Thomas H. Handy / Sazerac, Straight Rye Whisky

Thomas H. Handy

Sazerac, Straight Rye Whisky

ABV 63.75%
REVIEWED Issue 80

Click below to share this page

Specifications

Brand: Buffalo Trace, Thomas H. Handy
Expression: Sazerac, Straight Rye Whisky
Type: USA Whisky / Rye
Age: No Age Statement
Year of bottling: 2009
ABV: 63.75%
Country/Region: USA / Kentucky
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Tasting notes

Taster Rob Allanson

Nose: Reminds me of bow resin. Rye bread with a little wood shaving and cedar. There are bags of rye with a decent oak note.
Palate: Takes you off on a rye trip. Tons of oak, red fruit and that rye pep really grips you.
Finish: Simply whallops you.
Comment: One of the first big ryes I tried. Still leaves its impact.

8.8

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: Highly perfumed and resinous. Odd fellows, dried tangerine skins, light touch of pencil shavings and varnish. Big perfumed rye attack. Fresh baked rye sourdough bread. Highly perfumed, rosewater, pot pourri.
Palate: Hot! this needs ice/water/other ingredients in a cocktail. A huge blast of flavour. Masses of cherry, anise and oil of cloves, light acorn notes. Good sharpness.
Finish: Long and explosive.
Comment: Not for the fainthearted.

8.3

Visit the distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery, 1001 Wilkinson Boulevard, PO Box 619, Frankfort, KY, Kentucky, USA

Visit the website

Don’t have an account? Sign up here:

Create and view your own tasting notes and scores for individual whiskies.

Create your own Wish List
Create your own Collections
Write your own tasting notes for each bottle
Score whiskies creating a unique community score where whiskies are rated taking the average from every Whsiky Magazine member

Create your account