Producer or Importer

Beam Suntory Inc.

The Producer or  Importer
222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza Ste. 1600
Chicago, IL 60654
USA

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Straight Rye Whiskey

Spirits Glass Glencairn Canadian Amber.jpg
Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
In order for a product to be categorized as a Straight Rye Whiskey, the following must be true:

Mash bill must be made up of a minimum of 51% rye.
Aged a minimum of two years.
May not contain any flavors or colors.
All of the liquid in the bottle must be distilled in the same state.