Sazerac 18 (2011)
Added on Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012 at 07:42 PM
  Bottler: Buffalo Trace
  Age: 18 yrs Type: American
  Vintage: 1985 Subtype: Rye
  ABV: 45.00 % Region: Kentucky
  Price: $80 Availability: Better Stores
Distilled 1985, stored in stainless after 18 years until the bottling date in 2011.
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The nose is fragrant with rye spice.  The rye on the palate is a bit muted with a tinny note, but toward the end in bursts through.  The finish is full of rye and pepper.

Certainly a good whiskey, but these 1985 distilled ryes seem to be fading a bit more each year.  Maybe it has to do with the time in stainless (8 years and counting). 

B/B+

 
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