Yup, been a bit busy with clinics starting and all. But on the bright side, I've got plenty of reasons to drink. And my last rotation took me to Chicago where I visited Binny's liquor store for the first time. The place has a WHOLE ROOM of rare spirits, including a 20k Ardbeg....But I digress. While there, I picked up a bottle of Sazerac Rye (and after I tried it, I went back for a second).You don't see much rye at your average bottle shop nowadays, but most are worth checking out when you do. Sazerac is made made at Buffalo Trace in Kentucky and bottled in Louisiana - the home of the classic sazerac cocktail which this beauty is named after. Ryes substitute spiciness for bourbon's sweetness, and this one is no slouch. It has a huge, voluptuous mouthfeel similar to Booker's but the caramel notes are drowning in pepper and caraway. Caraway is big on the nose as well. Just lovely.
