Whiskey Review: Sazerac Rye 100-Proof Straight Rye Whiskey

Introduction This week on the Film & Whiskey podcast, we cracked open a bottle that’s been staring at us from the desk for a while now: Sazerac Rye 100 Proof . Big thanks to the folks at Sazerac for sending us this hefty liter bottle. This is the amped-up version of the well-known “Baby Saz” rye, the non-BTAC (Buffalo Trace Antique Collection) release that’s gained popularity as the go-to rye for making classic cocktails. But here, we get it at 100 proof, in a liter-sized bottle, clearly meant to be your new home-bar workhorse. There’s no age statement, so it’s at least four years old, and Buffalo Trace—as usual—isn’t sharing the mash bill. But most speculation suggests it’s their low-rye rye mash, possibly just 51% rye, which gives this whiskey a unique hybrid character. We dove in to see whether this bottle is just a high-proof mixer, or something more. Nose Brad: This is a really robust nose. There’s a ton of mint

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