Comments on: OLD OVERHOLT RYE & THE 30 SECOND STAREDOWN

By: Wallygatorca

Wallygatorca — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:05:44 +0000

Just had my first few shots of this in Tombstone, AZ, last week. Good stuff!

It is well known to be Doc Holliday’s drink of choice.

Bought a bottle before I left town….$11.49 for a fifth.

By: Perry

Perry — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:48:27 +0000

The rumor on the interwebs is that pre-prohibition rye whiskey was bottled under various names and sold clear up until the early 1980’s… Rye didn’t get no respect. So that bottle of Old Overholt from the 1940’s or 50’s may very well be pre-prohibition stuff. My first bottle? Purchased in Santa Fe in 1986. I remember buying a bottle of OO and one of Wild Turkey Rye. Each had it’s own merit. The Wild Turkey was smooth, but the OO had character that the Turkey lacked.

By: cee dubbles

cee dubbles — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:57:42 +0000

Nothing like rye whiskey. Rye is what makes Knob Creek worth dringking. My other go to is Wild Turkey 101 proof Rye with the green label. Killing a cold right now with lemon clove honey and boiling water, topped with a healthy dose of OO.

By: mizterZ

mizterZ — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:50:04 +0000

Drink it straight, you yella livered polecats! The way the boys used to in the West..

By: Bud Tompkins

Bud Tompkins — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:51:25 +0000

I grew up in Western PA and knew some Overholts… but alas, America and especially Southwestern Pennsylvania, forgets and neglects its history (unless it has something to do with the Steelers). I regret to say that here in the birthplace of fine American whiskeys – the home of the Whiskey Rebellion – Pennsylvania’s State Store monopoly has phased out Old Overholt in favor of Jim Beam and Wild Turkey ryes. Now you have to drive to West Virginia to get a good Manhattan… Imagine that !!! I spoke to a friend who is an executive for the LCB about this, and being a good bureaucrat, he gave me an answer that promptly put me to sleep. I’m still not sure what he said…
Next thing you know, they’ll start brewing Rolling Rock in St Louis… oh wait…

By: Joyce Overholser Boles

Joyce Overholser Boles — Wed, 18 May 2011 03:49:32 +0000

Abraham Overholt was a distant cousin of mine, seven generations back. Our branch out here in Oregon spells it Overholser.

Glad to hear his product is so well loved. Old Overholt may be the most distinguished piece of creativity to come from the tribe.

Other than the Stealth F117A, that is. 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. Most of the tribe does not.

Tis a pity, for maybe we would all be more creative if we did.

By: Edtugman

Edtugman — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:51:50 +0000

Hey Bill, I spent my later teen years growing up near Sharon, PA and Youngstown, Ohio. My old man worked for U.S. Steel at several mills, including the now shuttered “McDolad Works”. The “Shenango Valley” and the “Mahoning Steel Valley” at that time still had thousands of hard working, salt of the earth steelworkers employed. A good rye whiskey was a staple in that area — not bourbon, not Canadian Whiskey and Vodka was a broad’s drink. Soon to graduate from high school, after my last last football game played, I went to a fellow player’s house for a get together. His Dad worked with mine at the mill and said “Boys, you played hard and shoulda won. But you didn’t, so now you know a little about what it’s like to be a steelworker. For that, you get my best…” as he reached under the counter and brought out a dark brown bottle with an off yellowish label. “Rye & ginger is what we drink around here, including your Dad, too.” OK, I said, as I watched him mix several glasses with the amber liquid and just a splash of Vernon’s Ginger Ale (Good stuff, too, I miss it). “Why do you all drink this?” I asked, unschooled in the Steel Valley’s first choice of libation. Mr. Stephanoski took a good drink from his glass and said “Well, a good Rye Whiskey is honest. Not mixed with a bunch of other junk to mask it’s true intended character. Sort of like the men who work here. The bit of Ginger Ale gives it just a little civility — it flows well together. Again, like the steel men here, a little civility raises them to a more noble taste, an aquired taste. Raise your glasses boys, you’re becoming men.” As I tasted my first Overhold and Ginger, it changed my drink preference for the rest of my life. “Here’s a toast we offer after the work shift…” Mr. Stephanowski said, as he raised his glass,”Here’s to our wives and girlfriends — May they never meet!”

By: Warren G Wonka

Warren G Wonka — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:43:12 +0000

Almost all the good-sized liquor stores in Rochester, MN carry Old Overholt, Jim Beam, and Wild Turkey rye. Some carry premium rye.

By: Craig

Craig — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:18:31 +0000

It is my favorite in an Old Fashion!

By: Quippian

Quippian — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:01:47 +0000

Has anyone noticed that Don Draper’s drink of choice on “Mad Men” is Old Overholt?

Also, Old Overholt makes the best “traditional” Manhattans around.

I buy my Old Overholt at a big, bold, bright and beautiful liquor warehouse in South Carolina.
I make my Manhattans with Old Overholt.
And I drink a Manhattan almost daily.

Long live Old Overholt!