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Buffalo Trace Antique Collection: Sazerac 18yr Rye 2012
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Distiller:
Buffalo Trace
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Bottler:
Buffalo Trace
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ABV:
45%
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Age:
18 Years
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Price:
$$$$$
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Intro:
This is the Fall 2012 Release of Buffalo Traces coveted Antique Collection member: Sazerac Rye 18yr. This is their tanked rye distillate.
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Nose:
Floral fruity rye, spearmint, caramel, vanilla sweetness. Overall, its a lot mintier than I remember Saz rye being, but given that the 6yr is super herbal, I can see this developing into that, despite the differences in the product.
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Taste:
Medium thickness, no heat at all. Sweet rye spice, pine and spearmint, vanilla. Its herbal, really rich and leans into the pine, spearmint and floral woodland notes. Really interesting.
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Finish:
Long and sweet lots of dry rye spice and spearmint
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Overall:
Very good, and certainly well made, but not my preferred rye profile - all spearmint and floral grassy notes. I would love to try this at a greater proof, but in the BTAC lineup, THH is my rye guy for sure, and this falls behind a hair.
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Score:
7
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