A few of us even place A. Overholt above the Old Overholt 10yr. Plus it's $40, at least here in PA. It 95 proof so enough proof for most whiskey drinkers, but not hot enough to overpower the deep rich flavors. IMO this is a grand slam home run in every area.

Maybe they'll eventually release an older, higher proof version like they did with Old Overholt.

I was fortunate to have a buddy bring me back some Old Overholt 114 back from KY. Good stuff! Decent price. I'm curious to try this A. Overholt with its completely different mash bill from the Old Overholt lineup.

This comment aged well, Got both these bottles over the weekend! The Overholt is interesting, came back to listen to your thoughts again and it's spot on, certainly a different taste than I've had. Haven't popped the Michter's yet but excited to pop that one as well!

When was that? It's $39.99 now.

@@xiamengbaby it was right when it dropped I went on a Saturday and it was on the allocation counter.

@@barrelvinewhiskeyandwine I'm always a day late and a dollar short. 😄

Probably the 10 year

Old Forester Rye is pretty tasty for a sub $30 bottle, with its 65% rye, 20% malted barley, 15 % corn mash bill. I like New Riff 6 year malted rye a lot. About $70. Can't go wrong with Pikesville. A lot of people like Rittenhouse bottled in bond, though I don't care for it much. I do like Knob Creek 7 year rye as well as their single barrel ryes. I believe Knob Creek is a "barely legal" rye, whereas Bulleit is a 95% rye rye. I like Dickel rye ok, which like Bulleit, is a 90 proof, 95% rye also sourced from MGP, but is then filtered through Maple charcoal (Tennessee Lincoln County process). Around $25.

@@xiamengbaby thank you for the awesome information! Sounds like I just need to dedicate some pours at the bar for ryes

@brettmchan2855 I forgot to mention Wild Turkey makes some decent and popular rye whiskey. The 101 rye is only $25 or so. The Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye is a popular bottle, though much more pricey (around $60) and higher proof. Wild Turkey also has the Russell's Reserve 6 year 90 proof rye and the Russell's Reserve 102 proof single barrel rye. I'd start with the 101 to see if you like the profile. If you like that, then try the Rare Breed for a higher proof, somewhat older profile. The Russell's ryes are ok but not worth it, in my opinion, though I like the Russell's bourbons. There's a lot of good value whiskeys (rye and bourbon) from the bigger distilleries to try before getting into all the pricey craft stuff. Sorry if I'm telling you stuff you already know.

@xiamengbaby your good I really appreciate it! I think I need to just make a conscious decision when I go out that I am going to TRY RYES. When I find myself at a place that has a large selection I stick to bourbon because I know I really enjoy it.

Might be. I got it from Michters actually

Not nearly as spicy as Dads Hat

@@TheMashandDrum I LOVE Dad's Hat. It's so unique amongst ryes.

I think so yes. Could've been contract distilled. But these are your big enough where it most likely was distilled by them.

Someone else from there commented above that your pronunciation with the hay-la is wrong, and his was right. 🤷‍♂️

This new A Overholt is a different rye mash bill from the Old Overholt lineup. The Old Overholt is a barely legal rye 51%? and probably 30-something % corn. Same as Knob Creek rye. The A Overholt shown here is 80% rye 0% corn and 20% malted barley.. Probably tastes like a completely different whiskey from the Old Overholts. Though I do like the Old Overholt 114, which I was fortunate to have a friend bring me back from KY.

Most like the proof. Although this years 10 year rye recently won a blind I did.

A Kentucky style rye might have 35% corn, or more or less, which is high corn for a rye whiskey mash bill. Indiana rye whiskey is typically 95% rye and 0% corn, and the Pennsylvania rye whiskey is 80% rye and 20% malted barley, so also no corn.

@@xiamengbaby I'm not saying that it "might". For a bottle's label to say "Straight Rye Whiskey", it must have at least 51% Rye. And yes, there's 49% remaining for other grains, such as corn. Similarly, for a bottle's label to say "Straight Bourbon Whiskey", it must be made with 51% corn (at least). And yes, there are others with much higher percentages of Rye, such as WhistlePig.

​@@wjkgreen yeah, he's saying "high corn mash bill" (relative to rye) not "majority corn mash bill"

just joking man. I wanna try the Overholt! Finally an interesting release I can afford!

Why? Its always fun to blend.