Spirits · Clermont, Kentucky
Old Overholt
America's oldest continually maintained whiskey brand, born in Pennsylvania rye country.
- Founded
- 1810
- Founded by
- Abraham Overholt
- Based in
- Clermont, Kentucky
Making it since
1810
Their story
Old Overholt traces back to West Overton, Pennsylvania, where Henry Oberholtzer settled in 1800 and began distilling rye. In 1810 his son Abraham Overholt took over and built it into a real business, later adding a second distillery at Broad Ford.
Abraham's grandson Henry Clay Frick took over in 1881, and Andrew Mellon became a partner. After Frick died in 1919, family ownership ended. The West Overton site never reopened after Prohibition and is now a museum.
James B. Beam Distilling bought the brand in 1987, and today it is owned by Suntory Global Spirits and made at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, Kentucky.
How it's made
Old Overholt is an American rye whiskey distilled at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, Kentucky. In 2024 the brand added A. Overholt Monongahela Mash, a nod to its Pennsylvania roots made from 80 percent rye and 20 percent malted barley.
Why we carry them
We keep Old Overholt around for classic rye cocktails like the Manhattan and Sazerac. It is a direct line to the earliest days of American whiskey.
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