On Old Fashioned Football, J Mark and his wife Miranda (the official whiskey taster) review Sazerac Rye, a Buffalo Trace product from Frankfort, Kentucky, noting its common availability and roughly $30 price point.
They score the nose highly, debating baked apple pie versus tart apple with cinnamon and rye spice, while Miranda’s palate impression leans strongly toward a “cinnamon sour apple Jolly Rancher,” leading her to a mediocre score for sipping neat and preferring it as a cocktail whiskey.
They rate the bottle and, for the first time on the show, make Buffalo Trace’s Sazerac cocktail recipe using Sazerac Rye, sugar, Peychaud’s Bitters, and an absinthe spritz in place of Herbsaint, then preview upcoming rye reviews and a future Old Fashioned test on Wife Approved Bets.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
01:19 – Hair Talk and Banter
02:42 – Today’s Whiskey Sazerac Rye
03:29 – October Rye Lineup
04:47 – Bottle Basics and Price
07:22 – Nose Notes Apple Spice
12:50 – Sazerac Cocktail History
14:23 – Palate Tasting Jolly Rancher
17:46 – Candy Stories and Shelf Tease
19:20 – Is It Better in Cocktails
19:52 – Neat Pour Score
22:18 – Bottle Design Debate
23:32 – Cocktail Plan Update
25:19 – Sazerac Recipe Walkthrough
28:12 – Bitters Dye Rant
29:41 – Absinthe Spritz Fiasco
31:59 – Mixing And First Sip
34:58 – Buffalo Trace History Notes
37:16 – Wrap Up And Next Shows
