
We thank them for the sample and for allowing us to review it with no strings attached. NOTE: The sample used for this review was provided at no cost courtesy of Buffalo Trace. However, given the popularity of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection,these are becoming incredibly hard to find at retail so good luck with your hunt! Handy at the retail price of $99 is well worth the price of admission because of the complex nose and incredible finish. As the finish continues, an aftertaste of raisins comes back and the salivary glands begin to really kick in beckoning another sip. Once the mint passes, vanilla comes through giving just enough sweetness for the finish to really take off.

The finish is cool mint right up front with heavy rye spice almost like pop rocks on the tongue. At first sip, creamy toffee rushes the front palate with rye spice however at mid palate a wonderful vanilla note pushes through with oak and hints of plum towards the back palate. The nose is intoxicating, teasing the drinker with new notes each time. Handy is quite amazing and evolves after each sip with beautiful notes of citrus zest, plum, and cinnamon. The historic Logis de Forge estate purchased by Bernard Sazerac in 1781, as it looks today. The sheer complexity of the nose of the 2021 release of Thomas H. The namesake brand, Sazerac de Forge et Fils was the original spirit used in the Sazerac Cocktail and by the mid-19th century became a natural choice for the name of the original Sazerac coffee house.

A growing heat settles in the chest with an aftertaste of raisins. Heavy rye spice with tingles on the finish with cool mint, oak, and vanilla. Heavy mouthfeel with creamy toffee up front with rye spice and subtle vanilla followed by oak and hints of plum on the mid to back palate. Retail Price: $99 (Tasted neat from a Glencairn Glass) ColorĬool rye spice with vanilla, honey, and citrus zest with hints of plum slight cinnamon and leather. Handy.īarrel Details: Filled in spring 2014 and picked from barrels matured in Warehouses K, M, and N with an evaporation rate of 32%.

THOMAS HANDY SAZERAC FULL
Full of rich flavors, this authentic American rye whiskey is a symbol of the timeless history of New Orleans and the legacy of Thomas H. Order alcohol online and have Thomas H Handy Sazerac Straight Rye - 750mL delivered to your door same-day from JJ Liquors, the best liquor store in. Handy is a uncut and unfiltered straight rye Whiskey that’s bottled directly from the barrel, just as it was over a century ago. Handy Sazerac is part of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection and named for the famous New Orleans bartender who was the first to use rye whiskey in the Sazerac Cocktail.
