Another cheap-but-great whiskey is the Sazerac Straight Rye, colloquially known as “Baby Sazerac” to distinguish it from its older sibling, the 18 year old BTAC annual release.

It is commonly believed (via the whiskey diehards on the internet) that this is a 6 year old Rye with a mash bill of 51% Rye, 39% corn and 10% malted barley. What we do know is that it is labeled as a “Straight Rye” without a specific age statement so it is at least 4 years old. I don’t believe anyone has ever confirmed the mash bill, but people seem to believe that this is the one rye mash bill that Buffalo Trace makes (Sazerac is made by Buffalo Trace, who is in fact owned by Sazerac, confusing? Sure). Let’s see how this one fared…