My office was a weird setup on the top floor of the main office building. Unfortunately, that bottle is empty, but I do still have some of the second bottle (plus a whole other bottle that’s not opened yet). Im not sure if anyone carries it anymore. My first bottle? It is the same plan and is the basis of the liquor tax today [i.e., circa 1940-ed.]. Those distillerieswhich couldn't reach 95% sent the spirit elsewhere for redistillation. I say this because 114 is kind of a magic number, being (in the current American formulation of course) the old Sykes measure of proof spirits (57.1% - in other words 100 proof formerly was 57.1% ABV but now is 50% ABV). It was located on a sort of “raised platform” overlooking a bullpen where my engineers toiled away. 2 oz 1909 Old Overholt Rye Whiskey. By law American distilleries were converted to wartime ethanol production and 95% was (then and now) pretty much the height of purity for ethyl alcohol.

The 1909 has dominant flavors of cedar, fresh apples, a softened spiciness from the rye grains, and toasted oak. The bit of Ginger Ale gives it just a little civility — it flows well together. Old Overholt is an old Western Pennsylvania brand of Rye Whiskey which went under during Prohibition, only to be later revived in Kentucky as a Beam … Score 85/100 Vintage Old Overholt Unopened Rye Whiskey I have 7(seven) BOTTLES BOTTLE IN 1985 the box say that it was 12 years old... 4 vintage bottles of rare martell and limited bottles. Just about any old Monongahela Whiskey is likely worth a lot to the right person. The first federal tax … Apparently, a huge cash of this stuff was buried in a room beneath the estate’s carriage house floor during prohibition by Andrew Mellon, Pauls’s father.

Purchased in Santa Fe in 1986. Old Vintage, OVERHOLT Pennsylvania High Grade WHISKEY Label, Alcohol. I’m with Tex–how on earth did you get your hands on that product and where, oh where can I try it?Well now, as a direct descendant of the old man himself, your respect for the family heirlooms does bring joy to the gene pool. Even if it is from the mid-60's, I think (based on things I have read over the years and bottles seen in collections) Overholt appeared in this form periodically between about 1940 and 1970. This is interesting. $28.00. This shows that barrel proof whiskey predated Rare Breed and Grandad 114. For a whiskey more than 100 years old, the rye is in perfect condition - delightful for sipping. I’m serious; there are some surprising finds there, and mostly they carry Old Overholt.After reading these posts, I’m really intrigued by a bottle our family has, numbered 10957, supposed to be 6 1/2 years old in the bottle, but I can’t tell the year? The Wild Turkey was smooth, but the OO had character that the Turkey lacked.Just had my first few shots of this in Tombstone, AZ, last week. I’m still not sure what he said…Drink it straight, you yella livered polecats! So maybe the bottle was made in 1940 (per the date code), which if it were used fairly promptly would indicate that the whiskey, at 6.5 years, would be among the first post-prohibition whiskey distilled. When I said I wanted something good – he gave me the Sazerac. Virtually all large whiskey warehouses of the region were made of stone or brick, or a combination of both. 2 DashesBoker's Bitters.

I believe this, as it did in fact taste very much like cognac. Spirits are not eligible for shipping to California. Denys Overholser was the man who discovered the trick for making planes invisible to radar.Denys is otherwise totally OK, and probably does not drink whiskey. He still mixes a better Manhattan than almost any whippersnapper Bourbons I’ve tried.So, so jealous. 2 Dashes Regan's No. The higher proof of the Old Overholt … Add to Cart *Price, vintage and availability may vary by store. Old Overholt rye has had a steady presence on the bottom shelf of your local liquor store for decades, its founder’s face glaring at you from the label of every bottle—but it wasn’t always that way. I myself came up on the short end of a stare down with a bottle of the old man’s vintage 1940 (as I recall) 121 proof .