Old Overholt Bottled in Bond Rye is produced by one distiller at one distillery in a single season. It is barrel-aged for four years and bottled non-chill-filtered at 100 proof.
The palate is light and toasty, channeling oatmeal cookie, toasted bread, vanilla wafers. The finish is long and relatively fiery, adding a malty note and flicker of lemon peel.
I think there is a good reason it has remained a staple in the whiskey world, and this Bottled-In-Bond Rye will appeal to traditionalists, but I'm afraid it isn't for me.
Aromas of Christmas spice cake, cinnamon, apple, and toasted grain lead to a mouthful of berry fruit, with seductive allspice, cacao, and walnut notes. What’s old is new again!
With a thin mouthfeel and blasé sip overall, Old Overholt Bottled in Bond Rye struggles to find its place in the small club of bottled in bond mainstream ryes on the market.
