Thomas H Handy Sazerac straight Rye Whiskey 750 ml

Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye is the barrel-proof rye of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection — bottled uncut and unfiltered each fall at whatever strength roughly six years in new oak produced. Named for the New Orleans bartender who first put rye in the Sazerac cocktail, it is the most immediate whiskey in the Collection: cinnamon bark and clove ride in first, then candied fruit, dark caramel, and a pepper-and-oak finish that carries on well past the sip. Release proof changes year to year; the intensity does not. Allocated on arrival and gone within days, it rewards patience in the glass — a few drops of water open it wide. Take it slowly, and make the second pour a Sazerac.

How to drink Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye

Because proof shifts release to release, taste it plain before deciding how much water it wants — some years call for more than others. Once it's open, the cinnamon and clove settle within a few minutes, so a short rest in the glass rewards patience as much as the pour itself does.

RyeMash bill: Buffalo Trace Rye Mash #1 · New charred American oak · Kentucky