This whiskey is distilled meticulously from a high-quality low-rye mashbill, distilled inside ancestral copper column setups at DSP-KY-113 in Frankfort, Kentucky. The choice barrels selected for the 2019 vatting run were cellared for a full eighteen years on the temperate second floors of Warehouses K and L. Brought slowly down to its target 90 proof line using pure limestone spring water before bottling, it undergoes a dedicated chill-filtration sequence to ensure absolute clarity and liquid stability.

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.

When were the 2019 Sazerac 18 barrels filled?

The 2019 Sazerac 18 came from barrels filled in the spring of 2001, aged 18 years and 4 months on the second floor of Warehouses K and L. It is bottled at 90 proof (45% ABV), the lowest strength in the collection, and was chill filtered. The batch lost 83.5% of its volume to evaporation over its long aging cycle.

Why does the 2019 Sazerac 18 have such a high evaporation loss?

Eighteen years in oak takes a heavy toll: the 2019 batch lost 83.5% of its original volume to evaporation, which is why so little is bottled. The barrels were filled in spring 2001 and rested on the second floor of Warehouses K and L. At 90 proof, the rye shows vanilla and maple syrup fading to dark berries, finishing on oak, black pepper, and spearmint under the management of the Sazerac Company.