Sazerac Rye is good for a few things- 1. Always good and consistent in a cocktail. Cuts through but is light enough not to overwhelm other added flavors 2. Good intro rye for those weening themselves from bourbon to try rye without the shock value. It is sweet and polite, and drinks more like a high rye lower proof bourbon, as compared to a rye whiskey 3. It is an inexpensive bottle that has good lineage and easy to find Sazerac Rye fails for a few reasons 1. It is thin and not very complex 2. It does not bring the rye spice that rye drinkers crave in a good rye. 3. It is far on the opposite spectrum from its BTAC parent. Unlike Stagg Jr has been as compared to George T. Stagg, "Baby Saz" falls far from that tree 4. It has no wow factor. Saz is a workhorse for bar cocktails. It does its job faithfully and should be credited for that. Beyond that it is ho hum rye. Cheers!