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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.
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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

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Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
About
Straight Rye Whiskey
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.

Old Overholt 114 Proof Straight Rye Whiskey rating was calculated by to be 90 points out of 100 on 7/22/2021. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.