So, if you’re looking for a nice, easy, light sipping rye… well… this one might not be for you. It carries with it a lot of bold flavors. Handy is definitely up the alley of a rye drinker who likes higher-proof pours. Then, there are the people who just roll their eyes every time they hear about someone trying it, ready to throw about thirty other recommendations into the ring. There are ravenous fans who foam at the mouth every time you bring one up. Review: It’s always hard reviewing a BTAC bottle. Notes of charred rye, torched oak, tobacco, and cinnamon.
#Thomas h handy sazerac cracked#
Cinnamon red hots, baked rye, baking spice, cracked leather, charred oak on the front with undertones of licorice and dried fig.
#Thomas h handy sazerac full#
Palate: Off-dry, velvety, full mouthfeel. Notes of mint, toasted buckwheat, cinnamon stick, dry roasted oak, and baked toffee compete on the front of the nose while undertones of licorice and sour cherry play in the background. 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. Named after the New Orleans bartender who first used rye whiskey in the Sazerac Cocktail, this uncut and unfiltered Straight Rye Whiskey is bottled directly from the barrel, just as it was over a century ago. No matter the challenge, be it Mother Nature or man, the people of our Distillery have been part of the story that shaped America and the spirit industry as well. A timeless dedication to respecting the past while fearlessly innovating for the future has served us well for more than two centuries. Try drinking this *with* a glass of water before you try adding any.Throughout the challenges of floods, fires, tornadoes, and even Prohibition, the American family-owned Buffalo Trace Distillery has never compromised. Truly eyebrow-raising, this shows what quality can do to elevate the standard flavors of straight rye. The nose is suggestive and deep, but it’s the palate that explodes with fruit and spice. Overall: A cinnamon bomb that never lets up. On the tail end, a suggestion of grassy raw rye grains. A nice hard-candy note emerges with the water.įinish: Long, and leaves the mouth a bit raw due to the high ABV, but there are some nice fading hints of caramel apple, bitter almond, and big resiny oak. A few drops of water tames the burn, but also inhibits some of the bigger flavors. Intense burn, as expected, which leaves behind mountains of flavor: sticky cherry pie filling, fiery cinnamon, sour raspberry jam and sweet toffee. A few drops of water draw out the coconut and smooth some of the wilder edges.
Take some time with the nose on this one – the aromas go deep. After a rest in the glass, there is an unctuous wave of sweet milky coconut wrapped in milk chocolate or caramel. Underneath there is a layer of deep vanilla. Pungent – almost smokey – with heavy spice (nutmeg and cinnamon red-hots), cherrywood and cardamom. Normally I don’t mention the color (whisky pretty much looks like whisky), but this has a particularly beautiful dense auburn color. Here in Northern CA it generally sells out within hours (if not minutes) and many retailers maintain waiting lists with thousands of names or resort to raffles and lotteries to dispense tiny allocations (sometimes 2-6 bottles per store). In the midwest and northeast US, I’ve heard tales of BTAC bottles and even Pappy getting dusty on shelves. As with Pappy Van Winkle, your geographic location has much to do with your ability to acquire the stuff. This was my first-ever BTAC purchase, and also my first cask-strength rye, at a heady 63.45% (almost 127 proof).Īfter feeling pretty good about myself for snatching one of the coveted bottles, I reflected on the phenomenon of limited-allocation whiskey. I was lucky enough to secure a bottle of the 2011 release of Thomas H. Second only to Pappy Van Winkle (another Sazerac holding) in consumer frenzy, these releases bring collectors and whiskey geeks out of the woodwork to snap up limited-allocation bottles from local retailers. Fittingly, his name appears on an explosive cask-strength rendering of rye, the ingredient that made his Sazerac Cocktail famous.Įvery year Buffalo Trace (a subsidiary of the Sazerac Company) releases the much sought-after Antique Collection. Handy, the legendary proprietor of The Sazerac Hotel in New Orleans and founder of the modern Sazerac Company, lends his name to one of the annual Buffalo Trace Antique Collection releases.
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