Old Overholt 10 Year Cask Strength Rye (2023 Release)

Smells hotter than it tastes but then the heat comes on the back end.

NEAT NOSE - Brown Sugar, Caramel, Honey, Vanilla, Oak, Herbal Tea and Citrus. The citrus leads more to a orange note as opposed to a lemon note. PALATE - Thick, viscous, and chewy. Amazing mouthtfeel. The palate is full of brown sugar, honey and caramel but the notes are dark and dense. There is nothing ‘bright’ about this pour. Its dark and rich. Incredibly complex. FINISH - Oak and vanilla are clear on the finish. The finish is long, but the vanilla fades away before the oak leaving the finish more ‘tannicy’ but not in an unpleasant way. BUY? - 100%. This is a great pour at a great price, given it’s age. BUY AGAIN? - I’d buy this again. I should probably grab anlther bottle before they’re gone. Alot of people are sleeping on these; don’t be one of them. I really look forward to the 11 YR coming out later this year.

Has the classic beam nuts, spices, toffee apples, butterscotch, cinnamon, and even a few dusty brown wax bookers tasting notes. Rating weighed down by other drams I had before/after. Nose: Green Toffee Apples, Peanuts, Butterscotch, Cinnamon, Brown Butter, Tobacco Palate: Peanuts, Caramel, Butterscotch, Apricots, Toasted Vanilla, Walnuts, Cinnamon, Morello Cherries, Brown Sugar, Brown Butter, Hazlenuts Finish: Cinnamon, Sparemint, Green Apples, Root Beer, Butterscotch, Baked Red Apples