Sazerac 18 Year Old 2000 Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

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Detailed Description
Release 1 of Sazerac 18 Year Old Rye bottled in 2000, distilled in 1981. Forming part of the original Buffalo Antique Collection Sazerac 18 Year Old Rye has been released annually ever since. At the time of bottling 74% of the whiskey that entered the barrels 18 years earlier had evaporated.
Sazerac 18 Year Old 2000 Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Tasting Notes
Nose: The nose offers rich, savoury spices on a bed of dried fruits and peels. There are effortless, tumbling whirls of stone fruits and coffee beans, traces of cigar leaf sweetness and thick chunks of oak.
Palate: The palate develops, toffee sweet, with exotic spice. Creaking oak clings ever present with about as much forceful rye as one can imagine. This is sublime, powerful stuff.
Finish: A sparkling finish of oak, spice and red berries.
Distillery Information
Buffalo Trace Distillery is a distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, that is owned by the Sazerac Company. It has historically been known by several names, including the George T. Stagg Distillery and the Old Fire Copper (O.F.C.) Distillery. Its namesake bourbon brand, Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon whiskey, was introduced in August 1999. The company claims the distillery is the oldest continuously-operating distillery in the United States. The company says the name “”Buffalo Trace”” refers to an ancient buffalo crossing on the banks of the Kentucky River in Franklin County, Kentucky. The Sazerac Company purchased the distillery in 1992.