Category: Rye

(rī)¹ Rye Whiskey – Review

(ri)1 Rye Whiskey

(rī)¹ Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey 92 Proof Price Point: $45 – $55 for 750 ML Distiller: Jim Beam   Background I’ll tell you what – few whiskey brands are as elusive as (rī)¹.  Yep, you read that name right, I didn’t just lean on the keyboard.  That is a parenthesis, a lower-case “r”, an “i” …

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Sazerac 18 Year Old Rye – Review

Sazerac 18 Year Old Rye

Sazerac 18 Year Old Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey – 2009 Release 90 Proof Price Point: $55 – $65 for 750 ML Distiller: Buffalo Trace Distillery   Background We’ve made it.  You’ve seen my reviews on George T. Stagg, Eagle Rare 17 Year Old, Thomas H. Handy, and William Larue Weller, and now it’s time to …

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Thomas H. Handy Rye – Review

Thomas H. Handy Rye

Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey – 2009 Release 129 Proof Price Point: $55 – $65 for 750 ML Distiller: Buffalo Trace Distillery   Background The past two weeks, I have posted reviews from Sazerac’s Antique Collection.  In case you missed it, I reviewed George T. Stagg first and Eagle Rare 17 Year Old …

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