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Sazerac Rye 18 Year (Fall 2016)

Rye

Buffalo Trace Antique Collection // Kentucky, USA

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  • 35 Reviews

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4.25
4.25 out of 5 stars
( Total review count: 35 )

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.

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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.

    • age
      18 Year
    • Cost
    • abv
      45.0
  • Rye
    Rye produced in the US must be made of at least 51% rye and it must be aged in new, charred oak barrels (no age requirement). Elsewhere, it will be made according to the country of origin's rules regarding the recipe and minimum aging.
  • Cask Type
    new, charred American oak
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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
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Flavor Profile

Full Bodied & Spicy

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