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• Interesting things about the distillery:
  • Said to be America's oldest continually maintained brand of whiskey, it was founded in West Overton, Pennsylvania, in 1810.
  • Old Overholt is a rye whiskey distilled by A. Overholt & Co., currently a subsidiary of Beam Suntory, which is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan.
  • It is currently distilled at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, KY
  • Henry Oberholzer (Anglicized to “Overholt”), a German Mennonite farmer, moved to West Overton, Pennsylvania, on the banks of Jacobs Creek in Western Pennsylvania in 1800. His family came from the area of Germany which specialized in distilling “korn”, or rye whiskey, and Henry took up the tradition.
  • In 1810, Henry’s son took over the management of the distillery and made it into a business.
  • By the 1820s, the distillery was putting out 12 to 15 gallons of rye whiskey per day.
  • By 1859, Overholt incorporated his business as “A. Overholt & Co.” He operated out of a new distillery building that was six stories high, 100 feet long, and which could produce 860 gallons per day.
  • Old Overholt was one of six distilleries allowed to continue issuing bottled-in-bond, government stamped, pints with a dosage cup atop the cap and doctor’s prescription attached to the back.
    • Maybe because Andrew Mellon was a partner in the business and he was the secretary of the treasury under Harding
    • Mellon Sold his shares in 1925 due to concerns from prohabisionists
  • Beam bought out the old overholt in 1986, when they made the purchase of Dekuyper Peachtree Schnapps. This was during a time when brown liquor was frowned upon and clear liquors were in.
• Our Bottle:
• Pipe Pairings: 80 proof- Cornell and Diehl gentleman caller.
• BIB- eight state burley Cornell and Diel
  • 10 year- Irish Flake by peterson
  • Monogahala rye- Cornell and Diehl riverboat gambler
• Cocktails:
• Research Sources
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Overholt
  • https://whiskyadvocate.com/old-monongahela-rye

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• Interesting things about the distillery:
  • Said to be America's oldest continually maintained brand of whiskey, it was founded in West Overton, Pennsylvania, in 1810.
  • Old Overholt is a rye whiskey distilled by A. Overholt & Co., currently a subsidiary of Beam Suntory, which is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan.
  • It is currently distilled at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, KY
  • Henry Oberholzer (Anglicized to “Overholt”), a German Mennonite farmer, moved to West Overton, Pennsylvania, on the banks of Jacobs Creek in Western Pennsylvania in 1800. His family came from the area of Germany which specialized in distilling “korn”, or rye whiskey, and Henry took up the tradition.
  • In 1810, Henry’s son took over the management of the distillery and made it into a business.
  • By the 1820s, the distillery was putting out 12 to 15 gallons of rye whiskey per day.
  • By 1859, Overholt incorporated his business as “A. Overholt & Co.” He operated out of a new distillery building that was six stories high, 100 feet long, and which could produce 860 gallons per day.
  • Old Overholt was one of six distilleries allowed to continue issuing bottled-in-bond, government stamped, pints with a dosage cup atop the cap and doctor’s prescription attached to the back.
    • Maybe because Andrew Mellon was a partner in the business and he was the secretary of the treasury under Harding
    • Mellon Sold his shares in 1925 due to concerns from prohabisionists
  • Beam bought out the old overholt in 1986, when they made the purchase of Dekuyper Peachtree Schnapps. This was during a time when brown liquor was frowned upon and clear liquors were in.
• Our Bottle:
• Pipe Pairings: 80 proof- Cornell and Diehl gentleman caller.
• BIB- eight state burley Cornell and Diel
  • 10 year- Irish Flake by peterson
  • Monogahala rye- Cornell and Diehl riverboat gambler
• Cocktails:
• Research Sources
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Overholt

https://whiskyadvocate.com/old-monongahela-rye

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• Interesting things about the distillery:
  • Tony is a retired pharmacist and had no distilling experience when they started
  • In 2016, the owner said they were working on a vodka, but didn't have any interest in whiskey’s
  • In 2021, they met Jeremy Quinn, who became master distiller and will be the successor of the business
  • Today, it makes about 25,000 bottles a year
• Our Bottle: Daufuskie Low Country Bourbon
  • Came out in 2019
  • Claims high corn and very low rye content, and is 3 3-grain
• Pipe Pairings: Cornell and Diehl Blockade Runner
• Cocktails:
• Research Sources
  • https://www.gotrum.com/editorials/exclusive-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-tony-chase-founder-and-master-distiller-of-daufuskie-island-rum-company/
    • Written in 2016
  • https://www.alcoholprofessor.com/blog-posts/daufuskie-island-distillery
    • Written in 2024

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