Just a fantastic pour. This is another bottle I've gone through in about 3 weeks, which is exceptionally fast for me. It reminds me, in taste and texture, of quality Four Roses. Soft and silky in the mouthfeel with an initial creme brulee/brown sugar followed by a gentle kick of rye spice. The overwhelming character of this pour is creaminess, not spiciness, with stone fruit hidden in the back end. The finish is medium long, but it tastes so good while it lasts that you keep pouring more and more. This whiskey is an elder statesman whose words you crane to hear - intelligent and never loud or brash. This bottle takes everything good that the Overholt Bottled-in-Bond whispers, but states it with confidence, eloquence, and poise. One of my favorite pours of 2020.
About this bottle
Old Overholt 11 Year Straight Rye is a limited edition release of just 50 barrels (7200 bottles). Like the other Old Overholt expressions, this is a high-corn rye whiskey mash bill. After aging for 11 years, the rye is bottled without chill-filtration at 92.6 proof. Exclusive to Ohio and Pennsylvania, it will hit shelves in early October 2020.
How it tastes
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Pours your standard coppery orange color. Smells great, lots of the spice box, a very nice earthy note, and some oaky brown sugar. Taste follows the nose, plenty of spice, the earthy character emerges more here, maybe a hint of maple and brown sugar, but it finishes a bit bitter (this is a good thing!) mouthfeel is medium bodied, not too boozy to this baby beer nerd palate, pretty easy going. Overall pretty great stuff! Beer Nerd Musings: I’m not aware of any Old Overholt barrel aged beers (and a brief search yields no results), but I think these 11 year old barrels would be fantastic on a stout or maybe even a barleywine…
Lots of rye and spice, medium finish. Get the cherry cola notes, but mostly grains and spice. Solid, not sure it’s better than the bonded or standard overholts on the first go. Neck pour..it’s good just not great
Nose is brown sugar, and smokey grains, with a fruity finish. A little spice, with mild corn, and heavy cherry taste. Bittersweet and dark cherry finish... Lasts a few minutes.
Very nice pour . Quickly becoming one of my favorite 2020 releases . Warm oak and vanilla notes, with just enough black pepper and allspice notes to remind you it’s a rye
Extremely smooth and mellow. Faint sweet notes within the rye spice.
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