Sazerac 18 Year Rye - Prototype Barrel Proof

[luther.r]

That's the thing...I don't think this is new. My assumption is that this was the PROTOTYPE for what we now know as Saz18. I think JH just dipped into his library of OLD samples and found it, and decided to share/brag.

Right, this was my assumption.

I just found John Hansell's tweet from 12/30/12 and this is the original text:

"What I'm drinking tonight: the prototype to what is now the legendary Sazerac 18 yr. rye whiskey. But 110.2 proof!"

[squire]

Then apparently Sazerac believed this would show better than a 90 proofer.

[luther.r]

Or they just hadn't decided yet what proof they would be bottling it at.

[squire]

Lower proof always means higher profit.

[ChainWhip]

A few of questions I have:

Is this the tanked Saz18 @ a higher proof (same as current BTAC) or is it new rye that BT has been sitting on for the past 18yrs?

If the latter, is it just older BabySaz/THH or something else?

Finally, what I really want to know is if there are any plans to make this a real product offering?

[luther.r]

Finally, what I really want to know is if there are any plans to make this a real product offering?

Highly doubtful unless they have too much stock at some point in the future. The Saz 18 is flying off the shelves at its current proof and pricepoint.

[HighInTheMtns]

A few of questions I have:

Is this the tanked Saz18 @ a higher proof (same as current BTAC) or is it new rye that BT has been sitting on for the past 18yrs?

If the latter, is it just older BabySaz/THH or something else?

Finally, what I really want to know is if there are any plans to make this a real product offering?

It isn't anything new. It's just a whiskey writer drinking from a bottle he has had for a long time.

[Smithford]

It isn't anything new. It's just a whiskey writer drinking from a bottle he has had for a long time.

Probably the one they were talking about here and here.

[WAINWRIGHT]

Probably the one they were talking about here and here.

Great recon and how we would all love to have a pour of this from better than a decade ago!

[Tico]

I can't wait for the chill filtered 90 proof version of this!