No age statement on Old Overholt anymore....

I noticed the "Four Years Old" statement in the lower right corner is now gone on Old Overholt. I bought a bottle to compare it to the trickle of my old bottle I have left. The new stuff is about as good as the garbage Wild Turkey 81 rye. It's pee yellow with no nose. It has little flavor and is very grainy and young. The old bottle I had at least had hints of leather and spice- this is just grain and flatness. So now I wonder what makes the Old Overholt different than the Beam yellow label rye.....

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Originally Posted by ethangsmith

I noticed the "Four Years Old" statement in the lower right corner is now gone on Old Overholt. I bought a bottle to compare it to the trickle of my old bottle I have left. The new stuff is about as good as the garbage Wild Turkey 81 rye. It's pee yellow with no nose. It has little flavor and is very grainy and young. The old bottle I had at least had hints of leather and spice- this is just grain and flatness. So now I wonder what makes the Old Overholt different than the Beam yellow label rye.....

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Since 4 years old and NAS mean the same thing, I wonder what has changed?

That is a strange one. I doubt their making it older and keeping it a secret. Maybe they assume most buyers don't understand the requirement, and they want it to "seem" older?

I didn't know that there was a requirement for labeling rye that was aged less than 4 years. I thought it was just for bourbon.

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Originally Posted by smknjoe

I didn't know that there was a requirement for labeling rye that was aged less than 4 years. I thought it was just for bourbon.

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All straight whiskey, at least.

Thanks for the heads up! I didn't know that.

I just took a second look at the bottle- in small print on the back of the bottle neck "Three Years Old."

My taste buds did not deceive me. This stuff is young garbage.

Ack, will this madness never cease. I expect the next thing will be a price increase.

At $20, they will price themselves out of the market.

Here's the million dollar question- what makes the new Overholt different than the Beam yellow label rye?????

What was the age on it previously?