Old Overholt 4 años

Old Overholt 4 Year Old

I usually use Michter's Rye US#1 for making Manhattans, but I recently used Old Overholt and it worked just as well. Especially nice is the price point!

Score 30/100

Old Overholt 4 Year Old

Old Overholt has been available for so long, that I won't go into its background any deeper. What's funny, is the label. Looks like a picture of George Washington, but it's Abraham Overholt – "Father of American distilling". Old Overholt is surely not "The Forgotten Founding Father" (<- yes, that's my lame movie...

Score 78/100

Old Overholt 4 Year Old

My local store was out of Bulliet Rye, my usual go-to for American whiskey, so I picked up a bottle of OO for $12. Very good whiskey, and fantastic for Manhattans and Old Fashioned. Great at the price and just great overall. The only downsides might be the unattractive packaging (superficial I know), and the relatively low rye content in the...

Score 80/100

Old Overholt 4 Year Old

Oldest running whiskey in America (1810!), neat at Domo, Eurobuilding Hotel, Madrid, in January 2019. A clean pale amber pour with that greenish cast that I love. Quite intense in the nose, and indeed sweeeeet: raisins, crème brûlée, caramel, dry lemon and also leather. Even though I was anticipating a sweet mouth start, it turned out to be...

Score 71/100