Rye / Straight rye whiskey

Old Overholt Straight Rye

Name: Old Overholt Straight Rye
Brand: Old Overholt

Light spice, sweet corn and grain with mild fruit and vanilla in an accessible rye frame.

Light spiceSweet cornVanilla

43%ABV

No age statementNo age statement

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01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Old Overholt Straight Rye · reference

WhistlePig 10 Year has more body and more floral.

SweetnessLittle sweetness → Very sweet

BodyKey differenceLight-bodied → Full-bodied

SmokeLittle smoke → Smoke-led

Fresh fruitLittle fresh fruit → Fruit-led

Dried fruitLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led

FloralKey differenceLittle blossom → Blossom-led

SpiceKey differenceGentle spice → Spice-led

OakLittle oak → Oak-led

Malt / cerealLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

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Smoke × Body

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Little smokeSmoke-led

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03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

MaturationNew charred oak barrels

Peat statusunpeated

Mash / grainsKentucky rye mash; proportions not disclosed

DistilleryJim Beam Distillery

RegionKentucky

Sources, confidence & score rationale

Current product page was not located in this pass; proof should be confirmed against the current U.S. label before publication.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

[1] Beam Suntory · Old Overholt heritage/profile ↗ · producer
Current product page was not located in this pass; proof should be confirmed against the current U.S. label before publication.

Sweetness · 75
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 55
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Smoke · 0
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Fresh fruit · 55
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Dried fruit · 40
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Floral · 10
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Spice · 30
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Oak · 55
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Malt / cereal · 40
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]