Government Approved, Prohibition Couldn’t Kill the 100-Proof Rye Whiskey
Born in Pennsylvania, and later transplanted to Kentucky. Named for the Mennonite founder who first fired up his still in 1810 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Old Overholt set the standard for Monongahela rye for 150 years. Prohibition couldn’t kill it, and the government permitted its... Sign in to see full entry.