Powerful, vibrant and unapologetically spicy, the 2018 release of Thomas H. Handy Sazerac was distilled in spring 2012 and matured for 6 years and 4 months before being bottled uncut and unfiltered at 128.8 proof (64.4% ABV). Drawn from just 73 hand-selected barrels matured in Warehouses I and L, it delivers concentrated layers of toffee, fig cake and candied fruit before surging into mint, cinnamon and clove. Subtler notes of allspice, coconut and nutmeg emerge across the long, deeply warming finish, giving the whiskey both intensity and remarkable aromatic detail. A formidable expression of barrel-strength rye and an increasingly rare early release from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, this is a whiskey built for slow, considered drinking, with a few drops of water revealing still greater sweetness and spice.

Named for Thomas H. Handy, the 19th-century New Orleans entrepreneur who championed rye whiskey as the base of the Sazerac cocktail, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac is the uncut, unfiltered straight rye of the annual Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. Produced at Buffalo Trace Distillery and bottled directly from the barrel, it explores rye whiskey at its most energetic and expressive, pairing concentrated sweetness with bold spice, aromatic intensity and a warming, full-bodied texture. While its sibling Sazerac 18 Year Old represents the mature and polished side of the category, Thomas H. Handy Sazerac is defined by vibrancy and raw barrel character, connecting the historic whiskey culture of New Orleans with a distinctly powerful style of Kentucky rye.

750mL | 64.4%ABV