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| Bottling Name | Thomas H. Handy 2007 | | Bottled By | Buffalo Trace Distillery Frankfort,KY | | Type | Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey | | Alcohol content | 134.8 Proof | | Availability | US: Available Japan: Unknown Duty Free: Not Available Europe: Not Available | | Views (since 20080612) | 5949 | | Bottling Info | |
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Review from Mike (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 1845, Created:20100614181014) | Purchased at: | Towers Liquor Store Atlanta | | Purchased for: | $59.99 | | Info on this bottle: | 2009 version - cut to 105 proof | | Nose: | Tangerines, raisons, allspice, cinnamon, ginger open up, then comes some rye and nutmeg. Very spicy, but spices that are on the milder and sweeter side. | | Taste: | Very thick and creamy with the nutmeg and ginger giving it some depth and character. The cinnamon is only mildly hot. More balanced than the earlier Handys and a bit more sophisticated and soft. Soft enough to be considered refreshing but not delicate. | | Finish: | Balanced, and moderately long. | | Overall: | Best of the Handy ryes in my opinion (and the others were all quite good) because it has better balance. I believe this is an 8 YO whiskey and a very, very, good one at that. |
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Review from enzo (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 1459, Created:20090204214820, Updated:20090204215000) | Purchased at: | Guadalupe Austin, TX | | Purchased for: | $60 | | Info on this bottle: | 2008 | | Nose: | Lush, fruity, floral. Vanilla bean, dried apricots, figs, golden raisins, peach cobbler, fresh mint, pear, rye. Really inviting nose... makes you want to jump right in and take a gulp. | | Taste: | Super sweet... like a vanilla butter cream frosting... exploding into, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange, clove, more fig, a bit of oak... The Alcohol is present, but not at all over powering. There's also a slight oily consistency... similar to, but much more understated than Stagg. | | Finish: | very warm, pleasing finish with a very pronounced rye and clove. Gives you that nice warm fuzzy feeling... similar to a fine Cognac... but leaves the tongue tingling. | | Overall: | This is hands down, the most enjoyable Rye I've tried thus far. More enjoyable, and more balanced than the Rittenhouse 21. It's a whiskey you can truly savor... sip by sip. It is very sweet. Perhaps too sweet for some... but the spice really balances out the sweet in the finish.
I tried it on the rocks... it was good... but much better neat. |
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Review from Dump Bucket (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 1454, Created:20090203103926) | Purchased at: | Gift from Funknik | | Purchased for: | 50ml of Old Crow 10/86, 1968 | | Info on this bottle: | 2008 Version | | Nose: | Some sweet, dry and earth with pumpkin pie, fresh crust and whip cream. A little wet oak chips, brown sugar and all the things right in your face that say thanks giving pumpkin pie. | | Taste: | Rye and some sweet and spice. Soft burn that grows with the strength of the rye. | | Finish: | Pumpkin spice and then rye with a little whip cream on the end. | | Overall: | I know this is good rye. There is do doubt in my mind, but it is just not my profile. The rye is so dominant in this that I would prefer some softer overtones to help work with the in your face spice and rye.
If you like this profile in a rye, you will love this juice. There will be more available for you since I will not be getting any bottles???. |
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Review from bourbonguyjapan (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 1044, Created:20080330055757) | Purchased at: | trade :) | | Purchased for: | gratis | | Info on this bottle: | sample | | Nose: | Alcohol. Heavy alcohol and oranges. | | Taste: | Rye, and a little heat followed by tangarine and almond. | | Finish: | I did "finish" this one rather quickly. | | Overall: | Good Bourbon!!! Mighty fine bourbon. Mighty fine indeed! |
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Review from spun_cookie (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 916, Created:20071123181615, Updated:20080108200420) | Purchased at: | BevMo, Chandler AZ | | Purchased for: | ~$58 | | Proof Of this Bottle: | 134.8 | | Nose: | Raisins.. strong raisins.. and grapes... almost like bread pudding.
I want to crawl in the glass and relax for a while
The longer this sits in the Reidel neat the nicer it gets. There is spices-o-plenty... | | Taste: | burn and spice followed by rye, raisins and so much more I have to understand… there is a slight medicine taste at the very end… but it just may be something I have not been able to define yet…
| | Finish: | now ain’t that a kick in the head... wow... and explosion of spice, rye, raisins and whoooyaaaaa... so much better than the first time I had this.... | | Overall: | Damn that pumpkin pie... the first time I had this it was bunk, now... whoooo yeah... this is a great sit by the fire and sip drink... warmed the soul and toasted the body
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