{"product_id":"sazerac-18-year-2014","title":"Sazerac Rye 18-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey (2014 Antique Collection)","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n.mw-master-container{\n  --mw-accent: #decabe;   \/* metallic foil  *\/\n  --mw-glow:   #113c30;     \/* power color    *\/\n  --mw-bg:     #1f271a;       \/* deep lowlight  *\/\n  --mw-text:#e0e0e0; --mw-muted:#b8b8b8; --mw-hair:#222;\n  font-family: inherit; background:var(--mw-bg); color:var(--mw-text);\n  line-height:1.7; padding:24px; margin-bottom:60px;\n}\n\/* scoped resets: neutralize theme heading styles inside the block *\/\n.mw-master-container h2, .mw-master-container h3{\n  margin:0; padding:0; font-family:inherit; line-height:inherit; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-h3{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; text-transform:uppercase;\n  font-size:0.9rem; letter-spacing:2px; margin-top:40px; display:block;\n  border-bottom:1px solid var(--mw-glow); padding-bottom:8px; margin-bottom:20px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-accent{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-accent:hover{ color:#fff; text-decoration:underline; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-info-box{ background:linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mw-bg) 0%, var(--mw-glow) 100%);\n  padding:25px; margin:25px 0; border-radius:0 4px 4px 0; border:1px solid var(--mw-hair);\n  border-left:4px solid var(--mw-accent); }\n.mw-master-container .mw-list{ margin:0; padding-left:20px; font-size:0.95rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-grid{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:30px; margin:30px 0; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-card{ background:rgba(255,255,255,0.02); padding:25px;\n  border:1px solid var(--mw-glow); border-radius:4px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-card-label{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; font-size:0.75rem;\n  text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-card-body{ margin-top:20px; font-size:0.9rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-card-body p + p{ margin-top:10px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-table{ width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; margin-top:15px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-table td{ padding:14px 0; border-bottom:1px solid var(--mw-hair);\n  color:#ccc; font-size:0.95rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-table td:first-child{ font-weight:bold; width:38%; color:var(--mw-accent);\n  text-transform:uppercase; font-size:0.75rem; letter-spacing:1px; }\n.mw-master-container details{ background:rgba(255,255,255,0.03); border:1px solid var(--mw-hair);\n  border-radius:4px; margin-bottom:15px; }\n.mw-master-container summary{ padding:18px; color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; cursor:pointer;\n  outline:none; list-style:none; display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center;\n  text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1px; font-size:0.85rem; }\n.mw-master-container summary::after{ content:'+'; font-size:1.2rem; }\n.mw-master-container details[open]{ border:1px solid var(--mw-accent); }\n.mw-master-container details[open] summary::after{ content:'-'; }\n.mw-master-container .details-content{ padding:0 20px 20px 20px; font-size:0.95rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-q{ font-size:0.95rem; font-weight:bold; color:var(--mw-text); margin-top:14px; }\n.mw-master-container .details-content .mw-q:first-child{ margin-top:0; }\n@media (max-width:768px){ .mw-master-container .mw-grid{ grid-template-columns:1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-master-container\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- TL;DR (speakable, GEO) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"speakable\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eSazerac Rye 18-Year-Old is the extra-aged, low-proof rye of Buffalo Trace's Antique Collection. The 2014 release was drawn from the original 1985-distilled, tank-held stock, one year before the last of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- ELEMENTAL DISTINCTION --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe Elemental Distinction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-info-box\"\u003e\n    \u003cul class=\"mw-list\"\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e18-year age statement; bottled at 90 proof (45% ABV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eDrawn from the original 1985-distilled whiskey held in steel tanks\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eOne of the final original tanked releases (2015 was the last)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eFrom 2016 on, Sazerac 18 came from Buffalo Trace's own barrel-aged rye\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThe oldest whiskey in the Antique Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- SENSORY + STRATEGIC GRID --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-grid\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-card-label\"\u003eSensory Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card-body speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gentle oak, dried fruit, and a hint of mint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rounded caramel with soft rye and vanilla.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long, mellow oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-card-label\"\u003eStrategic Position\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp class=\"mw-card-body\"\u003eSazerac 18 takes rye to 18 years at the collection's lowest strength of 90 proof. The 2014 came from the original 1985 tank-held stock long prized for its balance - one of the last such releases before the 2015 finale. It anchors the rye side of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/buffalo-trace-antique-collection\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe Antique Collection lineup at Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e, apart from \u003ca href=\"\/products\/eagle-rare-17-year-2014\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe nearly-two-decades-old Eagle Rare 17\u003c\/a\u003e in being a rye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- TECHNICAL SPECS --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003ctable class=\"mw-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBuffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, KY\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCategory\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKentucky Straight Rye Whiskey\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMash Bill\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRye recipe (sourced; grain % undisclosed)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18-year age statement\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProof \/ ABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90 proof \/ 45% ABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottling\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottled at 90 proof\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSource stock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOriginal 1985 distillate, tank-held (penultimate tanked release)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRelease\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2014 Antique Collection (annual)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e750 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegulatory\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDSP-KY-113\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCountry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnited States (Kentucky)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- COLLECTOR NOTE --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eCollector Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe 2014 Sazerac 18 wears the green closure and an 18 Years Old panel. It was bottled from the original whiskey distilled in 1985 and held in stainless-steel tanks to halt aging - a batch nearly depleted by 2014. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/sazerac-18-year-2015\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eThe final tanked 2015 Sazerac 18\u003c\/a\u003e emptied the last of it, and from 2016 the brand moved to its own barrel-aged rye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- RECOMMENDED SERVING --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecommended Serving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eNeat suits the well-aged, balanced character; at 90 proof no water is needed. A tulip glass holds the mellow oak finish. This is a slow sipping rye, not a mixer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- ACCORDION DEEP-DIVES --\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eProduction Methodology\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSazerac Rye 18-Year-Old is bottled at 90 proof from rye held about 18 years. The 2014 release came from the original stock distilled in 1985, which reached its 18-year maturity in the mid-2000s and was moved into stainless-steel tanks to halt aging, then bottled in batches over the following decade. By 2014 that tanked batch was nearly gone; the 2015 release used the last of it, and from 2016 Sazerac 18 has come from Buffalo Trace's own continuously barrel-aged rye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Vault Preservation\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eEvery bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour editorial and authentication standards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat whiskey is in the 2014 Sazerac 18?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eThe 2014 Sazerac 18 was bottled from the original stock distilled in 1985 and held in stainless-steel tanks to stop it aging further. That legendary tanked batch was nearly gone by 2014; the 2015 release emptied the last of it, and from 2016 Sazerac 18 has come from Buffalo Trace's own barrel-aged rye. The 2014 is 90 proof (45% ABV).\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eHow does the 2014 Sazerac 18 differ from the 2016-onward releases?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eThe 2014 (and the 2015 after it) came from the original 1985-distilled, tank-held whiskey long prized for its balance. Beginning in 2016, Sazerac 18 switched to Buffalo Trace's own continuously barrel-aged rye, a bolder, oakier style. Both are bottled at 90 proof. 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