Nose
Mint, dill, old oak, and a dark rye bread sweetness.
No. 13 · Rye
Sazerac Rye 18 Year Old
Buffalo Trace · Kentucky
The 18-year straight rye in the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, bottled at whatever proof that year's barrels give. The photograph is the 2025 bottle, marked 18 years and 90 proof, not a promise that the next release will match it.
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- Distillery
- Buffalo Trace
- Country / region
- United States · Kentucky
- Style
- Rye
- Year of release
- Ongoing
- Age statement
- 18 Year Old
- Bottles made
- Annual Antique Collection release. Outturn varies and is not fixed here.
- ABV
- Barrel proof. It changes every year. The bottle in the photograph is a 2025 release at 45% (90 proof).
- Cask type
- New charred oak; uncut, unfiltered straight rye
- Approximate value
- Secondary prices often sit around £800–£2,500, moving with the year's proof. Approximate.
Tasting notes
Palate
Oily and spicy: clove, orange peel, leather, and a heavy rye grip.
Finish
Long, peppery, and dry.
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Approx. value
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Approx. value
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Released
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Approx. value
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