Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Seasoned Wood Bourbon
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Sazerac Rye 18 Year (Fall 2016)
Rye
Buffalo Trace Antique Collection // Kentucky, USA
RARE
For many years, this release had been pulled from a stainless-steel tank. Placed there to ensure that there would be some, albeit in tiny allotments, 18-year rye to release each year.
This release marks the first "new" batch in years. 24 barrels for this rye were filled in spring 1998.
For many years, this release had been pulled from a stainless-steel tank. Placed there to ensure that there would be some, albeit in tiny allotments, 18-year rye to release each year. This release marks the first "new" batch in years. 24 barrels for this rye were filled in spring 1998. It is bottled at 90 proof.
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age18 Year
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Cost
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abv45.0
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RyeUnlike bourbon, rye whiskey can be made anywhere in the world. But if made in the US, the mash bill recipe must be at least 51% rye and it must be aged in new, charred oak barrels with no age requirement. Elsewhere, the rye whiskey will be made keeping the country of origin's rules regarding the recipe and minimum aging.
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Cask Typenew, charred American oak
Tasting Notes
"Brown sugar and smoky rye spice on the nose, with oak, cedar, and light medicinal notes. A dry entry on the palate followed by black pepper and spice, and a woodsy-mossy, morning stroll through a damp forest effect. Behind all of that comes vanillins and sweetness to round it out. Finish is long and a bit hot, but smooth, with spearmint, black pepper, oak, and a trio of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Finish really sticks around for a while."
Added by
Jake Emen
Score
93