Thomas Handy Sazerac 2018 Straight Rye Whiskey

About Thomas Handy Sazerac 2018 Straight Rye Whiskey

Buffalo Trace's revered Antique Collection is home to several ultra-premium whiskey expressions that have garnered countless awards over the years. Thomas Handy Sazerac is named after a New Orleans bartender who was the first to use rye whiskey in a Sazerac cocktail. Always bottled directly from the barrel, it's a series of bold and rich whiskey that's always uncut and unfiltered. The 2018 release was crafted with barrels, aged over 6 years in warehouses I and L. Distilled in 2012 from Minnesota rye, Kentucky corn, and North Dakota malted barley, the straight rye was bottled uncut and unfiltered at 128.8 proof. It won the coveted Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2018, the same year it was bottled.

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About Rye

As American as the bald eagle, rye whiskey was first brewed in the American Northeast in the 1600s. Even George Washington distilled it after leaving the Oval Office, so there’s no way of denying its origin.
It’s distinguished from bourbon for its original and unique spicy notes.

By law, rye whiskey must be made from at least 51% rye grain, aged in new and charred oak barrels for at least two years, and bottled at no more than 62,5% ABV.

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