![]() We thank them for the sample and for allowing us to review it with no strings attached. NOTE: The sample used for this review was provided at no cost courtesy of Buffalo Trace. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey Established in 1775 and situated in Frankfort, Kentucky, Buffalo Trace is one of the few American distilleries that continued its operations through Prohibition, after receiving a permit to bottle medicinal whiskey when the 18th Amendment came into effect in 1920. However, given the popularity of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection,these are becoming incredibly hard to find at retail so good luck with your hunt! ![]() Handy at the retail price of $99 is well worth the price of admission because of the complex nose and incredible finish. As the finish continues, an aftertaste of raisins comes back and the salivary glands begin to really kick in beckoning another sip. Once the mint passes, vanilla comes through giving just enough sweetness for the finish to really take off. The finish is cool mint right up front with heavy rye spice almost like pop rocks on the tongue. At first sip, creamy toffee rushes the front palate with rye spice however at mid palate a wonderful vanilla note pushes through with oak and hints of plum towards the back palate. The nose is intoxicating, teasing the drinker with new notes each time. Handy is quite amazing and evolves after each sip with beautiful notes of citrus zest, plum, and cinnamon. The complexity, depth of flavors, and finish are nearly unmatched. The sheer complexity of the nose of the 2021 release of Thomas H. Handy Sazerac is an absolutely phenomenal rye, one of the best that I have ever had. A growing heat settles in the chest with an aftertaste of raisins. Heavy rye spice with tingles on the finish with cool mint, oak, and vanilla. Heavy mouthfeel with creamy toffee up front with rye spice and subtle vanilla followed by oak and hints of plum on the mid to back palate. Retail Price: $99 (Tasted neat from a Glencairn Glass) ColorĬool rye spice with vanilla, honey, and citrus zest with hints of plum slight cinnamon and leather. Handy.īarrel Details: Filled in spring 2014 and picked from barrels matured in Warehouses K, M, and N with an evaporation rate of 32%. Full of rich flavors, this authentic American rye whiskey is a symbol of the timeless history of New Orleans and the legacy of Thomas H. Handy is a uncut and unfiltered straight rye Whiskey that’s bottled directly from the barrel, just as it was over a century ago. Handy Sazerac is part of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection and named for the famous New Orleans bartender who was the first to use rye whiskey in the Sazerac Cocktail. One of the crazier whiskeys I’ve tried so if that’s your thing you are in for a treat with this.Thomas H. It’s very difficult to describe exactly what it is like but to borrow a well-worn cliché you will either love it or hate it I think. It is not too hot for its high proof either, I didn’t add any water as that’s not my bag but I don’t think it needs it. Because of this it comes across a little unbalanced but provides and excitement that almost entirely makes up for that. Very interesting indeed, the nose is poor but then on the palate it kind of takes you on a journey jumping from one contrasting flavor to the next like a ball bearing whizzing around a pinball machine. Leaves a dark fruit taste in your mouth at the very end. For want of a better word – it’s crazy!īrown sugar, rye, all spice some tangerine and pepper. It is very reserved and not spectacular.Įarthy with raisins then a hint of ginger cake, baking spices, treacle, cool mint, raw ginger and pepper. ![]() Woodchips, dried herbs, peanuts, hazelnuts with some ethanol. The finish ultimately reveals subtle notes of allspice, coconut and nutmeg. Flavors of toffee, fig cake, and candied fruit, followed by mint, cinnamon and clove. Flavors of toffee, fig cake, and candied fruit, followed by mint, cinnamon and clove. Thomas H Handy Sazerac Rye Whiskey,Powerful, lush, and boldly spicy. Let’s have a look at my review of the TH Handy Sazerac Rye to find out: ![]() That is an excellent drink and I love a barrel proof so this can only be utterly amazing, right? ![]() It is a straight from the barrel uncut and unfiltered version of the standard Sazerac Rye. Handy was apparently the person who first started to use rye whiskey instead of brandy in the Sazerac cocktail and it is him that this is named after. I have tried all the other four whiskeys in the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection several times before but for some reason I have never tried TH Handy before so this was a totally new experience for me. ![]()
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