This whiskey is distilled meticulously from a high-quality grain platform, utilizing copper column distillation setups at DSP-KY-113 in Frankfort, Kentucky. The specific barrels chosen for the 2018 vatting run were matured for a full eighteen years on the temperate second floor of Warehouse K. Brought slowly down to its target 90 proof line using pure limestone spring water before bottling, it undergoes a light chill-filtration loop to maximize clarity and liquid stability under the global brand parameters managed by the Sazerac corporate group.

Every bottle handled by Midnight Whiskey is procured strictly through authorized, verified allocation channels and passes rigorous physical seal and label inspection points before being logged into inventory. Shipments are handled via specialized, glass-rated container packaging and absolute age-verification checks; an adult signature (21+) is strictly mandatory upon delivery. Review our complete protocols via our editorial and authentication standards.

What is the Sazerac 18 Year in the 2018 Antique Collection?

The 2018 Sazerac 18 is the aged straight rye of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection—18 years old, bottled at 90 proof (45% ABV). The 2018 release was drawn from barrels filled in the spring of 1998. Unlike the barrel-proof releases in the collection, it is proofed down and chill filtered for an elegant, polished pour.

How is Sazerac 18 different from Thomas H. Handy?

Both are straight ryes from Buffalo Trace, but they are opposites in age and strength. Sazerac 18 is the older, refined one—18 years, 90 proof, chill filtered—while Thomas H. Handy is the young, uncut, unfiltered, barrel-proof rye. Sazerac 18 trades raw power for depth and balance.