4/25/2023 0 Comments Thomas h handyAnother delicious whiskey from Buffalo Trace, although the finish was so spot-on for Luden’s cherry cough drops that I found it a little distracting. Handy provides a lovely balance between spicy and sweet, earthy and herbaceous, with a remarkably cohesive palate. Water does this no favors, but it’s balanced enough to enjoy without. Speaking of the finish, it’s fruity and herbaceous, with a strong note of mentholated cherry cough drops giving it an almost cooling quality. Extremely well-integrated, the flavor really builds in a cohesive, continuous wave from entry to finish. Palate: Rich and full, honeyed but also savory – think rye crisps topped with dark honey and black pepper, although the spice is felt more in the nose than on the tongue. Stoneground mustard, cherry preserves, and a faint note of fruit popsicles mingle with some vegetal notes like cooked corn and steamed greens. Nose: The nose is a bit milder than I expected, to be honest. Vital Stats: 126.2 proof, six years old, $90 MSRP for a 750ml bottle but, like all BTAC releases, you’ll most likely pay more. Handy Sazerac Rye release still deserve its place in the pantheon of great American rye whiskeys? Tasting Notes: Thomas H. In any case, the substitution worked, and the Sazerac cocktail is now one of the world’s great classic whiskey drinks. It has the distinction of being the youngest whiskey in the lineup (6 years old and change) and is usually the second most produced bottle each year, right after George T. Barrel proof and non-chill filtered, this is a big, powerful, expressive rye with confident spice and brash demeanor. Handy Rye Whiskey is part of the annual Buffalo Trace Antique Collection that is released every Fall. Handy Sazerac Rye is really not that way. Where Cognac is floral, buttery, and deeply mellow, rye is…not really that way. It was an interesting choice, because I’m hard-pressed to think of two brown spirits less alike than Cognac and rye whiskey. Handy, is credited as substituting rye whiskey for brandy, and the modern Sazerac was born (more or less). Undeterred, the owner of the Sazerac Coffee House, Thomas H. But during the Great Wine Blight of the mid-1800s, phylloxera (an untreatable aphid infestation) devastated France’s vineyards, and Cognac got very hard to find. Long story short, the Sazerac cocktail was originally made with Cognac, not whisky. Handy anyway? If you’ve been following along with this Antique Collection series, you’ll remember the history of the Sazerac cocktail outlined in the Sazerac 18-Year-Old review.
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