Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye (Fall 2020)

Nose: soft rye, chocolate, faint oak. Body: medium Palate: so good cinnamon, rye but it’s very subtle and sweet Finish: medium to long Note my last taste from don. What a night stagg jr, GTS and this. My god whiskey jackpot. All so good

Sweet apples & pears. Handy is usually pretty middling for me, but this was a nice year.

One of the top 5 ryes I’ve had

To me, this is a perfect rye. Layers on the nose, layers on the palate, and a long, spiced finish. Incredible.

Nose: orange, caramel, vanilla, lemon zest, floral notes (surprisingly), very light oak, honey, mild for such a high Proof BTAC Nose After Swirl: bigger pick up of ethanol burn, dried orange, brown sugar Palate: Thick mouthfeel, this thing coats my mouth like heavy cream lol. Nice and hot, very punchy & much stronger than the nose, I can practically chew on this whiskey, nice tingle/burn, dark fruit notes, caramel... pear? Finish: looooooong finish, nice and juicy 💦, maintains the darker notes of the palate while highlighting the sweet orange & fruit notes.