Here we look at this year’s Sazerac 18-Year-Old, and this time it’s something new to BTAC. Previously this annual release of aged rye whiskey had been drawn from stocks stored in stainless steel tanks, essentially frozen in time. Last year’s Sazerac 18 represented the end of that batch, so going forward new releases will come directly from dumps of 18-year-old barrels, still bottled at 90 proof (45% ABV). Thus, it was with some anticipation that aficionados looked forward to the new version of Sazerac 18 Year Old, wondering how it would measure up to the past run.