Old Overholt 11 Year Old Cask Strength Straight Rye Whiskey (750ml)

Lots of people talk about how the rye boom is over. Now that's not at all because demand for great rye has dropped, but the insane deals on rye that were once available have all but disappeared. There was never a lot of rye out there, but there was a period where we could get good aged rye over 10 years for less than $100 every day of the week. Now getting even an age stated rye from Kentucky is nearly impossible. Kentucky Owl sells their 12 year (perhaps distilled at the very same place) for over $300. Knob Creek is one of the few exceptions, but this awesome release is meant to be a recreation of the original Overholt recipe from 120 years ago and tastes completely different than those Knobs. 80% rye and 20% "soft" malted barley - this is way out of the standard Beam style. Let's go! A lovely deep copper (1.0). There's a beautiful nose zesty citrus oil, sweet oaky, dense smoldering toasted cinnamon. It's surprisingly pretty even at cask strength offering rich caramel bolstered by sweet round rye spice. On the palate, it's medium bodied big round peppery spice with juicy red fruit with plenty of dense oak and a beautiful savory finish. This is an extremely open and approachable, yet has plenty of deep complexity. Considering we sold out of the 10 year version at a nearly $50 higher price, this is an incredible deal for limited edition cask strength 11 year rye. No one on the market is getting close to this Overholt for good old rye.