Description
| Category | Rye |
| Brand | Old Overholt |
| Origin | United States, Kentucky |
| Alcohol/vol | 43% |
| Proof | 86.00 |
Full body with balance of spice and deep, dark fruits. A relic you can drink, Old Overholt is a straight rye whiskey with a distinctive flavor and appeal that, after Prohibition, made it the most popular spirit in the country. With a rich taste on the palate, Old Overholt offers a tinge of sweetness.
Wine Enthusiast
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The first sniffings detect notes of black pepper and oak resin; aeration adds stone-dry scents of minerals, slate, and sage. The palate entry is lean, semisweet, intensely grainy, and satisfying; at midpalate the whiskey lies well on the tongue, sweet, grainy, medium plump, and spicy. Finishes spicy. A very solid rye whiskey that deserves a larger audience.
May 2006
