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    Old Overholt Bonded Review

    NickBy NickAugust 27, 2018No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Hello again Modern Thirst readers!  Today we’ll be taking a look at the latest product from a mainstay brand in the rye whiskey world, Old Overholt.

    History:

    Old Overholt was established in the very early 1800s when Henry Oberholzer, a German immigrant to Pennsylvania, took up residence along the banks of Jacob Creek in 1800.  There he began making korn and rye whiskies in his family’s tradition.  His son Abraham went on to create a company from the family distillery about a decade later.  It grew in popularity until prohibition where just a year prior, then owner Henry Clay Frick, grandson of Abraham Overholt, had passed away and left the company to Andrew Mellon.  Mellon being a government figure was able to obtain a grant to sell whiskey medicinally, allowing the Old Overholt stock to be sold to druggists.  Nevertheless, prohibition’s damage to the world of spirits had been done, and after prohibition (and even moreso after the war), American tastes had turned towards vodka.  The company changed hands many times before finally landing in the portfolio of Beam Suntory, who owns it today.

    Review:

    Mash Bill

    • Unknown.

    Proof

    • 100

    Appearance

    • Just slightly darker than amber, thin legs that quickly disappear.

    Nose

    • Being that it is a bonded whiskey there is fair bit of heat, some roasted corn, rye spice, white pepper, and grass.

    Taste

    • Heavy peppermint note, the aforementioned roasted corn in the middle, vanilla, toffee, and a faint hint of butterscotch towards the end.

    Finish

    • Thin quick finish with quite a lot of burn.

    Score

    • 79
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    Old Overholt Bonded

    79.0 Not good

    Old Overholt is a mainstay brand, perhaps one of America's most historically important in fact. Unfortunately, this whiskey is not deserving of that prestige. Lacking flavor, lacking mouthfeel, and leaving the palate feeling violated, this is one to stay away from. There are much better rye whiskies out there, including some in Beam's own portfolio.

    • Old Overholt Bonded 79
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    Nick

    Nick is a veteran writer about all things spirits, an avid brewer of craft brews, and self-proclaimed whiskey fanatic from Houston, TX. He had written for close to a decade about spirits for Examiner.com but is also a systems administrator by trade in the field of IT. He's been spotted at several high-profile tasting events all over Houston, and has made tons of friends in the beer, wine, and spirits world over the years. He is married with two sons, and currently resides in the Houston suburb of Tomball. You can follow him on Twitter @fykusfire.

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