America's Oldest Whiskey Brand Isn't Originally From Tennessee Or Kentucky - Tasting Table

"Maybe it has something to do with the fact that time is an ingredient for whiskey, but the entire category is deeply entrenched in history. It's fascinating to learn the stories of distilleries passed down through generations of different families, distilleries that survived the Prohibition, and so on - it's a delicious thread woven into the fabric of American history overall. Buffalo Trace Distillery is a national historic landmark because the Kentucky institution is the oldest continuously operating distillery in the United States."

"Old Overholt Rye was officially established in 1810 in West Overton, Pennsylvania. That was 59 years before Buffalo Trace's own official founding in 1869. Buffalo Trace is often referred to as the country's oldest whiskey brand because it's the oldest continuously operated brand, meaning that its whiskey has been produced every year since 1859. Old Overholt is known as a "continually maintained" brand, meaning that while the company existed, it wasn't necessarily producing whiskey during all of its years in operation."

Whiskey is deeply rooted in history and many distilleries carry multigenerational legacies. Buffalo Trace is the oldest continuously operating distillery in the United States and a national historic landmark. Old Overholt Rye was established in 1810 in West Overton, Pennsylvania, predating Buffalo Trace's 1869 founding by 59 years. Buffalo Trace's whiskey has been produced every year since 1859, qualifying it as the country's oldest continuously operated brand. Old Overholt is classified as a "continually maintained" brand, meaning the company existed even when production lapsed. Henry Oberholzer settled in Pennsylvania before 1800, grew rye, and Abraham Overholt scaled production dramatically by 1859.

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